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Hospitals in eastern Congo are crowded with wounded and exhausting their supplies
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Hundreds of wounded people have poured into overcrowded hospitals in Goma,…
Gunmen kill a police officer working on Pakistan’s first polio drive of the year
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Unidentified gunmen shot and killed on Monday a police officer working on…
Uganda begins Ebola vaccine trial after new outbreak kills a nurse and infects 2 other people
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan authorities on Monday began a clinical trial of a vaccine…
New York attorney general tells hospitals to continue transgender care after Trump’s executive order
NEW YORK (AP) — New York Attorney General Letitia James on Monday told hospitals that…
New York attorney general tells hospitals to continue transgender care after Trump’s executive order
NEW YORK (AP) — New York Attorney General Letitia James on Monday told hospitals that…
RFK Jr. misled the US Senate on measles deaths, Samoa’s health chief says
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Samoa’s top health official on Monday denounced as “a complete…
Did RFK Jr. mislead the Senate on measles deaths in Samoa? The island nation’s health chief says yes
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Samoa’s top health official on Monday denounced as “a complete…
Uganda begins Ebola vaccine trial after new outbreak kills a nurse and infects 2 other people
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan authorities on Monday began a clinical trial of a vaccine…
Dogs sit and stay to get vaccinated against parvovirus at San Francisco free clinic
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Dogs lined up on a San Francisco street Monday for free…
Africa knew Trump’s ‘America First’ pledge meant it might be last. Then came the freeze on aid
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Four days after President Donald Trump signed an executive order freezing almost…
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faces the first key vote in his health secretary confirmation test
WASHINGTON (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the controversial environmental lawyer turned public health critic,…
Medical experts dispute evidence used to convict British nurse Lucy Letby of murder
LONDON (AP) — A panel of experts has disputed the medical evidence used to convict…
Struggling with your mental health after surviving a disaster? Here’s how to look after yourself
There’s the initial shock and chaos in a collective disaster like the deadly and destructive…
RFK Jr. appears on track to become US health secretary as he wins key Republican senator’s support
WASHINGTON (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a vocal vaccine skeptic and activist lawyer, appeared…
Families and doctors sue over Trump’s order to halt funding for gender-affirming care
Seven families with transgender or nonbinary children filed a lawsuit Tuesday over President Donald Trump’s…
Families and doctors sue over Trump’s order to halt funding for gender-affirming care
A group of families with transgender children filed a lawsuit Tuesday over President Donald Trump’s…
Ohio governor orders state employees back to in-office work 5 days a week starting in March
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has ordered state employees back to…
Man injured in avalanche on Vancouver Island, taken by rescue helicopter to hospital
NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. — A man has been seriously injured in an avalanche on Vancouver…
Trump picks former chief entangled in ‘Sharpiegate’ to lead NOAA
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has nominated Neil Jacobs to lead the National Oceanic…
Argentina says it will withdraw from the World Health Organization, echoing Trump
BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Argentina’s president has ordered the country’s withdrawal from the World Health…
Argentina says it will withdraw from the World Health Organization
BUENOS AIRES (AP) — President Javier Milei has ordered Argentina’s withdrawal from the World Health…
The transgender care fight targets more adults as Georgia and other states weigh laws
ATLANTA (AP) — Conservatives’ nationwide offensive against transgender care, earlier focused on young people, is…
Argentina’s president bans gender-affirming care for people under age 18
BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Argentina’s president has signed a decree banning gender-affirming care for people…
Community groups say Canadians are scared as Trudeau warns hate crimes are rising
OTTAWA — As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other leaders warn of a rising tide…