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• U.S.-bound flight diverted after entry-restricted passenger boarded ‘in error’ amid Ebola outbreak

  21-05-2026 06:40 via nbcnews.com
  
  An Air France flight bound for Detroit was redirected to Canada after a passenger from Congo boarded “in error” amid the Ebola outbreak in central Africa, officials said.
  
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• No child deaths definitively linked to Covid shots, FDA says

  22-05-2026 22:01 via nbcnews.com
  
  No child deaths have been definitively linked to Covid vaccines, according to a report from the Food and Drug Administration that was quietly made public last week.
  
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• Misinfo, strained resources and armed conflict hamper Ebola response

  22-05-2026 20:54 via nbcnews.com
  
  One of the first cases of Ebola that Rose Tchwenko heard about in the current outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was in a healthcare worker.
  
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• Hantavirus cases linked to cruise ship rise to 12 after crew member tests positive

  22-05-2026 16:45 via nbcnews.com
  
  A 12th hantavirus case has been confirmed after a crew member of the MV Hondius cruise ship, which arrived in the Netherlands last week for disinfection, tested positive, the World Health Organization said Friday.
  
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• Mindfulness vs. Meditation: How You Can Fit Both in Your Day

  22-05-2026 15:49 via today.com
  In honor of mental health awareness month, Dora Kamau, lead mindfulness teacher at Headspace, joins TODAY to teach some best practices for practicing mindfulness and meditation to improve wellbeing. She breaks down how mindfulness throughout the day can help improve quality and quantity of sleep, explains how important it is for parents to practice meditation with their children, and more.
  
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• NASCAR Super Star Kyle Busch Dies at 41 After 'Severe Illness'

  22-05-2026 13:29 via today.com
  The racing world is in shock by the sudden death of legendary NASCAR driver Kyle Busch at the age of 41 after he was hospitalized with a "severe illness," according to his family. Tributes poured in on speedways across the country from Indianapolis to Charlotte, and fellow racing star Dale Earnhardt Jr. wrote in part, “I will never be able to make sense of this loss.” NBC’s Kaylee Hartung reports for TODAY.
  
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• US-Bound Flights With Ebola Risk to Go to Dulles for CDC Testing

  22-05-2026 13:28 via today.com
  United States officials have announced a new plan to stop the fast-moving Ebola virus from arriving in the country, requiring flights carrying passengers who’ve visited Ebola-affected countries in Africa to land at Washington Dulles International Airport where the CDC will conduct enhanced health screenings. Meanwhile, new video shows a medical clinic in the Democratic Republic of Congo engulfed in flames after authorities say protesters were angry that officials wouldn’t release the
  
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• Ebola treatment center set alight in Congo

  22-05-2026 10:38 via nbcnews.com
  An Ebola treatment center in the Democratic Republic of Congo was set alight as a group tried to retrieve the body of a person who died of the virus. The treatment center was not operational but was used to store bodies before a proper burial, an important step in containing Ebola outbreaks.
  
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• GLP-1 drugs may reduce the risk of cancer progressing, study suggests

  21-05-2026 23:02 via nbcnews.com
  
  GLP-1 drugs may be linked to a lower risk of cancer progression, according to new research that will be presented next week at the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s annual meeting.
  
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• Military healthcare contractor apologizes to 4 million beneficiaries

  21-05-2026 22:15 via nbcnews.com
  
  A contractor that administers the military’s healthcare benefits to more than 4 million people issued a broad apology to its beneficiaries this week for problems with its coverage
  
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• Kyle Busch, 2-time NASCAR champion, dies at 41 after illness

  21-05-2026 20:13 via nbcnews.com
  
  Two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Busch had been hospitalized with a severe illness, his family said Thursday.
  
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• Man who was on hantavirus cruise ship says Nebraska isolation center feels like ‘prison’

  21-05-2026 14:02 via nbcnews.com
  
  A man from New York state who was on board the Hondius cruise ship — which became the center of an outbreak of hantavirus that killed three people earlier this month — compared being forced to quarantine at the Nebraska health facility to being in “prison.”The 30-year-old man, who asked not to be identified because of concerns for his safety and harassment of other named passengers, told NBC News by phone that he wants to be able to quarantine at home.
  
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• People lost up to 85 pounds on Lilly’s experimental weight loss drug, company says

  21-05-2026 12:45 via nbcnews.com
  
  Eli Lilly’s highly anticipated new weight loss drug, retatrutide, helped people lose up to 30% of their body weight, about 85 pounds, in a late-stage clinical trial, the drugmaker said in a news release Thursday
  
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• Ebola vaccine for Bundibugyo strain could take months before human trials

  20-05-2026 18:55 via nbcnews.com
  
  A vaccine for the Ebola strain driving the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda is likely months away from human trials, and there is no guarantee it would work, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.
  
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• Absence of USAID likely slowed Ebola detection and response, former officials say

  20-05-2026 16:57 via nbcnews.com
  
  The Trump administration hollowed out USAID last year, but the State Department denied the changes have hampered its response.
  
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• Ebola death toll rises as two Americans are flown to Europe for monitoring

  20-05-2026 12:44 via nbcnews.com
  
  The suspected death toll from the Ebola outbreak in central Africa rose again Wednesday as a group of potentially exposed Americans was arriving in Europe for monitoring and the World Health Organization warned a vaccine was still months away.
  
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• American doctor with Ebola flown to Germany after operating on patient with deadly virus

  20-05-2026 01:25 via nbcnews.com
  
  By the time the American surgeon who contracted Ebola was flown to Germany, he was barely able to stand on his own, according to leaders of the Christian missionary group with which he worked.
  
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• Ebola deaths rise sharply as outbreak’s ‘scale and speed’ worry WHO chief

  19-05-2026 12:18 via nbcnews.com
  
  The death toll from an Ebola outbreak in central Africa rose sharply Tuesday, with the head of the World Health Organization expressing concern over the “scale and speed of the epidemic.”At least 131 people are believed to have died and 531 suspected to have been infected, according to the Congolese Health Ministry.
  
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• American tests positive for Ebola as outbreak spreads in Africa

  19-05-2026 01:25 via nbcnews.com
  An American aid worker exposed to Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo has tested positive and is being transferred to Germany for treatment, according to the CDC. The U.S. says six additional exposed citizens will also be evacuated. NBC News’ Maggie Vespa reports.
  
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• What you should know about the Ebola outbreak in 2026

  18-05-2026 23:16 via nbcnews.com
  
  The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has grown to nearly 500 suspected cases and 116 deaths, the United Nations said Monday.
  
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• What to know about the Ebola outbreak

  18-05-2026 23:16 via nbcnews.com
  
  The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has grown to nearly 500 suspected cases and 116 deaths, the United Nations said Monday.
  
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• CDC confirms one American working in Congo tested positive for Ebola

  18-05-2026 21:05 via nbcnews.com
  The CDC confirmed one American who was working in Congo tested positive for Ebola after becoming symptomatic. A CDC spokesman said the person and other high-risk contacts will be moved to Germany for treatment and monitoring. NBC News medical reporter Dr. Akshay Syal has details on the announcement.
  
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• American working in Congo tests positive for Ebola, CDC says

  18-05-2026 20:35 via nbcnews.com
  
  A person from the U.S. has tested positive for Ebola in connection with the deadly outbreak in Congo and Uganda, the CDC announced Monday.
  
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• Straus Family Creamery Ice Cream Recalled for Metal Fragments

  18-05-2026 18:44 via today.com
  Straus Family Creamery is recalling multiple organic ice cream products because of the possible presence of metal fragments. The ice cream was sold in 17 states beginning on May 4th. So far, no injuries have been reported but consumers are urged not to eat the recalled ice cream.
  
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• Actor Russell Andrews reveals ALS diagnosis

  18-05-2026 17:09 via nbcnews.com
  
  Actor Russell Andrews, whose credits include “Better Call Saul” and “Grey’s Anatomy,” said over the weekend that he has been diagnosed with ALS.
  
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• How to Encourage Mental Health Conversations With Your Teen

  18-05-2026 17:06 via today.com
  Psychologist Dr. Alfiee Breland-Noble, founder of The AAKOMA Project, joins TODAY’s Jenna Bush Hager and guest co-host Carson Daly to share tips from her new book called “Rise and Thrive: A Mental Health Workbook for Youth and for the Young Person Inside All of Us.” She shares how to identity if your child is struggling, ways to encourage conversation, and what to do if someone is experiencing a mental crisis.
  
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• U.S. issues travel bans as Ebola outbreak fuels global alarm

  18-05-2026 13:28 via nbcnews.com
  
  An Ebola outbreak in central Africa, which the World Health Organization has declared a public health emergency of international concern, is sparking increasing global alarm
  
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• Hantavirus-hit cruise ship arrives in Netherlands, ending long and deadly voyage

  18-05-2026 10:43 via nbcnews.com
  
  The hantavirus-stricken cruise ship arrived Monday in the Netherlands, ending a seven-week, 8,500-mile journey that was hit by up to 11 infections and three deaths from the rare disease
  
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• MV Hondius cruise ship to arrive in the Netherlands on Monday

  17-05-2026 17:29 via nbcnews.com
  
  The MV Hondius cruise ship is due to arrive Monday at the Netherlands’ Port of Rotterdam, where the remaining crew will disembark and the vessel will be disinfected, according to ship owner Oceanwide Expeditions
  
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• From Omaha Steaks to hazmat suits: What life was like for contagion patients in quarantine

  17-05-2026 16:30 via nbcnews.com
  
  As more than 40 Americans remain in quarantine for up to six weeks following a hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship, former patients who spent time inside some of the country’s highest-security medical isolation units during previous viral contagions are sharing what it’s like to endure weeks cut off from the outside world.
  
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