Ebola's exceptionally high death rate is not inherent to the virus.
High-quality supportive care can help keep patients alive, but that care is often out of reach for people at the epicenters of outbreaks, at least those who can't be airlifted to a U.S. hospital.
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Ebola's exceptionally high death rate is not inherent to the virus.
High-quality supportive care can help keep patients alive, but that care is often out of reach for people at the epicenters of outbreaks, at least those who can't be airlifted to a U.S. hospital.
www.npr.org/2026/06/02/g...
It's a virus that can strike with unrelenting force. The kind of care need to knock it out is often not fully available in a lower resource country like the Democratic Republic of Congo.
It's a virus that can strike with unrelenting force. The kind of care need to knock it out is often not fully available in a lower resource country like the Democratic Republic of Congo.
I first met Neil Shubin 30 years ago when he was digging for fossils of our fishy ancestors in Pennsylvania road cuts. Now he's becoming president of the National Academy of Sciences. We talked about taking the helm of the 163-year-old organization at this fraught moment. Gift link: nyti.ms/4giD3FX
I traveled to Senegal to see how aid cuts are imperiling efforts to bring malnutrition treatment to kids.
Mothers whose kids had been improving told me of relapsing, as clinics often have nothing to give.
"Whenever your child is suffering, you suffer with them."
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I traveled to Senegal to see how aid cuts are imperiling efforts to bring malnutrition treatment to kids.
Mothers whose kids had been improving told me of relapsing, as clinics often have nothing to give.
"Whenever your child is suffering, you suffer with them."
www.npr.org/2026/06/13/n...
A new study has found that the National Guard's presence in Washington, D.C. had no effect on violent crime in the city. The Guard has been deployed since last August as part of a federal task force to fight crime, and their numbers are set to double in the coming weeks. n.pr/3PWDxqK
Yesterday—4 days after OMB released its proposal to revamp all federal funding—there were 3500+ comments. Today there are nearly 4,500.
Our story on the damage the proposal could inflict on science and the researchers pushing back.
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Through an innovative program, parents in Senegal had easy access to a therapeutic food that's a boon for malnourished kids. Now there are shortages. Health specialists say U.S. aid cuts are to blame.
Through an innovative program, parents in Senegal had easy access to a therapeutic food that's a boon for malnourished kids. Now there are shortages. Health specialists say U.S. aid cuts are to blame.
A new study has found that the National Guard's presence in Washington, D.C. had no effect on violent crime in the city. The Guard has been deployed since last August as part of a federal task force to fight crime, and their numbers are set to double in the coming weeks.
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Through an innovative program, parents in Senegal had easy access to a therapeutic food that's a boon for malnourished kids. Now there are shortages. Health specialists say U.S. aid cuts are to blame. n.pr/4gjSVbf
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Through an innovative program, parents in Senegal had easy access to a therapeutic food that's a boon for malnourished kids. Now there are shortages. Health specialists say U.S. aid cuts are to blame. n.pr/4gjSVbf
Through an innovative program, parents in Senegal had easy access to a therapeutic food that's a boon for malnourished kids. Now there are shortages. Health specialists say U.S. aid cuts are to blame.
Normally, NIH would be a key partner in starting trials to test vaccine candidates amid an Ebola outbreak.
But the division that would have done that work "is now gone," says a former NIHer. That could slow eventual approval, even with a major infusion of cash from CEPI
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Through an innovative program, parents in Senegal had easy access to a therapeutic food that's a boon for malnourished kids. Now there are shortages. Health specialists say U.S. aid cuts are to blame.
There is an effective vaccine for Ebola — but not for the variety spreading rapidly in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Trials are going on for several candidates. How long will it take?
