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Congo's Ebola deaths top 5,000 as fear of continent-wide spread mounts

BUNIA, Congo (AP) — Deaths in Congo’s Ebola outbreak have topped 5,000 as the country grapples with...

DEA approvals could bring big tax benefits for medical marijuana businesses

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has for the first time issued registrations to medical marijuana...

As a historic measles outbreak hits Pennsylvania Amish country, more show openness to vaccines

EPHRATA, Pa. (AP) — Amish and Mennonite shoppers in conservative dress mingled with shoppers from the...

Judge blocks Trump administration's Medicaid rule forcing sick recipients to prove frailty

WASHINGTON (AP) — Chronically ill people on Medicaid won't be bound by new work requirement rules...

US lawmakers urge Trump administration to oppose Colombia's Amazon aerial spraying plans

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A group of U.S. lawmakers on Thursday urged Secretary of State Marco Rubio not to...

Experts warn of wider spread as Ebola outbreak reaches plateau

NEW YORK (AP) — The Ebola outbreak in Congo passed a grim milestone this week — 10,000 confirmed case...

Smoke from LA fires exposed millions of people to high levels of toxic heavy metals, study says

LOS ANGELES (AP) — At the height of the Los Angeles fires in 2025, millions of residents were exposed...

RFK Jr. eases access to unproven peptides despite opposition from FDA scientists

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Wednesday acted to ease access to unproven peptide drugs...

A cybersecurity issue forces a major New Mexico hospital to divert patients and close clinics

ALBUQUERQUE (AP) — A major hospital network in New Mexico raced to fix a cybersecurity issue on Monday...

With tighter checks for flesh-eating screwworm, a border crossing reopens

With the all-clear from U.S. agriculture inspectors, Mexican cattle began moving on Monday through ...

First confirmed Ebola patient in Nigeria evacuated to Switzerland

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A Swiss woman being treated for Ebola in Nigeria was medically evacuated t...

Attackers kill nurse, severely injure health worker responding to Ebola case in eastern Congo

BUTEMBO, Congo (AP) — A nurse was killed and a health worker severely injured after being attacked whil...

Uganda tightens Ebola border controls and requires returnees from Congo to pay for quarantine

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Uganda is reinforcing border controls to stop the spread of the deadly Ebola...

She voted for Trump every time. Then came cancer and the bills

McALLEN, Texas (AP) — The Ford Expedition rumbled to a stop and Cindy Banda’s bedazzled flip-flops...

Republican billionaire Rick Jackson is walking a Trump tightrope in his quest to lead Georgia

ATLANTA (AP) — He's hardly the first billionaire to promise working-class voters he'll fight for them...

Cracking a smile regularly may be good not just for your mood but for your health

Reminding yourself to smile often can not only make more friendships but it can also make you feel better...

Kenya announces 2nd Ebola death, a close relative of the first patient

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s Health Ministry announced the country's second Ebola death Friday, sayin...

South African runners don cheeky attire for annual race to spotlight prostate cancer

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Hundreds of runners in purple briefs took to the streets of Johannesburg on Friday...

A novel mRNA cancer vaccine helps reduce the chances of melanoma patients' tumors returning

WASHINGTON (AP) — A first-of-its-kind cancer vaccine is significantly reducing the chances that melanoma...

Calley Means, a key MAHA advocate, resigns as a top RFK Jr. adviser

WASHINGTON (AP) — Calley Means , a top adviser to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and a chief...

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