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What to know about water safety before heading to the beach or pool this summer

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — With school out for the summer and temperatures rising across the country,...

Research gives more reassurance that milk pasteurization kills bird flu, officials say

NEW YORK (AP) — A new study that recreated commercial pasteurization in a government lab provides reassurance...

As COVID-19 ticks up in some places, US health officials recommend a fall vaccination campaign

NEW YORK (AP) — With fresh COVID-19 cases bubbling up in some parts of the country, health officials...

Thousands of doctors go on strike in England a week before the UK general election

LONDON (AP) — Thousands of doctors in England are staging their 11th walkout on Thursday in a long-running...

Experts warn that 755,000 people at risk of famine in the coming months in war-torn Sudan

CAIRO (AP) — International experts portrayed a grim picture for war-torn Sudan in a report Thursday...

Health care needs to diversify its workforce to get rid of racial inequalities, a new report says

Racial and ethnic inequities in health care are found in every state in the U.S. despite the passage...

Delaware Senate gives final approval to bill mandating insurance coverage for abortions

DOVER, Del. (AP) — Democratic lawmakers in Delaware gave final approval Tuesday to a bill requiring...

Judge blocks Michigan's abortion waiting period, 2 years after voters approved abortion rights

DETROIT (AP) — A judge on Tuesday blocked Michigan's 24-hour waiting period for abortions, saying it...

Health officials tell US doctors to be alert for dengue as cases ramp up worldwide

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials on Tuesday warned doctors to be alert for dengue cases as the...

Puerto Rico issues an island-wide heat advisory for the first time as power outages persist

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Meteorologists on Tuesday for the first time issued a heat advisory for...

Doctors treat thousands of heatstroke victims in southern Pakistan as temperatures soar

KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — A days-long intense heat wave has disrupted normal life in Pakistan, especially...

A botulism outbreak in Russia leaves 1 dead, scores more hospitalized after eating readymade salads

One person has died and scores more remain hospitalized in Russia in an outbreak of botulism that spans...

US surgeon general declares gun violence a public health crisis

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. surgeon general on Tuesday declared gun violence a public health crisis,...

Arkansas sues 2 pharmacy benefit managers, accusing them of fueling opioid epidemic in state

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas on Monday sued two pharmacy benefit managers that oversee coverage...

Tennessee is sued over law that criminalizes helping minors get abortions without parental approval

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — As Tennessee prepares to become the second U.S. state to enact a ban against...

Infant mortality rate rose 8% in wake of Texas abortion ban, study shows

In the wake of Texas' abortion ban, the state's infant death rate increased and more died of birth defects...

Supreme Court rejects challenge to Connecticut law that eliminated religious vaccination exemption

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a challenge to a 2021 Connecticut law that...

Preeclampsia can be fatal for pregnant people and babies. New blood tests aim to show who's at risk

When you're expecting a baby, you hope nothing goes wrong. But at least one in 20 people who are pregnan...

Planned Parenthood says it will spend $40 million on abortion rights ahead of November's election

WASHINGTON (AP) — Planned Parenthood will spend $40 million ahead of November's elections to bolster...

Young gay Latinos see a rising share of new HIV cases, leading to a call for targeted funding

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Four months after seeking asylum in the U.S., Fernando Hermida began coughing...

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