224 Dead in Outbreak; Vaccine Study Retracted; Death by Umbrella

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The Ebola outbreak in Congo is now the third largest in history, with at least 224 suspected deaths and 913 suspected cases reported in the Central African nation and neighboring Uganda, according to the CDC.

There is one handwashing station and one infrared thermometer to fight the Ebola epidemic in a camp for 10,000 displaced people in Bunia, a city at the heart of the outbreak in eastern Congo. (AP)

Meanwhile, the CDC sent an urgent request to its workforce asking for volunteers to help with airport screening for passengers returning from the region. (ABC News)

The Trump administration plans to send Americans exposed to Ebola to Kenya for observation and treatment rather than bringing them back to the U.S. (New York Times)

Animal studies are underway for an investigational Ebola vaccine from the University of Oxford team that developed AstraZeneca’s COVID shot. (Bloomberg via MSN)

The American missionary physician evacuated from Congo to Prague after his Ebola exposure spoke with reporters about his experience. (Washington Post)

Elsevier retracted a 2021 study linking vaccines with sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). (Retraction Watch)

Emergency room visits among undocumented immigrants dropped by 11% at a Massachusetts hospital in the 6 months after the Trump administration rescinded the “sensitive locations” policy for immigration enforcement. (JAMA Network Open)

The American College of Physicians called for stricter regulatory oversight of private equity in healthcare. (Annals of Internal Medicine)

A state abortion law prevented an Arkansas woman from receiving care for a life-threatening miscarriage even after she called the governor’s office. (ProPublica)

The Department of Veterans Affairs launched a clinical trial to evaluate MDMA-assisted therapy for severe mental health conditions.

Most surveyed psychiatrists said Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is not helping their field, according to the Committee to Protect Public Mental Health.

As an incentive to develop Andes hantavirus treatments, Kennedy offered to shield drugmakers from legal liability, a move his MAHA supporters were not thrilled by. (Axios)

Dutch health authorities requested additional cleaning for the hantavirus-hit cruise ship, said Oceanwide Expeditions, the company that operates it.

In the aftermath of hantavirus and Ebola outbreaks, eight former CDC directors pressed the State Department to reform the federal government’s international HIV/AIDS program, not dismantle it. (STAT)

A woman in South Carolina died after her head and neck were struck by a patio umbrella during strong winds at a lakeside restaurant. (ABC News)

In 2024, 27.6% of people visited an urgent care center at least once in the previous year and 19% used a retail health clinic, CDC data showed.

Semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy) showed mixed results for easing nicotine addiction in a randomized phase II trial. (JAMA Network Open)

Gen Z-ers are less concerned about skin cancer than the average American. (New York Times)

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