Stories by Gabrielle Emanuel
Gabrielle Emanuel
Correspondent, Science Desk
By Gabrielle Emanuel
Pakistan ends 'luxury tax' on menstrual products, contraceptives. Will prices drop?
Gabrielle Emanuel | Jun 17, 2026, 1:46 PM UTC
In Pakistan, taxes on menstrual products can add up. Activists have long worked to change this. Now a new budget wipes out the 18% sales tax. But questions remain about the impact on prices.
By Gabrielle Emanuel
A park famed for rare gorillas gears up to fight Ebola and protect its primatesGabrielle Emanuel | Jun 6, 2026, 11:01 AM UTC
By Gabrielle Emanuel
Why are people attacking Ebola clinics? It revolves around trust, death and body bagsGabrielle Emanuel | May 29, 2026, 5:15 PM UTC
By Gabrielle Emanuel
More than 500 children have died in an outbreak that the world is virtually ignoringGabrielle Emanuel, Ali Asif Shawon | May 24, 2026, 1:00 PM UTC
By Gabrielle Emanuel
A rare Ebola strain is spreading with no vaccine. Here's what you need to knowGabrielle Emanuel | May 20, 2026, 2:58 PM UTC
Is hantavirus the next COVID? Is the U.S. response on point? An outbreak update
The outbreak began in early April on a cruise ship. Now health authorities around the world are working to contain it. Here's what infectious disease experts have to say.
Gabrielle Emanuel | May 7, 2026, 8:43 PM UTC
Hantavirus on cruise ship confirmed as rare type that can spread human-to-human
While most hantaviruses spread through contact with rodent feces, urine or saliva, officials confirm that the type on the cruise ship is Andes hantavirus, which is known to spread between people.
Gabrielle Emanuel | May 5, 2026, 9:08 PM UTC
Midwives saved his mom's life -- and inspired him to pursue the profession
May 5 is International Day of the Midwife. This year's theme is "one million more" — reflecting a shortage of midwives.
Gabrielle Emanuel | May 5, 2026, 7:13 PM UTC
The Trump team is quietly eliminating U.S. support for birth control abroad
Congress has allocated more than $500 million for family planning work internationally. The Trump administration hasn't spent it — and the consequences are already being felt.
Gabrielle Emanuel | Apr 29, 2026, 2:09 PM UTC
Two startlingly different views on long-awaited data on America's anti-HIV efforts
After a year without data, the State Department released figures on PEPFAR, the program launched by George W. Bush and credited with saving millions of lives. How did Trump's aid cuts affect it?
Gabrielle Emanuel | Apr 23, 2026, 10:51 AM UTC
