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Evacuees and Firefighters Face Health Toll of Persistent Western Wildf...
For evacuees returning to communities around Spokane, Washington, the end of an evacuation order doe...

Louisiana Reports Multiple Vibrio Vulnificus Infections This Year...
BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana has reported nine cases of Vibrio vulnificus infection this year, inc...

Hunter Biden Says Father Joe Biden Cancer Has Spread Further...
WASHINGTON — Former U.S. President Joe Biden's prostate cancer has spread beyond his bones and is ...

Abortion Numbers Rise Amid Reported Decline in Birth Control Use...
LONDON — Abortions in England and Wales reached a record high in 2023 as a growing share of women ...

Measles Cases Reach Highest Levels in Decades Across United States...
WASHINGTON — The United States has recorded its highest annual number of measles cases in 35 years...

Chandipura Virus Outbreak Prompts National Response Team Deployment...
NEW DELHI—India's federal government has deployed a National Joint Outbreak Response Team (NJORT) to support health au...

WHO Calls for More Support Against Congo Ebola Outbreak...
KINSHASA—The World Health Organization on Thursday appealed for stronger international support to contain the rapidly ...

FDA approves first mRNA flu vaccine for adults 50 and older...
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first messenger RNA-based seasonal influenza vacci...

Senate Confirms Erica Schwartz as CDC Director...
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed Dr. Erica Schwartz as director of the Centers for Disease Control an...

FDA Poised to Decide on First mRNA Influenza Vaccine...
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Moderna's mRNA-based seasonal influenza vaccine, marki...

Chipotle and Qdoba Remove Jalapeños Linked to Outbreak...
WASHINGTON — Chipotle Mexican Grill and QDOBA have removed jalapeños linked to a multistate Salmonella outbreak after...

Gujarat Bans Production of Analogue Paneer Cheese Butter...
GANDHINAGAR—The Gujarat government has banned the production of analogue paneer, cheese and butter across the state, c...

Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Jalapeños Sickens Hundreds...
WASHINGTON — A multistate Salmonella outbreak linked to jalapeño peppers imported from Mexico has sickened 345 people...

Nepali Farmers Navigate New Medical Cannabis Law Amid National Ban...
In Nepal's Gandaki Province, where cannabis has long grown wild on hillsides and in fields despite decades of prohibitio...