Health

Nigeria confirms Ebola case in its capital as woman who arrived from Uganda tests positive

By Ope Adetayo, Associated Press

Nigeria is the latest country to report an Ebola case as the latest outbreak spreads across the region. Kenya confirmed its first case earlier this month and has since recorded nine infections.

Christina Applegate says she was misdiagnosed and does not have MS

By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press

Applegate revealed that despite the misdiagnosis, she still has “every symptom of someone with MS,” adding, “I still have to use wheelchairs when I go to the doctor’s office. I can’t walk from the car to the room.”…

Why child sexual abuse is our biggest public health crisis

By Amna Nawaz, Layla Quran, Maea Lenei Buhre

An estimated one in five children will experience some form of sexual abuse before the age of 18. In this episode of Settle In, Amna Nawaz speaks with clinical psychologist Elizabeth Letourneau and journalist Luke Malone, authors of “One in…

Pope returns to Vatican days after surgery; surgeon says he should be fit for Latin America tour

By Colleen Barry, Associated Press

The Vatican had initially estimated a weeklong hospital stay and canceled his audiences through Tuesday. Experts said patients could be discharged earlier depending on their recovery.

Pennsylvania doctor urges vaccination as measles outbreak grows

By Jackson Hudgins, Amna Nawaz

The CDC has confirmed more than 4,000 cases of measles this year as the country grapples with the largest outbreak of the highly infectious virus in 35 years. Nearly a fifth of cases comprise children under the age of five,…

Continue watching

Medicare open enrollment starts now. These changes will arrive in 2027

By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press

Open enrollment comes as inflation adds pressure on seniors whose healthcare costs have risen and as midterm elections are weeks away. Voters have consistently said cost-of-living is a major concern.

A new sunscreen type for Americans hits store shelves

By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press

For the first time in more than a quarter-century, Americans have a new option when shopping for sunscreen: a skin-protecting chemical that’s long been a go-to option in Europe and other parts of the world.

What is adenocarcinoma? Here's what to know about Pope Leo XIV's form of lung cancer

By Lauren Neergaard, Associated Press

The pope had the lower section, or lobe, of his right lung removed to try to ensure that all of the cancer was removed.

Doctors say Pope Leo's lung has recovered well from surgery and say his post-operative tests normal

By Nicole Winfield, Colleen Barry, Associated Press

The 71-year-old Leo had the lower right lobe of his right lung removed on Tuesday after doctors identified a suspected cancerous nodule.

How proposed cuts to this major national health survey could disadvantage Americans with disabilities

By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press

As many as a quarter of wheelchair users and more than a third of people who are blind or deaf could be miscategorized as not disabled because of the shorter survey, according to some advocates and researchers.