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What to know about the New World screwworm fly and its reappearance in the US
The New World screwworm fly is threatening the $113 billion U.S. cattle industry for the first time in more than a half century, with an infestation from its flesh-eating larvae confirmed in south Texas.
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‘We’re still behind’ in Congo’s Ebola outbreak even as testing improves, WHO chief says
Congo's Ebola outbreak "had a big head start, and we're still behind," the head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday, adding that the medical community was "catching up" even as militant attacks plague the stricken region.
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Melinda French Gates donates $215 million to improve women’s health worldwide
Philanthropist Melinda French Gates will expand her giving to improve women’s health globally, pledging another $215 million to support contraceptive access and maternal care, as well as initiatives aimed at middle-aged women, including further study of menopause.
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Africa is the deadliest place in the world to have a baby, while its population booms
The agony began for Maude Ahmad Fadala shortly after sunset.
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Trump administration wants to close the watchdog investigating West Virginia’s chemical disasters
After a chemical leak at the Ames Goldsmith plant in Kanawha County killed two workers and injured dozens more last month, federal investigators quickly arrived in West Virginia to begin piecing together what went wrong.
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Construction begins on CommonSpirit Memorial rehab hospital in Ooltewah
A general contractor has begun building a rehabilitation hospital on Mountain View Road in Ooltewah, set to operate as a joint venture between CommonSpirit Memorial Hospital and a Nashville area rehab center operator.
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5 American cruise ship passengers leave Nebraska quarantine facility
Five of the 18 American cruise ship passengers who have been staying at a national quarantine facility in Nebraska after being exposed to hantavirus are going home, U.S. health officials said Monday.
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Hundreds of youths protest outside Kenya’s Ebola quarantine center for US citizens
Hundreds of youths in Kenya's central town of Nanyuki on Monday demonstrated against the establishment at the Laikipia Air Base of an Ebola quarantine center for American citizens exposed to the virus.
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Ask a Doctor: Parents should talk to their children about inhalants
I'm seeing videos online about "laughing gas" and other inhalants. How worried should I be as a parent?
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Tennessee nurse convicted in patient’s death turns fatal drug error into a cautionary tale
When RaDonda Vaught got her first speaking request, it had been a year since that day in a Nashville courtroom, when she listened as a jury read her guilty verdict for negligent homicide and neglect of an impaired adult.
