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Profit motives are shaping the care inside an expanding autism therapy industry, creating conditions that can harm some children. Our health reporter Sarah Kliff explains her new investigation, co-authored with Margot Sanger-Katz.

Kinshasa residents continue to pack markets, bars and public transportation, despite growing international concern about the spread of the virus.

A rapidly growing industry often overprescribes treatment to young children with autism, who spend as many as 40 hours a week at the facilities.

The industry has grown rapidly, straining state budgets. A focus on finances has led to overbilling, fraud and even harm.

The Trump administration announced plans to expand a ban on entering the United States to legal permanent residents who had been in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda or South Sudan.

The outbreak, with more than 8,000 confirmed cases and another 60,000 suspected infections, has prompted an emergency vaccination drive.

Hunger and conflict are on the minds of the residents of Akobo, where an outbreak could have devastating consequences.

Public health experts say the administration's quarantine orders go beyond what is needed to prevent the U.S. spread of Ebola and hantavirus.

The Department of Homeland Security directed all flights carrying certain travelers to arrive at Dulles International Airport in Virginia.

The Justice Department claims that clinics used fake diagnoses and kickbacks to parents to bring children into treatment.