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07 october
15h19
Lawyers seek to block Texas man’s execution, citing failed execution of Christa Pike
Lawyers for a Texas man who fatally shot a convenience store clerk are asking a judge to stay his execution by lethal injection, citing the recent...
01h46
Zambia says it will sign 3.6B US health deal after stripping patient data clauses
Zambia plans to sign a revised health agreement with the United States that excludes controversial clauses about sharing patient data and specimens
02h18
Kenya confirms its first Ebola case and death in a man who traveled from Congo
A Kenyan citizen who had been living in Congo before returning to Nairobi over the weekend has become Kenya’s first confirmed case of Ebola and the...
05 october
21h15
Doctors, insurers sue Newsom over health insurance premium increases
Doctors and health insurers have filed suit alleging Gov. Gavin Newsom and the California Legislature violated the law when they approved a...
06 october
03h52
Russia reports a worker at a Siberian plague institute got pneumonia from an unknown cause and died
Russian authorities say a staffer at a plague research institute in Siberia contracted pneumonia of an unknown cause, and local state TV reported the...
03 october
13h14
Doctors warn about the risks energy drinks pose to kids. What families need to know
Doctors nationwide have warned for years that energy drinks contain high levels of caffeine that can seriously harm children
02 october
15h31
An Ebola treatment center was burned down as the death toll in Congo passes 4,000
Congo’s Ebola outbreak has resulted in over 4,000 deaths, with authorities struggling to contain the virus
01 october
15h21
The drug used in Tennessee’s failed execution has come under past scrutiny
The lethal drug administered in Tennessee’s failed attempt to execute Christa Pike has been used in multiple states that carry out the death penalty
11h42
After an outfield collision left him paralyzed, every gain in rehab is a big win for A’s Ryan Lasko
Ryan Lasko was a promising outfielder in the Athletics organization on a path he hoped would one day make him a major leaguer, having established...
02h02
3 GOP states go to US Supreme Court to challenge 3 Democratic-led states’ abortion ’shield’ laws
Alabama, Arkansas and Louisiana have gone to the U.S. Supreme Court to challenge abortion shield laws in California, Massachusetts and New York that...
30 september
21h52
Pennsylvania records a fifth measles death as the nation endures its worst year since 1991
Pennsylvania health officials have reported a fifth measles-associated death
20h38
The rise and fall of America’s deadly love affair with the cigarette
Cancer stick
16h45
Senate committee advances Dr. Nicole Saphier’s nomination for surgeon general
Dr. Nicole Saphier, President Trump’s third nominee for surgeon general, is moving closer to confirmation
13h56
As heat becomes more extreme, inmates are increasingly threatened by rising temperatures
When summer heat feels stifling, most people can cool off with a glass of ice-cold water, turning up the AC or opening a window
25 september
23h03
UN tries to build momentum on pandemic preparedness, but hits a speed bump
Six years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, the U.N. General Assembly’s leader and health officials are seeking to make sure that the lurking...
11h54
Yemen’s civil war returns and overwhelms hospitals
Hospitals in Yemen are struggling as civil war returns to the Arab world’s poorest nation
24 september
05h40
Senators to question FDA nominee about her views on abortion pill and vaccines
President Donald Trump’s pick to run the Food and Drug Administration will face questions from Senate lawmakers considering her nomination
10h42
OpenAI’s breach of Australian health department website prompts rebuke from Albanese
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he is extremely concerned about OpenAI’s security breach of a government website, and that the...
00h34
Idaho case may be connected to the 1982 Tylenol murders, officials say
Authorities in Idaho say a man found dead in a church decades ago may be connected to unsolved poisonings in 1982 that were dubbed the Tylenol murders
01h46
Hayden Panettiere’s death highlights risk of overdose death after stopping and resuming drug use
A coroner’s report notes that actor Hayden Panettiere had been in rehabilitation just weeks before she died from an accidental drug overdose
07 march
20h05
Vitamin A, While Helpful for Measles, Is Not a Replacement for Vaccination
This is a MedPage Today story.Both the World Health Organization (WHO) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommend vitamin A for all...
26 february
20h05
Historic Strike Involving Thousands of Oregon Healthcare Workers Comes to an End
This is a MedPage Today story.A strike involving nearly 5,000 healthcare workers at Providence Health in Oregon, which began Jan. 10, has come to an...
25 february
20h05
Doctor Stabbed in Chest; ’Hypnotic’ Doc Faces Second Hearing; Nurse Assaulted
This is a MedPage Today story.A patient at Provident Hospital in Chicago allegedly stabbed an emergency physician in the chest. (FOX 32)A physician...
19 february
20h05
Here’s the Extent of the Fallout From Trump’s HHS Purge
This is a MedPage Today story.Thousands of employees of federal health agencies have been let go in a chaotic and slow-rolling Trump administration...
17 february
08h29
Doctor wanted: Small town offers big perks to attract a physician
This is a MedPage Today story.HAVANA, Fla. -- For a rural community, this town of 1,750 people has been more fortunate than most. A family doctor has...
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