Health news today is dominated by both personal vulnerability and public risk. In Washington, Tulsi Gabbard is stepping down as director of national intelligence, saying she wants to support her husband after a diagnosis of rare bone cancer, a deeply personal decision that also comes after months of scrutiny over her role. Globally, the more urgent medical alarm is in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the World Health Organization has raised the national Ebola risk to “very high” as cases climb and officials warn the outbreak is likely broader than confirmed figures suggest. In Britain, there is also a note of reflection with the death of veteran broadcaster Judith Chalmers at 90; her family said she had been living privately with Alzheimer’s. Together, the day’s developments underscore how illness can shape lives at every level, from families and public figures to entire countries confronting fast-moving disease.