Gabrielle Emanuel
[Copyright 2024 NPR]
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After more than 12 months of sustained outbreaks, Canada has lost its measles elimination status. Experts fear the U.S. could soon face the same fate as vaccine misinformation fuels the virus' spread.
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There's a global shortage of radiologists. Now artificial intelligence is helping speed up the diagnosis of tuberculosis in hard-to-reach communities.
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Tuberculosis is the world's deadliest infectious disease, but detecting it in remote and war-torn regions can be difficult. That's why some health clinics are now using AI to screen for the illness.
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Ebola is one of the nasty viruses that can hide in the body even after a patient recovers and tests negative. It can reemerge and trigger a new outbreak years later. How do they survive? And how can they be kayoed?
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Congo is suffering from an Ebola outbreak, but even when the virus is contained there remains a risk. Scientists are trying to understand how the virus can hide out inside the bodies of survivors.
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The cough syrup was contaminated with industrial chemicals. Experts say this is no accident. It's the latest case of what is being called a global crime.
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A year ago, Rwanda faced its first outbreak of Marburg virus. Dr. Tsion Firew remembers how scared she was — and how that didn't stop her from playing a key role in the remarkably effective response.
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Dr. Tsion Firew, an emergency physician in Kigali, recalls the terrifying early days of Rwanda's Marburg outbreak and how she played a part in the response that changed its course.
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It's the first high level U.N. gathering since the U.S. foreign aid cuts under the Trump Administration. What were people thinking — and talking about?
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Global health leaders expressed dismay at Kennedy's objection but vowed to move forward without the support of the U.S.