An additional 88 people tested positive for the coronavirus in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania as of midnight September 17, and an additional three people have died, according to the Philadelphia Department of Public Health.
Researchers plan to release more than 750 million genetically modified mosquitoes in the Florida Keys in 2021 and 2022 after receiving final approval from local authorities. However, many local residents and environmental advocacy groups are speaking out against the release.
Dr. Sebi, or Alfredo Darrington Bowman, was a healer who claimed to have a cure for AIDS. Conspiracy theories have arisen in the death of Nipsey Hussle.
Cassandra Fortin is the Connecticut 17-year-old girl who has cancer but doesn't want chemotherapy. The state has taken her into custody, citing "medical neglect" by her mother.
Briana Aguirre is the Texas Presbyterian nurse who blew the whistle on the hospital's protocols which may have led to two of its nurses getting Ebola.
Thomas Duncan is the first Ebola patient diagnosed in the U.S. He is from Liberia and was visiting his sister in Texas. Officials say he came in contact with as many as 100 Americans, including children who attend four different schools.