HEALTHWeakened public health powers raise outbreak risksSome jurisdictions have weakened their public health authorities in response to criticism of lockdowns, school closures, mask mandates, vaccine requirements and other COVID-era restrictions.NPR·June 4, 2026
HEALTHWhat will it take to get a vaccine for the Ebola strain driving the current outbreak?There is an effective vaccine for Ebola — but not for the variety spreading rapidly in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Trials are going on for several candidates. How long will it take?NPR·June 4, 2026
HEALTHExperts criticise plan for American-only Ebola quarantine centre in Kenya<p>Plan departs from policy of bringing CDC staff back to US for treatment and offering support to all health workers</p><p>Former top US officials and other experts are urging the Trump administration to abandon plans for an Ebola quarantine and treatment centre in Kenya, as the union for workers wThe Guardian·June 4, 2026
HEALTHExperts criticise plan for American-only Ebola quarantine centre in Kenya<p>Plan departs from policy of bringing CDC staff back to US for treatment and offering support to all health workers</p><p>Former top US officials and other experts are urging the Trump administration to abandon plans for an Ebola quarantine and treatment centre in Kenya, as the union for workers wThe Guardian·June 4, 2026
HEALTHExperts criticise plan for American-only Ebola quarantine centre in Kenya<p>Plan departs from policy of bringing CDC staff back to US for treatment and offering support to all health workers</p><p>Former top US officials and other experts are urging the Trump administration to abandon plans for an Ebola quarantine and treatment centre in Kenya, as the union for workers wThe Guardian·June 4, 2026
HEALTHOSU OKs $100M deal to settle sexual-abuse casesOhio State has agreed to pay approximately $100 million to settle hundreds of legal claims from former student athletes who said they were sexually abused decades ago by a doctor at the university.ESPN·June 4, 2026
HEALTHRebel attacks in eastern DRC kill 30 people and hamper Ebola response<p>Islamic State-linked militia blamed for raids in North Kivu as governor says three patients with disease fled clinics</p><p>Rebel attacks around a town that is one of the centres of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have left more than 30 people dead over the past few dayThe Guardian·June 4, 2026
HEALTHRebel attacks in eastern DRC kill 30 people and hamper Ebola response<p>Islamic State-linked militia blamed for raids in North Kivu as governor says three patients with disease fled clinics</p><p>Rebel attacks around a town that is one of the centres of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have left more than 30 people dead over the past few dayThe Guardian·June 4, 2026
HEALTHRebel attacks in eastern DRC kill 30 people and hamper Ebola response<p>Islamic State-linked militia blamed for raids in North Kivu as governor says three patients with disease fled clinics</p><p>Rebel attacks around a town that is one of the centres of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have left more than 30 people dead over the past few dayThe Guardian·June 4, 2026
HEALTHIran war live: Israel attack injuries several after new Lebanon ceasefireLebanon's Health Ministry reports that 3,516 people have now been killed by Israeli attacks on the country since March.Al Jazeera·June 4, 2026
HEALTHUltrahuman says hackers accessed customers’ wellness data via internal toolThe breach at wearable ring maker Ultrahuman stemmed from credentials stolen from a malware-infected employee laptop.TechCrunch·June 3, 2026
HEALTHDRC Ebola outbreak could have begun as early as January, WHO chief says<p>Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says the virus ‘had a big head start’ but that the response was catching up</p><p>The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo could have begun as early as January, the head of the World Health Organization said, giving the virus “a big head start”.</p><pThe Guardian·June 3, 2026