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A child suffering from cholera has a blood sample taken at the MSF treatment centre in Maiduguri, Nigeria, Monday, June 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Jude Mike)

Nigeria’s conflict-hit Borno state battles cholera outbreak that has killed 74

2:40 PM on Tuesday, June 9

A cholera outbreak in northeastern Nigeria’s Borno state has killed 74 people and infected more than 7,000 others since it started in early May

Thandeka Shabangu, a nurse, holds Lenacapavir before administering it to a patient at a mobile clinic in Secunda, South Africa, Friday, June 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Kayleen Morgan)

Highly effective prevention drug arrives in South Africa, which has world's highest HIV burden

3:00 AM on Tuesday, June 9

South Africa is rolling out lenacapavir, a twice-yearly injectable drug for HIV prevention that the president calls a turning point in a country with the world’s highest burden of HIV

Health workers prepare for duty at the Mongbwalu treatment center in Mongbwalu, Congo, Friday, June 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)

Congo's Ebola outbreak rises to over 100 deaths out of 550 cases as conflict slows response

2:35 AM on Tuesday, June 9

At least 100 people have died from Ebola less than a month after authorities declared an outbreak of the disease in eastern Congo

Dr. Babah Mutuza Lusungu, right, a doctor at "Dieu Est Grand" Medical Center, attends to a woman in his office in Beni, Congo, Monday, June 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Kitsa Musayi Sebastien)

Survivors share experiences and lessons from Congo’s 2018 Ebola outbreak

1:11 AM on Tuesday, June 9

Survivors including health and aid workers recall their experiences and lessons during the 2018-2020 Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo

Marijuana Isn't Medicine Until Someone Proves It Is

10:11 PM on Monday, June 8

FILE - This 2025 photo provided by the Islamic Society of Milwaukee shows Salah Sarsour in Franklin, Wis. (Islamic Society of Milwaukee via AP, File)

Attorneys urge release of mosque leader, saying he's been denied diabetes care in ICE custody

8:38 PM on Monday, June 8

Attorneys for the president of Wisconsin's largest mosque say he is being denied basic medical care for diabetes and has lost 30 pounds since he was taken into custody two months ago by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

FILE - The Winn Correctional Center, an ICE detention facility, is seen in this aerial photo in Winnfield, La., April 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

ICE facility in Louisiana reports its second detainee death in less than 2 months

3:47 PM on Monday, June 8

A second detainee has died in two months at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Louisiana where a recent investigation found insanitary conditions and problems with medical care

A rancher arrives for a news conference with U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins at the Knipling-Bushland U.S. Livestock Insects Research Laboratory in Kerrville, Texas, Monday, June 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

A flesh-eating cattle parasite spreads beyond Texas as new screwworm cases are found

9:58 AM on Monday, June 8

Three more cases of the New World screwworm have been confirmed, including one outside Texas, demonstrating the difficulty of stopping a pest that could potentially devastate the nation’s cattle industry

FILE - A woman cools herself outside the Palace of Westminster in London, May 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

How to stay safe while traveling during extreme heat

9:11 AM on Monday, June 8

Make sure to take precautions when traveling during extreme summer heat

A newly married couple walks down the aisle at their wedding amid an Ebola outbreak in Ituri Province in Bunia, Congo, Saturday, June 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)

How the Ebola outbreak is changing weddings in Congo

6:26 AM on Monday, June 8

Authorities have raced to slow the Ebola disease outbreak in Congo with strict measures, including by limiting public gatherings and enforcing social distancing

An official with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension works at the State Operations Center during Texas' response to the New World Screwworm in Austin, Texas on Friday, June 5, 2026. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

What to know about the New World screwworm fly and its reappearance in the US

3:05 PM on Thursday, June 4

The New World screwworm fly is threatening the $113 billion U.S. cattle industry for the first time in more than a half century

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