Ebola’s spread outpaced the world’s containment response

Ebola moved from a severe outbreak to a widening containment crisis as cases and deaths rose, transmission outpaced tracing, and insecurity blocked care. The week also showed how fragile health services become when international support and regional access weaken.

GLP-1 drugs advanced on two fronts as Medicare prepared a low-cost benefit while new evidence expanded the case for semaglutide. Meanwhile, U.S. overdose surveillance recorded a steep rise in nitazene deaths, adding a distinct synthetic-opioid threat.