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Suspected U.S. cases of novel coronavirus rise, CDC says

By Laura Santhanam

With novel coronavirus identified on four continents, the World Health Organization said it would reconvene its emergency committee to discuss the virus' nature, severity and unanswered questions on Thursday.

1-year-old daughter of Congo man who died of Ebola has virus

By Saleh Mwanamilongo, Ignatius Ssuuna, Associated Press

The 1-year-old daughter of the man who died of Ebola in Congo's major city of Goma this week has the disease, the health ministry said Thursday, while Rwanda briefly closed its border with Congo over the virus outbreak that now…

2nd confirmed Ebola patient in major Congolese city dies

By Saleh Mwanamilongo, Associated Press

The case complicated efforts to contain a yearlong outbreak already challenged by rebel attacks and community mistrust.

Congo to combat Ebola by enforcing mandatory emergency health measures

By Krista Larson, Al-Hadji Kudra Maliro, Associated Press

Congolese soldiers and police will enforce hand-washing and fever checks now that the deadly Ebola outbreak has been declared an international health emergency.

5-year-old Ugandan boy dies of Ebola as outbreak spreads beyond Congo

By Rodney Muhumuza, Al-Hadji Kudra Maliro, Associated Press

There have been three confirmed cases in Uganda for the highly contagious disease that has killed nearly 1,400 in Congo.

WHO warns Ebola could spread if attacks don’t stop

By Krista Larson, Associated Press

The World Health Organization warned it may not be possible to contain Ebola to the two affected provinces in eastern Congo if violent attacks on health teams continue.

UN recommends no screen time for babies, only 1 hour for kids under 5

By Associated Press

The World Health Organization has issued its first-ever guidance for how much screen time children under 5 should get: not very much, and none at all for those under 1.

Most babies aren’t breastfed in their critical first hour of life, study shows

By Laura Santhanam

“These low global rates of early initiation of breastfeeding are evidence of a massive missed opportunity worldwide,” the report said.

Health officials cautiously optimistic dangerous Ebola outbreak is over

By Helen Branswell, STAT

Transmission of the deadly virus appears to have stopped — though it is not yet time to pull back on the response operation.

U.S. blocks UN health panel from backing taxes on sugar drinks

By Jamey Keaten, Maria Cheng, Associated Press

The move disappointed many public health experts but was enthusiastically welcomed by the International Food and Beverage Alliance — a group that represents companies including Coca-Cola, PepsiCo. and Unilever.