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			<title><![CDATA[ Congo’s Ebola outbreak tops 10,000 cases as authorities race to slow the spread]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 08:11:52 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Congo&rsquo;s fast-moving Ebola outbreak has topped 10,000 confirmed cases as authorities race to slow the spread across Africa]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[ With tighter checks for flesh-eating screwworm, a border crossing reopens]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 15:54:42 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Stockyards in New Mexico that had closed due to the New World screwworm outbreak are bustling again]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Attackers kill nurse, severely injure health worker responding to Ebola case in Congo]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 02:57:01 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[The World Health Organization reports that a nurse has been killed and a health worker severely injured in an attack while responding to an Ebola alert in Congo]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Uganda tightens Ebola border controls and requires returnees from Congo to pay for quarantine]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 14:10:15 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Uganda is reinforcing existing border controls requiring citizens returning from Congo to undergo 21 days of quarantine at their own expense, the Health Ministry said Sunday, as investigators examine how a woman who traveled from Uganda to Nigeria cont...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Climate change blamed for two-thirds of heat deaths in Europe]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 19:54:04 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[More than 50,000 people in Europe died this summer from heat, a record high amount, a new study finds]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[ First Ebola patients in Nigeria and Kenya might have crossed paths at Uganda airport]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 13:08:56 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that the first Ebola patients confirmed in Kenya and Nigeria might have crossed paths at an airport in Uganda]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Ebola has spread from Congo to 4 other countries. A look at where things stand]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 08:16:18 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Ebola disease from the fast-moving outbreak in Congo has now spread to four other countries, including two where it&rsquo;s active]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Congo’s Ebola outbreak leaves grieving families struggling with fear and stigma]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 06:58:28 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[The Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo is taking a psychological toll on families dealing with loss, fear and stigma]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Africa CDC calls Ebola crisis summit as Nigeria records first case]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:42:15 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has invited health ministers to an &ldquo;extraordinary virtual meeting&rdquo; as Ebola spreads across the continent]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[ How the US organ transplant system works and what to ask to improve your chances]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 19:54:29 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[There are ways patients can try to improve their chances of getting organ transplants]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Nigeria confirms Ebola case in Abuja as woman who arrived from Uganda tests positive]]></title>
                <link><![CDATA[https://abc-news.co.uk/Health/wireStory/nigeria-confirms-ebola-case-abuja-woman-arrived-uganda-137431821]]></link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 20:58:29 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Nigeria has confirmed an Ebola case in its capital, Abuja, after a woman arriving from Uganda tested positive]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[ mRNA cancer vaccine helps reduce chances of melanoma patients' tumors returning]]></title>
                <link><![CDATA[https://abc-news.co.uk/Health/wireStory/mrna-cancer-vaccine-helps-reduce-chances-melanoma-patients-137493012]]></link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 19:52:45 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[A first-of-its-kind cancer vaccine is helping significantly reduce the chances that melanoma patients' tumors return]]></description>
                    <category>Health</category>
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                <media:keywords>13</media:keywords>
			<title><![CDATA[ Congo’s fast-moving Ebola outbreak spreads to eighth province]]></title>
                <link><![CDATA[https://abc-news.co.uk/Health/wireStory/congos-fast-moving-ebola-outbreak-spreads-eighth-province-137363687]]></link>
			<guid><![CDATA[https://abc-news.co.uk/Health/wireStory/congos-fast-moving-ebola-outbreak-spreads-eighth-province-137363687]]></guid>
            
            <pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 18:48:51 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[The Ebola outbreak in Congo has spread to an eighth province]]></description>
                    <category>Health</category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Pope Leo tells faithful in St. Peter's Square he will gradually resume duties after cancer surgery]]></title>
                <link><![CDATA[https://abc-news.co.uk/Health/wireStory/faithful-gather-pope-leo-back-sunday-blessing-after-137358394]]></link>
			<guid><![CDATA[https://abc-news.co.uk/Health/wireStory/faithful-gather-pope-leo-back-sunday-blessing-after-137358394]]></guid>
            
            <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 03:46:13 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Pope Leo XIV has thanked the faithful in St. Peter&rsquo;s Square for their prayers after his hospitalization for lung surgery]]></description>
                    <category>Health</category>
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                <media:keywords>15</media:keywords>
			<title><![CDATA[ Congo's confirmed Ebola cases exceed 9,000 as containment efforts falter]]></title>
                <link><![CDATA[https://abc-news.co.uk/Health/wireStory/congos-confirmed-ebola-cases-exceed-9000-containment-efforts-137233349]]></link>
			<guid><![CDATA[https://abc-news.co.uk/Health/wireStory/congos-confirmed-ebola-cases-exceed-9000-containment-efforts-137233349]]></guid>
            
            <pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 15:14:18 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Congo's Ebola outbreak has surpassed 9,000 confirmed cases, with over 4,300 deaths, according to government figures]]></description>
                    <category>Health</category>
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                <media:keywords>16</media:keywords>
			<title><![CDATA[ Kenya’s Ebola cases hit 8, with no community transmission yet]]></title>
                <link><![CDATA[https://abc-news.co.uk/Health/wireStory/kenyas-ebola-cases-hit-8-community-transmission-137369043]]></link>
			<guid><![CDATA[https://abc-news.co.uk/Health/wireStory/kenyas-ebola-cases-hit-8-community-transmission-137369043]]></guid>
            
            <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 05:22:20 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Ebola cases in Kenya rose to eight on Sunday after another person tested positive while in quarantine, having been identified as a contact of the first patient]]></description>
                    <category>Health</category>
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                <media:keywords>17</media:keywords>
			<title><![CDATA[ Malnutrition stalks the most vulnerable in Afghanistan as aid cuts leave millions helpless]]></title>
                <link><![CDATA[https://abc-news.co.uk/Health/wireStory/malnutrition-stalks-vulnerable-afghanistan-aid-cuts-leave-millions-137289044]]></link>
			<guid><![CDATA[https://abc-news.co.uk/Health/wireStory/malnutrition-stalks-vulnerable-afghanistan-aid-cuts-leave-millions-137289044]]></guid>
            
            <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 10:48:50 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Hunger and acute malnutrition are rising dramatically in Afghanistan, the result of overlapping crises]]></description>
                    <category>Health</category>
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                <media:keywords>18</media:keywords>
			<title><![CDATA[ Kenya’s Ebola cases rise to 7, including health workers who cared for the first patient]]></title>
                <link><![CDATA[https://abc-news.co.uk/Health/wireStory/kenyas-ebola-cases-rise-7-including-health-workers-137348256]]></link>
			<guid><![CDATA[https://abc-news.co.uk/Health/wireStory/kenyas-ebola-cases-rise-7-including-health-workers-137348256]]></guid>
            
            <pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 11:52:54 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Three Kenyan health workers tested positive for Ebola, Health Ministry says.]]></description>
                    <category>Health</category>
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                <media:keywords>19</media:keywords>
			<title><![CDATA[ Equatorial Guinea is expanding an ambitious malaria elimination plan]]></title>
                <link><![CDATA[https://abc-news.co.uk/Health/wireStory/equatorial-guinea-expanding-ambitious-malaria-elimination-plan-137368776]]></link>
			<guid><![CDATA[https://abc-news.co.uk/Health/wireStory/equatorial-guinea-expanding-ambitious-malaria-elimination-plan-137368776]]></guid>
            
            <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 21:46:15 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Equatorial Guinea has tackled malaria with a successful strategy on Bioko Island]]></description>
                    <category>Health</category>
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                <media:keywords>20</media:keywords>
			<title><![CDATA[ Pope Leo is eating, celebrating Mass and walking after cancer surgery, but trip is in question]]></title>
                <link><![CDATA[https://abc-news.co.uk/Health/wireStory/pope-leo-eating-walking-after-cancer-surgery-latin-137263327]]></link>
			<guid><![CDATA[https://abc-news.co.uk/Health/wireStory/pope-leo-eating-walking-after-cancer-surgery-latin-137263327]]></guid>
            
            <pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 21:30:14 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[The Vatican says Pope Leo XIV has celebrated Mass in a special room set up for him at the hospital after cancer surgery]]></description>
                    <category>Health</category>
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                <media:keywords>21</media:keywords>
			<title><![CDATA[ A new Medicare season begins, but some shifts will arrive in 2027]]></title>
                <link><![CDATA[https://abc-news.co.uk/Health/wireStory/new-medicare-season-begins-shifts-arrive-2027-137287501]]></link>
			<guid><![CDATA[https://abc-news.co.uk/Health/wireStory/new-medicare-season-begins-shifts-arrive-2027-137287501]]></guid>
            
            <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 10:53:52 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Open enrollment for Medicare plans begins Thursday, allowing people to choose between traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage plans until Dec. 7]]></description>
                    <category>Health</category>
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                <media:keywords>22</media:keywords>
			<title><![CDATA[ Pope Leo XIV has lung cancer called adenocarcinoma. Here's what that means]]></title>
                <link><![CDATA[https://abc-news.co.uk/Health/wireStory/pope-leo-xiv-lung-cancer-called-adenocarcinoma-means-137258094]]></link>
			<guid><![CDATA[https://abc-news.co.uk/Health/wireStory/pope-leo-xiv-lung-cancer-called-adenocarcinoma-means-137258094]]></guid>
            
            <pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 11:25:56 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Pope Leo XIV had the lower section of his right lung removed as doctors diagnosed him with the most common form of lung cancer]]></description>
                    <category>Health</category>
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                <media:keywords>23</media:keywords>
			<title><![CDATA[ Doctor wanted: Small town offers big perks to attract a physician]]></title>
                <link><![CDATA[https://abc-news.co.uk/Health/wireStory/doctor-wanted-small-town-offers-big-perks-attract-118880326]]></link>
			<guid><![CDATA[https://abc-news.co.uk/Health/wireStory/doctor-wanted-small-town-offers-big-perks-attract-118880326]]></guid>
            
            <pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2025 03:29:58 -0500</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[
This is a MedPage Today story.

HAVANA, Fla.  --  For a rural community, this town of 1,750 people has been more fortunate than most. A family doctor has practiced here for the last 30 years.

But that ended in December when Mark Newberry, MD, retired. To attract a new doctor, Havana leaders took out want ads in local newspapers, posted notices on social media, and sweetened the pot with a rent-free medical office equipped with an x-ray, an ultrasound machine, and a bone density scanner  --  all owned by the town.

Local leaders hope the recruitment campaign will help attract candidates amid a nationwide shortage of doctors.

&quot;This is important for our community,&quot; said Kendrah Wilkerson, Havana's town manager, &quot;in the same way that parks are important and good future planning is important.&quot;

According to a Florida Department of Health report, doctor shortages affect all or part of nearly every county, but less populous counties, such as Gadsden, where Havana is located, have the...]]></description>
                    <category>Health</category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ RFK Jr. Wrong on Medicare, Medicaid During Senate Confirmation Hearing]]></title>
                <link><![CDATA[https://abc-news.co.uk/Health/wireStory/rfk-jr-wrong-medicare-medicaid-senate-confirmation-hearing-118283858]]></link>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 09 Feb 2025 15:05:53 -0500</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[
This is a MedPage Today story.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s statements before the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday revealed a concerning lack of knowledge about the major health programs he'd oversee, should he be confirmed as HHS secretary.

On several occasions during the 3.5-hour hearing, Kennedy seemed to conflate Medicare, Medicaid, and Medicare Advantage, and appeared to mistakenly refer to the Affordable Care Act health exchanges.

&quot;Medicaid is not working for Americans, and it's specifically not working for the target population,&quot; he said in response to questions from Sen. Bill Cassidy, MD (R-La.), a physician, who asked him in what ways he would improve the healthcare delivery system.

&quot;I'm on Medicare Advantage and I'm very happy with it,&quot; Kennedy replied. &quot;Most people who are on Medicaid are not happy. The premiums are too high, the deductibles are too high, the networks are narrow.&quot;

In fact, Medicaid plans generally do not have premiums, or if they do, under federal law...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[ In Settling Fraud Case, N.Y. Medicare Advantage Insurer, CEO Will Pay Up to $100M]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 28 Dec 2024 15:05:43 -0500</pubDate>
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This is a MedPage Today story.

A western New York health insurance provider for seniors and the CEO of its medical analytics arm have agreed to pay a total of up to $100 million to settle Justice Department allegations of fraudulent billing for health conditions that were exaggerated or didn't exist.

Independent Health Association of Buffalo, which operates two Medicare Advantage plans, will pay up to $98 million. Betsy Gaffney, CEO of medical records review company DxID, will pay $2 million, according to the settlement agreement. Neither admitted wrongdoing.

&quot;Today's result sends a clear message to the Medicare Advantage community that the United States will take appropriate action against those who knowingly submit inflated claims for reimbursement,&quot; Michael Granston, a Department of Justice (DOJ) deputy assistant attorney general, said in announcing the settlement on December 20.

Frank Sava, a spokesperson for Independent Health, said in a statement: &quot;The assertions by the DOJ...]]></description>
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