health

Toxic alcohol kills at least 27 in ‘dry’ Indian state

PATNA, India (AFP) -- Toxic hooch has killed at least 27 people in the eastern Indian state of Bihar where…

US cases of sexually transmitted infections surpassed 2.5 million in 2021: CDC

Eagle News) -- In the U.S., an alarming new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveals that…

England’s health service set for ‘catastrophic’ doctors’ strike

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- The public health service in England was on Tuesday braced for "the most disruptive industrial…

Biden ends US Covid emergency status

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Joe Biden on Monday officially ended the Covid national health emergency that for more…

Work-from-home order issued as Thai city tops world pollution table

Chiang Mai, Thailand | AFP | Thailand's Chiang Mai was ranked the world's most polluted city on Friday, with authorities…

Japan govt survey finds 1.5 million living as recluses

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Nearly 1.5 million working-age people in Japan are social recluses, according to a new government survey,…

Johnson & Johnson proposes $8.9 bn settlement of talc cancer claims

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- US pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday proposed an $8.9 billion settlement to…

Squeezed by high costs, US tenants grapple with eviction

  Alexandria, United States | AFP | Sunday 4/2/2023 by Beiyi SEOW For nearly eight years, driving for a ride-hailing…

US approves sale of anti-overdose drug Narcan without prescription

  Washington, United States | AFP | Wednesday 3/29/2023 The US drug regulator announced Wednesday that Narcan, the treatment which…

WHO says medium-risk adults don’t need extra Covid jabs

by Robin MILLARD The World Health Organization said Tuesday it is no longer recommending additional Covid-19 vaccine booster doses for…

The flying hospital bringing Ukraine’s wounded west

by Pierre-Henry DESHAYES and Viken KANTARCI Agence France-Presse https://youtu.be/vyFE-jnW7cE ON BOARD A BOEING 737 MEDEVAC PLANE, Poland (AFP)  -- You…

Biden signs law declassifying US intel on Covid origin

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Joe Biden on Monday signed into law a bill requiring the release of…

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