Chile validated as first South American country to eliminate dog-transmitted rabies
Chile has become the first South American country to eliminate dog-transmitted rabies to humans, according to the World Health Organization Source link
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Kenya's nurses end six-week strike after signing deal with government
A 43-day nurses’ strike in Kenya that paralyzed public hospitals has ended after the government and the nurses’ union signed a return-to-work agreement Source link
Surrogate asks the Supreme Court to intervene over care for a sick baby
A California couple’s surrogate who refused their wishes to have an abortion is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in a custody dispute over the 4-week-old child who was born with a serious heart defect Source link
Want to lower your risk of dementia? It doesn't involve a blood test
New blood tests are helping doctors diagnose whether Alzheimer’s or something else is causing a patient’s memory problems Source link
Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer asks the judge to spare her a second trial for killing her children
Lindsay Clancy’s attorney is asking a Massachusetts judge to acquit her of charges that she killed her three young children Source link
Trump promises $500 Obamacare rebate checks for 1M enrollees in 30 states
The Trump administration is promising $500 rebate checks to about 1 million ACA enrollees across 30 states Source link
Congo’s Ebola outbreak rapidly spreading beyond epicenter, health body warns
The Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo is spreading rapidly beyond its epicenter, according to Africa’s top health body Source link
Coroner releases details of infants who died amid growing measles outbreak
A Pennsylvania coroner confirms that the two measles-related deaths in Pennsylvania last month involved infants, and the virus itself caused one of the deaths Source link
Kenya's doctors threaten to join strike by nurses, citing increased workload in hospitals
Doctors in Kenya have threatened to join a strike by nurses that has entered a sixth week, citing an increased workload in hospitals as they cover for the impact of the industrial action Source link
Husband of Tanzania's president dies while undergoing hospital treatment
Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s husband has died while undergoing treatment in Zanzibar Source link
Carbon credit financing emerges as Africa’s biggest bet for expanding clean cooking
Carbon credit financing is helping to drive Africa’s clean cooking transition by making cleaner stoves affordable for millions of low-income households Source link
Congo’s Ebola burial teams battle community anger, fatigue and fear of infection
The burial of a young chorister in Bunia highlights the ongoing Ebola crisis in Congo Source link
US phases out $45M annual support for Namibia HIV program
The United States plans to phase out financial support for Namibia’s HIV response programs Source link
A single juror may prevent a verdict in the Lindsay Clancy trial as deliberations resume
A deadlocked jury is scheduled to return for a seventh day of deliberations in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial Source link
As jurors deliberate the Lindsay Clancy case, here are key moments from the trial
Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy murder case are trying to decide whether the former labor and delivery nurse is criminally responsible for killing her three children at her Massachusetts home in 2023 Source link
5 challenges Congo faces in containing its fast-moving Ebola outbreak
The Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo is spreading faster than efforts to track and contain it Source link
Top US doctors offer updated flu and COVID vaccine recommendations, aiming to ease confusion
Leading U.S. medical groups are urging people to get updated flu and COVID-19 vaccinations this fall Source link
Congo's Ebola outbreak shows no signs of slowing as deaths top 3,000
The latest government data shows Congo’s Ebola outbreak has killed more than 3,000 people out of over 6,100 confirmed cases Source link
Congo authorities report more than 6,000 confirmed Ebola cases and nearly 3,000 deaths
Congo’s authorities report that the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history has topped 6,000 cases with 2,911 deaths Source link
Donor fatigue guts demining in Asia, as active conflicts draw away funding
Land mines and unexploded bombs from conflicts of the last century still plague parts of Southeast Asia, claiming lives and limbs each year Source link
Ex-Fauci adviser pleads guilty to plotting to conceal COVID-19 research records
A former senior adviser to infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci has pleaded guilty to plotting to conceal federal records related to research on the origins of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic Source link
Mobile gold miners in eastern Congo complicate health workers' efforts to contain Ebola
Eleven-year-old Isaac Batisa searches for gold at a mining site in eastern Congo to help feed his family Source link
Congo’s Ebola outbreak reaches 5,000 cases as it outpaces response efforts
The Ebola outbreak in Congo has reached 5,000 cases as responders warn it is spreading at an unprecedented speed outpacing efforts to slow it in one of the country’s remotest regions Source link
In Benin, malnutrition and misinformed views contribute to widespread stunting in children
In Benin, stunting affects a third of children under 5 due to malnutrition, despite abundant resources Source link
Mobility tests can offer insights, but they aren't a crystal ball
Strength and mobility tests are often touted as measurements of healthy aging and even predictors of longevity, but they’re no crystal ball Source link
As the Clancy case highlights postpartum psychosis, a mom stricken by it shares her story of hope
About two weeks after giving birth, Bridget María Chesterton was curled up on the bathroom floor, saying things that made little sense Source link
Economists don't expect reopening the US to Mexican cattle imports to reduce high beef prices
The U.S. is reopening a border crossing in Arizona to cattle from Mexico as part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to reduce near-record-high beef prices Source link
8-year-old Louisiana girl dies from rare brain-eating amoeba found in warm freshwater
An 8-year-old girl in Louisiana has died after being infected by an extremely rare brain-eating amoeba that is found in warm freshwater Source link
Kenyan mother dies after bleeding for hours after childbirth
The white sand beaches of one of Kenya’s most popular tourist areas line a region with one of the country’s highest rates of deaths around childbirth Source link
How international supermarkets can break up a dinner rut without costing a fortune
When kitchen burnout hits, figuring out what to make for dinner every day can feel like an impossible task Source link
FDA approves landmark pancreatic cancer drug that's shown to improve survival
U.S. health officials have approved a groundbreaking pancreatic cancer drug that offers a new approach to treating the deadly form of cancer Source link
Closing arguments are set to begin in Lindsay Clancy's trial in the killings of her 3 children
Closing arguments are set to begin in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother accused of strangling her three young children in 2023 Source link
Congo begins vaccinations to fight the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history
Congo has started vaccinating people against Ebola to combat the fastest-growing outbreak of the disease in history Source link
Beloved New Orleans hospital, wracked by floods and grief in Hurricane Katrina, to get a makeover
A beloved New Orleans hospital building where doctors and nurses heroically treated patients without electricity after Hurricane Katrina in 2005 is poised for redevelopment Source link
She was a pain specialist to top athletes. Her opioid prescribing alarmed the DEA
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Joan Rubinger overcame a catastrophic biking accident that left her paralyzed to become an influential pain-relief specialist helping top-tier athletes get back on the field after acute and chronic injuries. Her website touts a client list that includes 169 NFL Pro Bowl selections, 29 NBA and WNBA champions and 15 Olympic medalists….
Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo spreads to 2 new health zones with a total of 60 areas now affected
BUNIA, Congo — The fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history has spread to two new health zones in eastern Congo, with a total of 60 now affected, according to the latest government figures published on Friday. The two new zones affected are Biena and Manguredjipa in Congo’s North Kivu province, where the case fatality rate is…