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The death toll in the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo now stands at 1

Congo Ebola Outbreak Death Toll Surpasses 1,000

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International aid organizations halting their work due to deteriorating security conditions
Medical financial hardship affects more than half of adults in the United States

More Than Half of U.S. Adults Have Medical Financial Hardship

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Hardship in material, psychological, behavioral domains more likely for those age 18 to 64 versus ≥65
In HIV serodifferent gay couples

ART Stops HIV Transmission in Serodifferent Gay Couples

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Zero rate of HIV transmission seen through condomless sex when viral load is suppressed
Serum free fatty acid concentrations can distinguish children's fed and fasting states

Serum Free Fatty Acid Level Verifies Fasting State in Children

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Free fatty acid level consistent with nonfasting in 9.7 percent of outpatients and 1.6 percent of inpatients
An evaluation of funding cycles (7 through 14) from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute shows that relatively low levels of primary care research studies are funded

Primary Care Constitutes Minority of Research Funded by PCORI

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Both the number of studies and percentage of funding for primary care low
Electronic cigarette products may be contaminated with microbial toxins

Microbial Toxins Found in Electronic Cigarette Products

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Endotoxin and glucan concentrations seen in cartridge and e-liquid samples
From 2015 to 2018

CDC: Foodborne Infections Increased From 2015 to 2018

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Incidence of most infections increasing, including those due to Campylobacter, Salmonella
For Russian Mayak nuclear enterprise workers occupationally exposed to ionizing radiation

Prolonged Exposure to Low-Dose Radiation May Increase HTN Risk

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Significant linear association seen for hypertension and liver-absorbed dose from external γ-rays
Many populations have increasing or stabilized incidence trends in cervical adenocarcinoma

Cervical Adenocarcinoma Rates Increased in Some Populations

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Increasing and stabilizing incidence trends seen for several subpopulations; declines attenuated in SCC
Oral infections in childhood are associated with subclinical carotid atherosclerosis in adulthood

Childhood Oral Infection Linked to Atherosclerosis in Adulthood

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Periodontal disease, caries, or both tied to subclinical atherosclerosis in adulthood