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April 19, 2025
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The bullets began piercing the windows of the hospital as women cradling young children ran from room to room searching for a safe place to hide while the heavily armed gang drew closer. As the sound of gunshots increased, the women’s screams grew louder until a hospital worker pleaded with them
READ MOREAccording to federal health and safety officials, a worker in Massachusetts became the first reported fatality due to occupational asthma in the U.S. cannabis production industry. According to a federal report released on Thursday, a 27-year-old woman working in a cannabis cultivation and processing facility suffered from worsening respiratory symptoms related to her job. Tragically,
READ MOREU.S. health inspectors discovered numerous sanitation and manufacturing issues, such as barefoot workers, cracked floors, and altered records, at an Indian company that recently issued a recall on its eyedrops sold in the United States. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) discovered multiple issues at a Mumbai facility owned by Kilitch Healthcare India. The agency
READ MORERSV infections are on the rise in certain regions of the United States, causing a significant increase in patient numbers at hospital emergency departments in states such as Georgia, Texas, and others. In an effort to combat the increase, government officials announced on Thursday that they would be distributing additional quantities of a recently developed
READ MOREAccording to health agencies, there was a significant increase in measles-related fatalities worldwide, with a rise of over 40% in the past year. This can be attributed to a significant drop in vaccination rates during the pandemic. According to a recent report by the World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and
READ MOREOn Thursday, a judge in St. Louis will listen to arguments in a lawsuit contesting Missouri’s abortion ban. The lawsuit claims that the lawmakers who enacted the ban forced their personal religious beliefs onto those who do not share them. In January, a legal case was initiated by 13 religious leaders from Christian, Jewish, and
READ MOREThe regulatory agency in Britain has approved the first-ever gene therapy for sickle cell disease, potentially providing relief to numerous individuals suffering from this debilitating condition in the United Kingdom. On Thursday, the Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency announced that they have granted approval for Casgevy, the first medication to be licensed using the CRISPR
READ MOREProgress in treating childhood cancer has been a notable achievement in the field of modern medicine. However, over the last ten years, the progress has slowed for Black and Hispanic children, resulting in a widening disparity in mortality rates, as stated in a recently published report on Thursday. Cancer in children is not common and
READ MORENEW YORK (AP) — On Wednesday, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it had given warnings to two organizations in the food and beverage industry and twelve social media influencers for not properly disclosing their paid endorsements of a sweetener and sugary items. The characters refer to social media posts on Instagram and TikTok created
READ MOREThe state employee health plan in Connecticut was expected to allocate $30 million this year for a particular type of diabetes medication that is rapidly growing in popularity due to its effectiveness in promoting weight loss. Comptroller Sean Scanlon, the administrator of the plan that includes 265,000 employees such as teachers, police officers, and firefighters,
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