Gabrielle Emanuel
Stories
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For the first time since 1988, the U.S. is not officially commemorating World AIDS Day
Noting the decision not to mark the day, the State Department stated: "An awareness day is not a strategy." Activists in the fight to end the ongoing AIDS epidemic disagree.
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Can vaping help wean people off cigarettes? Anti-smoking advocates are sharply split
Many think it's a dangerous ploy by the tobacco industry. But some say, with millions of deaths each year attributed to smoking cigarettes, it's the lesser of two evils.
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AI steps in to detect the world's deadliest infectious disease
There's a global shortage of radiologists. Now artificial intelligence is helping speed up the diagnosis of tuberculosis in hard-to-reach communities.
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Some viruses can play a deadly game of hide and seek inside the human body
Ebola is one of the nasty viruses that can hide in the body even after a patient recovers and tests negative. It can reemerge and trigger a new outbreak years later. How do they survive? And how can they be kayoed?
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Scientists are trying to understand how Ebola hides inside the bodies of survivors
Congo is suffering from an Ebola outbreak, but even when the virus is contained there remains a risk. Scientists are trying to understand how the virus can hide out inside the bodies of survivors.
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More than 20 kids in India have died from contaminated cough syrup. Who's to blame?
The cough syrup was contaminated with industrial chemicals. Experts say this is no accident. It's the latest case of what is being called a global crime.
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A bold doctor sent her kids away and helped beat one of the world's deadliest viruses
A year ago, Rwanda faced its first outbreak of Marburg virus. Dr. Tsion Firew remembers how scared she was — and how that didn't stop her from playing a key role in the remarkably effective response.
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How one doctor endured Rwanda's Marburg outbreak and helped turn the tide
Dr. Tsion Firew, an emergency physician in Kigali, recalls the terrifying early days of Rwanda's Marburg outbreak and how she helped launch a response that changed its course.
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There was a different vibe at the U.N. General Assembly. 5 attendees weigh in
It's the first high level U.N. gathering since the U.S. foreign aid cuts under the Trump Administration. What were people thinking — and talking about?
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RFK Jr. 'rejects' a U.N. declaration on non-communicable diseases
Global health leaders expressed dismay at Kennedy's objection but vowed to move forward without the support of the U.S.
![caption: On Thursday, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy. Jr. said "The United States will walk away from the declaration [on noncommunicable diseases], but we will never walk away from the world or our commitment to end chronic disease."](https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/919cb633b1208473c38f616f46ed2422?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=crop&crop=faces&auto=format&w=340&h=226)