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British Doctor Infected With Ebola While Working on Outbreak Evacuated to U.K.

5 November 2026 at 21:18
The government said the risk to the British public from the disease was low. The current outbreak in Africa has spread widely across the continent, killing more than 5,000 people.

© Toby Shepheard/Reuters

The Royal Free Hospital in London, which one medical expert noted had a specialist isolation unit to deal with Ebola cases.

An 80-Cent Plastic Pouch Is Saving Thousands of Women From Dying in Childbirth

3 November 2026 at 20:57
The maternal drape, as it is called, is helping to solve one of the world’s most intractable health problems.

© Taiwo Aina for The New York Times

Husaina Balarabe with her newborn, Aabid, in the maternity ward at the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital in Kano, Nigeria, in September.

An 80-Cent Plastic Pouch Is Saving Thousands of Women From Dying in Childbirth

3 November 2026 at 16:35
The maternal drape, as it is called, is helping to solve one of the world’s most intractable health problems.

© Taiwo Aina for The New York Times

Husaina Balarabe with her newborn, Aabid, in the maternity ward at the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital in Kano, Nigeria, in September.

Child Dies From Measles in New York State’s First Fatal Case in 30 Years

3 November 2026 at 03:58
Gov. Kathy Hochul said that the death in Lewis County reflected eroding vaccination levels. The state is experiencing a significant outbreak of the viral illness.

© Hilary Swift for The New York Times

Gov. Kathy Hochul said she was “heartbroken” by the death of a child in New York’s North Country from measles.

Doctors in Ukraine Try Treating Infections Like Biological Warfare Attacks

31 October 2026 at 09:01
As many as 40 percent of injured soldiers face severe infections that can lead to amputations and death. One initiative is trying to fix that.

© Johanna-Maria Fritz for The New York Times

Hailie Uren, a clinical pharmacologist, measured a patient’s blood pressure in Dnipro, Ukraine, last month.

Democrats and Republicans Share Dueling Health Care Messages in Final Midterms Push

30 October 2026 at 15:09
After concentrating on the high price of gas and groceries, Democrats are using health costs to make their case about an “affordability crisis.”

© Jenn Ackerman for The New York Times

“People are really, really hanging on by a thread here,” said Rebecca Cooke, a Democratic congressional candidate in Wisconsin who has made health care costs a central issue of her campaign.

Nigeria’s Ebola Patient Evacuated as Investigators Press for Answers

28 October 2026 at 18:16
More than a week after the first case was reported in Africa’s most populous nation, pressing questions about the infection remain unanswered.

© Geneva University Hospitals

A photograph released by the Geneva University Hospitals shows paramedics carrying from a helicopter a woman who had been diagnosed with Ebola following her flight from Nigeria, on Monday.

Clinical Trial Indicates A.I. Chatbots Could Aid Urgent Care

By: Cade Metz
8 October 2026 at 22:48
Nearly 100 patients discussed their maladies with a Google bot, called AMIE, before meeting with physicians.

© Kaoly Gutierrez for The New York Times

After scheduling a visit with the hospital’s urgent care facility, the patients discussed their ailments with a Google chatbot before meeting with their doctors.
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