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As Europe warms, Italy sees West Nile virus spread farther and longer
Italian health authorities see evidence that rising temperatures and longer warm seasons are helping mosquitoes spread West Nile virus across a wider area, during more months of the year More »
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West African scientists warn of weakening health systems and urge stronger outbreak detection
West African laboratory scientists are urging governments to strengthen their capacity to detect disease outbreaks to prevent another major crisis More »
Florida confirms a death from dengue as the state struggles with one of its worst recent outbreaks
Florida is experiencing one of its worst surges of dengue in decades, and the toll now includes a death More »
Kennedy tells anti-vaccine activists they have a friend in Trump's White House
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. tells anti-vaccine activists from an organization he once chaired that they have a friend in the White House More »
Jehovah’s Witnesses allow blood-derived products but keep ban on whole-blood transfusions
The Jehovah’s Witnesses have partly eased their ban on the medical use of donated blood More »
Prenatal appointments and no place to pump: Navigating pregnancy and postpartum needs at work
Pregnancy and new parenthood can raise complicated issues for women in the workplace More »
Fiji declares an HIV emergency and expands testing as cases surge
Fiji has declared an HIV emergency as 1 in 60 people in the South Pacific island nation is estimated to be infected More »
South Korea set to approve abortion pills for the 1st time next year
South Korea plans to approve abortion pills for the first time to ensure safer abortions within the national healthcare system More »
At least 48 dead in Nigeria after consuming drink suspected to contain methanol, authorities say
At least 48 people have died after consuming a locally brewed alcoholic concoction in southern Nigeria’s Ondo state More »
Vaccination rates drop to 10-year low for Michigan’s school–age children
Michigan is seeing a rise in school-aged children skipping vaccines, reaching the highest exemption rate in a decade More »
