Vanessa Trump has revealed she has been diagnosed with breast cancer. On Wednesday, she shared this news, expressing gratitude to her medical team for their support and the procedure performed earlier this week. Vanessa emphasized the importance of staying positive and hopeful, surrounded by the love of her family, children, and friends. She thanked everyone...
After assessing soil at approximately 1% of residences affected by the Eaton Fire, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) informed locals that most sites cleared by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers do not have dangerous lead levels. However, some external scientists disagree. The Eaton Fire, which decimated 9,400 homes in Altadena in January 2025,...
Congress’s decision to halt pandemic-era financial assistance for Affordable Care Act (ACA) beneficiaries is significantly impacting consumers. As of May 19, 2026, people are feeling the financial strain from this choice. Last fall, during discussions about prolonging these subsidies, advocates highlighted the risks if they lapsed. Now, their concerns are materializing. A new analysis highlights...
A new treatment for endometrial cancer showed promise in a Phase 3 clinical trial. Merck announced that the investigational drug sacituzumab tirumotecan (sac-TMT) achieved its primary goals of improving overall survival and progression-free survival in patients with advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer. The TroFuse-005 trial is the first global Phase 3 trial to achieve statistically...
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the risk from the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) remains high at the national and regional levels, though considered low globally. Ongoing investigations aim to determine the outbreak’s origins, already indicating it likely began months ago in the DRC’s eastern regions. Ebola Situation Overview...
The Trump administration has dismissed the two leaders of a prominent health group responsible for advising on preventive care services such as mammograms and colonoscopies. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sent letters on May 11 to notify the doctors heading the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force about their immediate termination before their term ended....
U.S. health authorities have issued quarantine orders for two passengers from a cruise ship linked to a hantavirus outbreak. These passengers are currently under observation at a Nebraska hospital. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) acting director, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, signed the orders, as stated in a CDC announcement. Quarantine orders, which are...
The Congo national football team canceled its three-day training camp and farewell event in Kinshasa, due to an Ebola outbreak in the eastern region. The virus, a rare strain known as Bundibugyo, has reportedly claimed over 130 lives and there are at least 600 suspected cases. The World Health Organization has declared the situation a...
The Ebola situation in East Africa is worsening, with confirmed cases in key cities in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. Health specialists and local workers report that efforts to control the outbreak have suffered due to limited involvement from the United States, which has traditionally led such initiatives. The U.S. previously supported substantial...
The virus triggering the recent outbreak in Congo, linked to over 130 fatalities, is less common than those typically causing Ebola. This rarity complicates the response, as no specific treatments or vaccines exist. Limited Preparedness for Clinical Trials Dr. Celine Gounder, an infectious disease expert, mentioned that nothing is close to being ready for clinical...