Health
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Measles cases hit 370 total in Texas and New Mexico, and Kansas has an outbreak
The measles outbreaks in West Texas and New Mexico have surpassed a combined 370 cases, and two unvaccinated people have died from measles-related...
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5 high-level CDC officials are leaving in the latest turmoil for the public health agency
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was rocked by five high-level departures on Tuesday in the latest turmoil for the nation's top...
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Pope Francis' doctors considered stopping treatment to 'let him go' after serious breathing crisis
Pope Francis' medical team briefly considered suspending treatment after a Feb. 28 breathing crisis but instead decided on an aggressive course...
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Gaza's child amputees struggle with recovery, especially after Israel's cutoff of aid
Five-year-old Sila Abu Aqlan curled her lip in concentration as she practiced walking for the first time on a prosthetic leg at a clinic in Gaza...
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Sierra Leone debates decriminalizing abortion as women and girls endanger their lives
When she got pregnant at 16, Fatou Esther Jusu was terrified that it would derail her future.
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Mangione wants a laptop in jail while he awaits trial in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO
Luigi Mangione is asking for a laptop in jail, but just for legal purposes -- not for communicating with anyone - as he awaits trial in the killing...
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Trump administration cancels at least 68 grants focused on LGBTQ health questions
A surge of grant cancellations hit researchers focused on the health of gay, lesbian and transgender people last week, as the Trump administration...
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One state jumps into the fray over vaccine exemptions
One state's effort to exempt young school-aged children from vaccines appears to have stalled as states contend with a burgeoning measles outbreak.
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Trump taps CDC's acting director as new nominee to lead agency
President Trump said Monday he has chosen Dr. Susan Monarez as his nominee to head the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention after the White...
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White House official: Acting CDC director Susan Monarez is the new nominee to lead the agency
President Donald Trump will nominate Dr. Susan Monarez, the acting director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to the job, a...
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Body camera footage is released showing scene outside Gene Hackman's home
Authorities have released body camera footage from outside the home of Gene Hackman, where the actor and wife Betsy Arakawa were found dead in late...
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What is glioblastoma, the aggressive brain cancer that killed former U.S. Rep. Mia Love?
The death Sunday of former U.S. Rep. Mia Love, the first Black Republican woman elected to the U.S. House, has brought renewed attention to an...