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'I'm living a lie': On the streets of a Colorado city, pregnant migrants struggle to survive
Over the past two years, an unprecedented number of Venezuelans have traveled to the U.S. border, seeking a better life More »
A bomb hits a vehicle guarding an anti-polio drive in Pakistan and wounds 9
Officials say a roadside bomb has hit a vehicle carrying officers assigned to protect health workers conducting a polio immunization drive in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban in northwestern Pakistan, wounding six officers and three civilians More »
A remote tribe is reeling from widespread illness and cancer. What role did the US government play?
The remote Duck Valley reservation that straddles Nevada and Idaho has battled toxic contaminants on its land for decades More »
Vaccinations against mpox in Congo will begin next month, authorities say
Authorities say a vaccination campaign against mpox in Congo will begin Oct. 2, with workers focusing on the three most affected provinces first More »
Wisconsin health officials recall eggs after a multistate salmonella outbreak
Wisconsin health officials have initiated a recall of eggs following an outbreak of salmonella infections among 65 people in nine states that originated on a Wisconsin farm More »
Former director of Los Alamos National Laboratory dead after car crash in New Mexico
A former top official in U.S. nuclear weapons research at Lawrence Livermore and Los Alamos national laboratories has died after an automobile crash in New Mexico More »
WHO and Africa CDC launch a response plan to the mpox outbreak
The Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization have launched a continent-wide response plan to the outbreak of mpox More »
Texas sues to stop a rule that shields the medical records of women who seek abortions elsewhere
Texas is suing to try to block a federal rule that shields the medical records of women from criminal investigations if they cross state lines to get an abortion where it is legal More »
Missouri patient tests positive for bird flu despite no known exposure to animals
Health officials say a hospitalized patient in Missouri was infected with bird flu, despite having no known contact with dairy cows or other animals More »
