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An Unusual Service Keeps Patients Safe, And Aids Healing, at a California Free Clinic

Dr. Tracey Young’s new patient had been incarcerated at the age of 17. He’d met his baby daughter for the first time in prison, an event he said had changed his life. “That was the moment ...

Hurricane Helene

One Year After Hurricane Helene

When Hurricane Helene swept inland in late September 2024, record-breaking rainfall, flash floods and landslides devastated western North Carolina, East Tennessee and southwestern Virginia, ...

Ebola

Direct Relief Monitors Health Outlook in Central Africa as Ebola Cases Climb

Ebola virus has emerged again as a health threat in central Africa, with at least 31 deaths recorded in the Democratic Republic of Congo this month. As of Sept. 18, there were 48 confirmed ...