Health
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France says death toll will rise as record heatwave rages in Europe
"Right now 150 million people are living under extreme heat, hundreds have died, schools are shut, grids are buckling," World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus wrote on X.
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CDC raises its response to Ebola outbreak to the highest threat level
More than 1,100 people across Congo and Uganda have tested positive for Ebola since May, and at least 250 people have died from the virus. Officials expect both numbers to grow.
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Watch Live: President Trump participates in a Rose Garden Club Dinner with American farmers
President Trump participates in a Rose Garden Club Dinner with American farmers.
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New York health officials say 'hundreds' more cases of polio possible throughout state
Wastewater detection allegedly points to broader infections.
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Indiana legislature passes first post-Roe ban on most abortions
Both the state House and Senate passed the measure, which included rape and incest exceptions.
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UK's only dedicated child sex change clinic to close
"You can't even describe how much damage they caused," said former patient Keira Bell, who challenged the unit in court, claiming she had been too young to consent to the treatment that began her female-to-male transition as a 16-year-old.
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Biden administration declares public health emergency over monkeypox, report
Republican leaders have been largely skeptical of the severity of monkeypox
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Ron DeSantis downplays monkeypox, says politicians trying to scare citizens
Florida has documented 525 cases of monkeypox
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Court rules Medicaid must cover transgender surgeries
The ruling specifically pointed to procedures such as mastectomies and vaginoplasties
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New York becomes first state in nearly a decade to have polio case, officials urge vaccinations
Officials reported the first confirmed case of the deadly virus in more than a decade
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Biden taps FEMA’s Robert Fenton to head Monkeypox response
There are now more than 5,800 cases nationwide
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VA secretary: Department 'looking expressly' at abortion options for veterans in pro-life states
“We’re going to make sure that they have access to the full slate of that care, because that’s what we owe them"
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Appeals court rules Michigan may enforce pre-Roe abortion restrictions
Local officials will be able to enforce the state's restrictions, effective immediately