Connie Franciosi, 80, was part of a trial that looked at using an mRNA vaccine and an immunotherapy drug to prevent the recurrence of melanoma. Lynn Winkler hide caption
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Director General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, visits health workers at the Evangelical Medical Centre (CEM) in Bunia, Congo, Sunday, May 31, 2026. Moses Sawasawa/AP hide caption
Healthcare workers participate in a simulation exercise in Uganda, practicing how to conduct a safe and dignified burial for a deceased Ebola patient. Leonard Musinguzi hide caption
Porous borders, misinformation and aid cuts pose challenges for fighting Ebola
This undated microscope image from USC via the NIH shows pancreatic cancer cells, nuclei in blue, growing as a sphere encased in membranes, red. Min Yu/AP/USC via NIH hide caption
School children walk through the shallows past submerged and abandoned school buildings at the El Molo Bay primary school in Komote, Kenya. Teachers at the school say the buildings have become a breeding ground for crocodiles. Tommy Trenchard for NPR hide caption
Congolese police stand guard at an Ebola treatment center in the Democratic Republic of Congo that was attacked by local villagers. Efforts are underway to defuse the anger that has arisen from untrue rumors and mistrust of medical authorities. Gradel Muyisa Mumbere/Reuters hide caption
Doctors in DRC work to dissuade traditional funeral practices amid Ebola outbreak
July 1, 2025. Sirajganj, Bangladesh Mothers who lacked birth certificates for themselves and family members hold up the newly obtained documents after a drive in Dhamainagar Union, part of a campaign to get people to register so they are eligible for social safety new programs. Juan Arredondo hide caption
A health worker in protective equipment carries out safe burial procedures beside the coffin of a suspected Ebola victim outside a family home in Mongbwalu, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, on May 24, 2026. Michel Lunanga/Getty Images hide caption
“Catastrophic collision of disease and conflict”: Ebola grips eastern Congo
A clinic in Johannesburg, South Africa, disperses anti-HIV medications. Its work has been supported by the U.S. PEPFAR program. But now, nearly all U.S. foreign assistance has been paused, eliminated or changed since President Trump took office last year. Foto24/Gallo Images via Getty Images/Gallo Images Editorial hide caption
How a health clinic in South Africa is navigating Trump's cuts to HIV funding
A growing number of mental health therapists are using AI tools to record sessions, take notes and do administrative tasks. Fiordaliso/Getty Images hide caption
A growing number of therapists are using AI to record sessions and make notes
Vanny Birungi, a Red Cross volunteer, speaks to people during a public sensitisation campaign amid the Ebola outbreak in Bunia, Congo, Monday, May 25, 2026. Moses Sawasawa/AP hide caption
Palestinian girls train in jiu jitsu in the refugee camp of Bourj el Barajneh in South Beirut. Aline Deschamps for NPR hide caption
One life insurance company is banking on incentives to gamify the healthy habits of its customers, which in turn helps its bottom line. manusapon kasosod/Moment RF/Getty Images hide caption
Gamifying good health. That's the goal of this insurance company
Elizabeth Smart says she has gained confidence as a competitive bodybuilder. She continues to be an advocate for women and victims of sexual violence after she was kidnapped when she was 14. Kim Raff for NPR hide caption
‘My body carried me,’ Elizabeth Smart says. Now she’s celebrating it
Red Cross workers bury an Ebola victim at the Rwampara Cemetery, in Rwampara, Congo, May 23, 2026. Moses Sawasawa/AP hide caption
DR Congo Ebola cases rise amid distrust, armed conflict zone
Thirteen-month-old Jannat cries as her mother Sohana, a garment worker, tries to feed her. The child is hospitalized for measles at DNCC Hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Anik Rahman for NPR hide caption
This photo, from a series of pictures by two anonymous cousins, is entitled "The Music of Poverty and Violence." The subject is playing an automatic weapon as if it were a string instrument. Mahnaz Ebrahimi|January 2026 hide caption
People demonstrate outside the courthouse where the sentencing hearing for former nurse RaDonda Vaught was held on May 13, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. Mark Humphrey/AP hide caption
A nurse found guilty of negligent homicide is now a a sought-after speaker
Singer-songwriter Mo Sabri loves country music — and Pakistani devotional music. His new music reflects both genres. Mo Sabri hide caption