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Lauren Dunn

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  • Executive Editor, Medical Unit, NBC News
  • None, NBC Medical Producer
  • None, NBC News Online
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Senators call for military healthcare program to cover autism therapy as a basic benefit Original

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By Lauren Dunn Verified
| NBC News Verified
June 26, 2026, 5:26 PM EDT Less than 24 hours after NBC News reported on members of the military and retirees facing roadblocks in getting coverage for critical therapies for children with autism, Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., and Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., issued a letter Friday to Pentagon leadership calling for changes. Gillibrand and Schmitt are members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, which oversees the Defense Health Agency and TRICARE.
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Misinfo, strained resources and armed conflict hamper Ebola response

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By Lauren Dunn Verified
| WRC-TV (Washington, DC) Verified
One of the first cases of Ebola that Rose Tchwenko heard about in the current outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was in a healthcare worker. But instead of going to a hospital, she said, his family tried to care for him. “The initial thought for the family, even the patient, was that this was related to traditional practices, or maybe even witchcraft,” said Tchwenko, Congo country director for the humanitarian aid organization Mercy Corps.
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Misinfo, strained resources and armed conflict hamper Ebola response

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By Lauren Dunn Verified, Aria Bendix Verified
| NBC News Verified
May 22, 2026, 2:54 PM EDT One of the first cases of Ebola that Rose Tchwenko heard about in the current outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was in a healthcare worker. But instead of going to a hospital, she said, his family tried to care for him. “The initial thought for the family, even the patient, was that this was related to traditional practices, or maybe even witchcraft,” said Tchwenko, Congo country director for the humanitarian aid organization Mercy Corps.
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