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Reporting by Omar Fayyad
BreakingRFK Jr.’s hantavirus quarantine order turns public-health authority into a trust fight
RFK Jr. overruled experts to keep a cruise passenger quarantined, creating a legal and trust fight over disease risk, state monitoring, and federal power.
BreakingMedicaid work-rule guidance makes medical proof the next coverage bottleneck
New Medicaid guidance has patients and advocates worried that people too sick to work may lose coverage if they cannot prove medical frailty through complex paperwork.
BreakingCongo’s motorcycle taxi Ebola campaign shows trust is now outbreak infrastructure
Motorcycle taxi drivers are carrying Ebola awareness messages in eastern Congo, where attacks and misinformation are slowing response to a deadly outbreak.
HealthHospital price warnings test whether transparency can lower medical costs
The Trump administration warned more than 500 hospitals to publish clearer prices or face fines, pushing transparency back into the health-cost debate.
HealthAlcohol study dispute turns public-health guidance into a trust fight
A government-commissioned alcohol study released independently says risks rise even at low levels, raising questions about science, industry pressure, and federal guidance.
BreakingEbola travel pressure shows outbreak response is becoming a World Cup issue
The U.S. is urging Europe to tighten Ebola travel measures as Congo’s outbreak grows, connecting public health control with World Cup mobility.
ScienceNew England meteor shows why public alarms need science triage
A daylight meteor produced boom reports and shaking from New England to Canada, showing how fast eyewitness alarms need scientific verification in a noisy information environment.
HealthVaccine order puts childhood guidance back into a court-and-state fight
A new White House order backing narrower childhood vaccine recommendations turns a technical public-health schedule into a legal, state-policy, and trust fight.