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A child dies of Ebola in Uganda, raising concern over disease surveillance in outbreakA 4-year-old child became the second person to die of Ebola in Uganda, the World Health Organization said Saturday, in a setback for health...
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Trump to take physical next monthThe White House announced that President Trump would be taking his annual physical exam next month.
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Pope had coughing fit, inhaled vomit and now requires assisted ventilation, Vatican saysPope Francis suffered an isolated coughing fit on Friday that resulted in him inhaling vomit and requiring non-invasive mechanical ventilation, the...
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Texas measles cases rises to 146 in an outbreak that led to a child's deathThe number of people with measles in Texas increased to 146 in an outbreak that led this week to the death of an unvaccinated school-aged child,...
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China reacts angrily to new Trump tariff, says U.S. addiction is driving fentanyl problemChina is reacting angrily to President Trump's pledge to impose an additional 10% tariff on its products, saying fentanyl is "the U.S.'s own problem."
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Senate panel advances fentanyl scheduling bill, pushing long-debated change toward lawA Senate panel advanced legislation Thursday that would permanently put fentanyl and its chemical cousins on the Schedule I list of controlled...
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FDA cancels panel meeting to discuss flu strainThe Food and Drug Administration has canceled a routine advisory meeting to discuss the makeup of the flu vaccine for this fall.
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How to practice healthy fasting during RamadanManal Elfakhani looks back fondly on childhood memories from the month of Ramadan. She would break her fast at the mosque with family and snack on...
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As measles cases mount in the U.S., what's the situation worldwide?The U.S. registered its first death from measles since 2015 this week, as a child who wasn't vaccinated died in a measles outbreak in rural West...
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Pope beats back speculation of imminent death or conclave as he continues pneumonia recoveryPope Francis continued his slow recovery from double pneumonia on Thursday, beating back speculation of an imminent death, resignation or conclave...
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Young boy's death from measles in West Texas first U.S. fatality in a decadeAn unvaccinated boy with measles died in West Texas overnight, the Texas Department of State Health Services announced Wednesday.
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Measles outbreak in Texas up to 124 casesA measles outbreak in western Texas that began last month keeps growing, from 58 cases last week to 124 cases as of Tuesday.
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Indian space agency's satellite mission fails due to technical issue in launch vehicleThe Indian space agency's mission to launch into orbit a new Earth observation satellite failed after the launch vehicle encountered a technical...
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Ajax boss emotional after historic title collapseAjax manager Francesco Farioli has said he has no regrets despite his side finishing as runners-up in the Eredivisie in one of the biggest title...
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Biden battling ‘most aggressive type’ of prostate cancer with bone metastasis, medical expert saysThe advanced form of prostate cancer has a 30 to 40% five-year survival rate.
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7-year-old child shot in NYC home — marking third minor to be wounded or killed in a Bronx shooting in a weekCops are investigating whether the child got hold of the gun and accidentally shot himself in the hand, according to law enforcement sources.
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Republicans advance ‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act’ out of Budget Committee after setback last Friday"One Big Beautiful Bill Act" is what Republicans have spent months developing to serve as Trump's signature legislative accomplishment of the year,...
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Congo's coltan miners dig for world's tech -- and struggle regardless of who is in chargeNestled in the green hills of Masisi territory in Congo, the artisanal Rubaya mining site hums with the sound of generators, as hundreds of men...
