Saturday, August 29, 2026

Health

Frank Hayden, Who Led Global Growth of the Special Olympics, Dies at 96

His research showing the positive effects of athletics on intellectually disabled children led Eunice Kennedy Shriver to ask him to help stage the Games. Source link

Suit Says Black Infants Were Subjected to Experimental Vaccine Without Consent

The babies were part of a vaccine trial for a respiratory virus in the 1960s and died shortly after. Their families said they had been unaware of the trial until recently. Source link

Why the Ebola and Hantavirus Outbreaks Have Confounded Scientists

The types of Ebola and hantavirus worrying officials are very different from the species identified decades ago, raising new questions about how to respond. Source link

Trump Administration to Send Americans Exposed to Ebola to Kenya

In past outbreaks, Americans exposed to the virus were sent home to be treated in state-of-the-art facilities. The Trump administration has already flown some U.S. citizens to Europe for treatment. Source link

One-and-Done Heart Disease Prevention? Scientists Show It May Be Possible.

A single infusion of an experimental gene-editing drug seemed to reduce LDL long-term in a small trial. The results may point to something “curative,” one expert said. Source link

Caught Flat-Footed, a City Races to Catch Up With Ebola

The deadly virus has spread alarmingly in Congo for months. Only now is the response taking shape. Source link

U.S. Ebola Travel Ban Faces Criticism From Congo Health Officials

Kinshasa residents continue to pack markets, bars and public transportation, despite growing international concern about the spread of the virus. Source link

U.S. to Block Entry to More Noncitizens Who May Have Been Exposed to Ebola

The Trump administration announced plans to expand a ban on entering the United States to legal permanent residents who had been in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda or South Sudan. Source link

2 Minnesota Autism Therapy Providers Charged in $46 Million Medicaid Fraud Case

The Justice Department claims that clinics used fake diagnoses and kickbacks to parents to bring children into treatment. Source link

Pigeons and People Have Been Frenemies for Longer Than You Think

Bones discovered at an archaeological site in Cyprus suggest the birds have been strutting around human settlements since at least 1400 B.C. Source link
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