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Security conditions in a famine-hit camp in Sudan are 'unbearable,' an aid group says
Read full article: Security conditions in a famine-hit camp in Sudan are 'unbearable,' an aid group saysAn international aid worker says all roads around Sudan’s famine-stricken Zamzam camp in North Darfur are blocked and the security situation there has become “unbearable.”.
The main ingredients in Sierra Leone's kush are synthetic opioids and cannabinoids, report finds
Read full article: The main ingredients in Sierra Leone's kush are synthetic opioids and cannabinoids, report findsA new report released by an anti-transnational crime group has identified the core chemical components of kush, a synthetic drug that has swept through Sierra Leone and the region in the past few years.
A French surgeon is on trial accused of raping or abusing 299 people, mostly child patients
Read full article: A French surgeon is on trial accused of raping or abusing 299 people, mostly child patientsA former surgeon is standing trial in France for the alleged rape or sexual abuse of 299 victims.
Utah close to fully banning fluoride in water, stripping cities' ability to decide
Read full article: Utah close to fully banning fluoride in water, stripping cities' ability to decideUtah appears to be the first state ready to put a full ban on fluoride in public water systems under a bill that doesn’t allow cities or communities to decide whether to add the cavity-preventing mineral.
Trump's Cabinet members have already backtracked on some promises made before being confirmed
Read full article: Trump's Cabinet members have already backtracked on some promises made before being confirmedAs they mustered support for their confirmations by the U.S. Senate, some of Donald Trump’s nominees made statements from which they’ve already distanced themselves upon taking office.
Pennsylvania hostage-taking and shootout highlight rising violence against US hospital workers
Read full article: Pennsylvania hostage-taking and shootout highlight rising violence against US hospital workersViolence against healthcare workers is on the rise as seen by an attack at a Pennsylvania hospital.
Motive in Pennsylvania hospital shooting unclear, but officials say man had recent contact with ICU
Read full article: Motive in Pennsylvania hospital shooting unclear, but officials say man had recent contact with ICUInvestigators are trying to determine why a man targeted a Pennsylvania hospital, taking workers inside the intensive care unit hostage and holding one staff member at gunpoint as her hands were bound by zip ties.
Plane that flipped over in Canada highlights some of the dangers of holding kids on your lap
Read full article: Plane that flipped over in Canada highlights some of the dangers of holding kids on your lapA crash landing of a Delta Air Lines flight in Toronto has highlighted the potential dangers of flying with a young child on an adult's lap.
Cholera kills 58 and sickens about 1,300 others over 3 days in a Sudanese city, health officials say
Read full article: Cholera kills 58 and sickens about 1,300 others over 3 days in a Sudanese city, health officials sayHealth officials in Sudan say a cholera outbreak in a southern city has killed nearly 60 people and sickened about 1,300 others over the last three days.
A French ex-surgeon is accused of raping or abusing 299 victims. Most were child patients
Read full article: A French ex-surgeon is accused of raping or abusing 299 victims. Most were child patientsA former surgeon is going on trial in France for the rape and sexual abuse of 299 victims over a period spanning more than three decades.
Engineering company settles Flint water lawsuits for $53M but denies any blame for lead crisis
Read full article: Engineering company settles Flint water lawsuits for $53M but denies any blame for lead crisisAn engineering company has agreed to pay $53 million to settle all remaining lawsuits that accused it of some blame for lead-contaminated water in Flint, Michigan, a decade ago.
Backlash leads Republican attorneys general to declare support for a landmark disability rights law
Read full article: Backlash leads Republican attorneys general to declare support for a landmark disability rights lawRepublican state attorneys general have declared their continued support for a landmark civil rights law that protects disabled people’s rights.
Judge extends temporary block to huge cuts in National Institutes of Health research funding
Read full article: Judge extends temporary block to huge cuts in National Institutes of Health research fundingA federal judge is continuing to block the Trump administration’s drastic cuts in medical research funding.
Yearslong shortage of popular weight-loss and diabetes drugs is resolved, FDA says
Read full article: Yearslong shortage of popular weight-loss and diabetes drugs is resolved, FDA saysFederal regulators say shortages of Ozempic and Wegovy have been resolved, as supplies of popular diabetes and obesity treatments continue to improve.
Supreme Court clears the way for a lawsuit over COVID-19 pandemic-era unemployment claims in Alabama
Read full article: Supreme Court clears the way for a lawsuit over COVID-19 pandemic-era unemployment claims in AlabamaThe U.S. Supreme Court says people left waiting for months on their unemployment claims during the coronavirus pandemic in Alabama must be able to sue the state over the delay.
Survivors of past air disasters offer support after Toronto crash
Read full article: Survivors of past air disasters offer support after Toronto crashSurvivors of past aviation accidents are offering advice and support to the 80 passengers and crew members of the plane that crashed and flipped over in Toronto.
Wellness blogger Belle Gibson lied about having cancer. Years later, Australia is still chasing her
Read full article: Wellness blogger Belle Gibson lied about having cancer. Years later, Australia is still chasing herThe consumer watchdog in the Australian state of Victoria said this week it's still pursuing the disgraced wellness influencer Belle Gibson, who lied about having terminal brain cancer and curing it through healthy living, for the hefty fines she was ordered to pay in 2017.
Former Colorado sheriff’s deputy convicted of homicide in shooting death of man in crisis
Read full article: Former Colorado sheriff’s deputy convicted of homicide in shooting death of man in crisisA former Colorado sheriff’s deputy has been convicted of criminally negligent homicide in the shooting death of a 22-year-old man in distress who called 911 for help after his car got stuck in a small mountain community.
Dr. Mehmet Oz holds millions from companies that he'd wield power over if confirmed, report shows
Read full article: Dr. Mehmet Oz holds millions from companies that he'd wield power over if confirmed, report showsDr. Mehmet Oz holds millions of dollars worth of shares in health insurance, fertility, pharmaceutical and vitamin companies.
CDC vaccination committee meeting postponed days after RFK Jr. took over at HHS
Read full article: CDC vaccination committee meeting postponed days after RFK Jr. took over at HHSA panel of experts that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on vaccine policy will not meet as previously scheduled next week.
Utah Republicans push to let patients supply their own blood as vaccine concerns linger
Read full article: Utah Republicans push to let patients supply their own blood as vaccine concerns lingerHealth care facilities in Utah would be required to let patients bring their own blood or choose their own donor for medical procedures under legislation gaining momentum in Utah.
New York sues vape distributors over Elf Bar and other fruit and candy e-cigarettes
Read full article: New York sues vape distributors over Elf Bar and other fruit and candy e-cigarettesNew York is suing several large electronic cigarette distributors for allegedly selling vaping flavors that can appeal to children.
Trump's foreign aid freeze halted a crucial program fighting HIV in Africa. Here's what's at stake
Read full article: Trump's foreign aid freeze halted a crucial program fighting HIV in Africa. Here's what's at stakeThe freeze on U.S. foreign aid ordered by President Donald Trump has effectively halted one of the world's most successful responses to a disease.
Gunmen kill police officer assigned to guard polio workers in northwestern Pakistan
Read full article: Gunmen kill police officer assigned to guard polio workers in northwestern PakistanPakistani police say suspected militants riding on a motorcycle shot and killed a police officer assigned to protect polio workers in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban in a region in the country's northwest bordering Afghanistan.
Trump officials want to ban junk food from SNAP. Past efforts show it's not easy to do
Read full article: Trump officials want to ban junk food from SNAP. Past efforts show it's not easy to doA push to ban sugary drinks, candy and more from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program may soon get a boost from new Trump Administration officials.
Vatican authorities say the pope now has pneumonia in both lungs. How worrying is that?
Read full article: Vatican authorities say the pope now has pneumonia in both lungs. How worrying is that?Vatican officials said that Pope Francis had developed pneumonia in both lungs, further complicating the pontiff’s recovery.
Philippine village battles dengue by offering bounties for mosquitos — dead or alive
Read full article: Philippine village battles dengue by offering bounties for mosquitos — dead or aliveA Philippine village in the densely populated capital region has launched a battle against dengue by offering a token bounty to residents for captured mosquitos — dead or alive.
Trump has signed an executive order on IVF. Here's what you should know about the procedure
Read full article: Trump has signed an executive order on IVF. Here's what you should know about the procedurePresident Donald Trump has signed an executive order that aims to help families hoping to expand their families through in vitro fertilization by reducing costs for the procedure.
As egg prices soar, Trump administration plans new strategy to fight bird flu
Read full article: As egg prices soar, Trump administration plans new strategy to fight bird fluWith egg prices soaring, the Trump administration is planning a new strategy for fighting bird flu that stresses vaccinations and tighter biosecurity instead of killing off millions of chickens when the disease strikes a flock.
Republicans consider cuts and work requirements for Medicaid, jeopardizing care for millions
Read full article: Republicans consider cuts and work requirements for Medicaid, jeopardizing care for millionsRepublicans are weighing billions of dollars in cuts to Medicaid, jeopardizing health care coverage for some of the 80 million U.S. adults and children enrolled in the safety net program.
Book Review: 'Disposable' a journey through the inequities exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic
Read full article: Book Review: 'Disposable' a journey through the inequities exposed by the COVID-19 pandemicJournalist Sarah Jones chronicles the gaps in the nation's health care system and social safety net that were highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic in “Disposable: America's Contempt for the Underclass.”.
Pope will remain hospitalized as doctors treat a complex respiratory tract infection, Vatican says
Read full article: Pope will remain hospitalized as doctors treat a complex respiratory tract infection, Vatican saysThe Vatican says Pope Francis’ respiratory tract infection is presenting a “complex clinical picture” that will require further hospitalization.
South Africa has more people living with HIV than any other country. Trump's aid freeze has hit hard
Read full article: South Africa has more people living with HIV than any other country. Trump's aid freeze has hit hardIn the rural villages of South Africa, U.S. President Donald Trump’s sudden freeze on foreign aid impacts hundreds of thousands of HIV patients.
Trump administration cuts reach FDA employees in food safety, medical devices and tobacco products
Read full article: Trump administration cuts reach FDA employees in food safety, medical devices and tobacco productsThe Trump administration’s effort to slash the size of the federal workforce reached the Food and Drug Administration this weekend.
Pope is stable, followed Mass on television as he recovers from respiratory infection, Vatican says
Read full article: Pope is stable, followed Mass on television as he recovers from respiratory infection, Vatican saysThe Vatican says Pope Francis is stable and that he followed Mass on television after a second night sleeping well at the hospital.
Red dye No. 3 has been banned, but what about other artificial food dyes?
Read full article: Red dye No. 3 has been banned, but what about other artificial food dyes?Health officials banned the artificial food color known as Red 3 from the U.S. food supply in January, citing a federal statute and cancer risks in lab rats.
Abortions to resume in Missouri after a judge blocks restrictions
Read full article: Abortions to resume in Missouri after a judge blocks restrictionsAbortions are set to resume in Missouri after a judge blocked regulations that had restricted providers even after voters approved enshrining abortion rights into the state’s constitution.
HHS is losing thousands of workers under Trump administration probationary job cuts
Read full article: HHS is losing thousands of workers under Trump administration probationary job cutsDepartment of Health and Human Services officials expected most of the agency’s roughly 5,200 probationary employees to be fired.
Quaker Oats recalls 10,000 boxes of Pearl Milling Company pancake mix for milk allergy risk
Read full article: Quaker Oats recalls 10,000 boxes of Pearl Milling Company pancake mix for milk allergy riskThe Quaker Oats Co. has recalled 10,000 boxes of pancake mix because it contains milk not declared on the label and could pose a risk of potentially dangerous allergic reactions.
Federal funding freeze disrupts rural organizations supporting foster youth, job growth
Read full article: Federal funding freeze disrupts rural organizations supporting foster youth, job growthNonprofit organizations across the country were plunged into uncertainty after the White House froze spending on federal loans and grants two weeks ago.
Texas judge fines New York doctor for prescribing abortion pills to a woman near Dallas
Read full article: Texas judge fines New York doctor for prescribing abortion pills to a woman near DallasA Texas judge has fined a New York doctor for prescribing abortion pills to a woman near Dallas in one of the first challenges in the U.S. to shield laws enacted in Democratic-controlled states where abortion is legal.
Trump seems to question well-known part of Sen. Mitch McConnell's life — his childhood polio battle
Read full article: Trump seems to question well-known part of Sen. Mitch McConnell's life — his childhood polio battlePresident Donald Trump seems to have questioned a well-documented part of Sen. Mitch McConnell’s life — his childhood battle with polio.