A rare Ebola strain is spreading with no vaccine. Here's what you need to know ^41.4%

NPR - By Gabrielle Emanuel - 5/20/2026, 2:58 PM

The number of Ebola cases has been growing – and growing by a lot — each day since the World Health Organization declared a public health emergency on Saturday. The latest toll? More than 600 suspected cases and 139 suspected-Ebola deaths. The vast majority of the cases are in a province in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo — a... more

Congress gave money for global HIV work. The Trump administration isn't spending it ^51.1%

NPR - By Gabrielle Emanuel, Jonathan Lambert, Fatma Tanis - 4/4/2026, 9:00 AM

Ambiguity (Equivocation) 38.2% - Negativity Bias 30.9% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 14%

Studying labor law is not why Dr. Caspian Chouraya went to medical school. For more than two decades, he's worked in HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention. Now, he oversees HIV/AIDS programs in 12 African countries for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation. But in recent months, Chouraya finds himself talking to legal advisors and... more

For the first time since 1988, the U.S. is not officially commemorating World AIDS Day ^79.6%

NPR (Goats and Soda) - By Gabrielle Emanuel - 12/1/2025, 10:16 PM

The State Department issued a terse statement last week saying, "an awareness day is not a strategy." The result is that on December 1, the United States is not commemorating World AIDS Day. It's the first time the U.S. has not participated since the World Health Organization created this day in 1988 to remember the millions of people... more