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EPA promised a Make America Healthy Again agenda. It has yet to materialize, frustrating activists
10 July 2026, 5:03 am
After Make America Healthy Again activists drew up a petition to get him fired, Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lee Zeldin pledged to release a formal agenda of MAHA priorities his agency would pursue |
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Suspected Ebola patient placed in Equatorial Guinea hotel with deportees from the US, lawyers say
9 July 2026, 11:10 pm
Migrants deported from the U.S. and detained in a hotel in Equatorial Guinea say authorities have used the facility to quarantine a suspected Ebola patient |
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Ebola deaths in Congo reach 600; new cases suspected in previously unaffected area
9 July 2026, 3:04 am
New suspected Ebola cases have been reported in previously unaffected parts of Congo, according to the government |
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An Italian region defies US pressure to end a Cuban doctors program
8 July 2026, 10:13 pm
Cuban doctors are working in hospitals in Italy's Calabria region under a long-running program despite U.S. efforts to end it |
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What to know about protecting pets from the New World screwworm fly
8 July 2026, 1:54 pm
New World screwworm cases in dogs in Texas and New Mexico are prompting warnings from veterinarians and humane societies that pet owners need to remain vigilant to protect their animals |
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Former Dallas Cowboys defensive end Kneeland had early stage CTE at time of death
7 July 2026, 10:21 am
Former Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland had a brain abnormality linked to repeated concussions when he killed himself after a high-speed chase with police in November 2025 |
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What to know about Legionnaires' disease making people sick on New York's Upper East Side
7 July 2026, 8:31 am
A Legionnaires’ disease cluster in New York City has sickened more than 20 people in two Upper East Side neighborhoods |
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Mother who said toddler twins died after vaccinations charged with murder
7 July 2026, 2:54 am
An Idaho woman who said her toddler twins died last year after getting vaccinated now faces murder charges in their deaths |
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Medicaid funding resuming for Planned Parenthood after being cut off
6 July 2026, 7:26 pm
Planned Parenthood and two other abortion providers can resume billing Medicaid after an almost yearlong ban on federal funding expired |
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New 50-state data reveals drops in Affordable Care Act enrollment
6 July 2026, 12:33 pm
New 50-state data reveals steep drops in Affordable Care Act enrollment after subsidies expired |
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Ebola deaths in Congo top 500 as health workers threaten to strike
6 July 2026, 6:38 am
Authorities report that at least 500 people have died from over 1,500 confirmed Ebola cases in Congo |
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As war grinds on, Ukrainian climbers build a new outdoor culture inspired by Yosemite
5 July 2026, 6:53 pm
As Russia’s full-scale invasion enters its fifth year, a group of Ukrainian amateur climbers is trying to build something new: a climbing culture inspired by the sense of community surrounding California’s Yosemite National Park |
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A child can drown in seconds. Doctors want more families to be prepared
4 July 2026, 5:23 am
Doctors and others are sounding an alarm: More U.S. children have been drowning in recent years |
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Autism remains widely misunderstood in parts of Africa. A mother in Guinea fights for her child
3 July 2026, 10:33 pm
A family in Guinea first sought help from a traditional healer when their son showed signs of autism as a child |
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Eastern heat on July 4 threatens World Cup players and fans
3 July 2026, 8:54 am
Forecasters say the hottest World Cup tournament match so far this year could hit Saturday afternoon, during the knockout round game between France and Paraguay in Philadelphia |
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Once a source of national pride, Cuba's healthcare system declines as energy shortages deepen crisis
2 July 2026, 8:26 am
Irisleydis Tristá, a cancer patient in Cuba, has been unable to get a crucial CT scan for seven months because the machine at Havana’s leading hospital is broken |
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Chris Johnson seeking revival of Ice Bucket Challenge as he continues his fight against ALS
2 July 2026, 6:29 am
Former NFL star Chris Johnson is bringing back the Ice Bucket Challenge to raise awareness of ALS as he fights the fatal nervous system disease |
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Trump administration proposes a rule it says could save Medicare patients $1.1 billion on drugs
2 July 2026, 5:58 am
The Trump administration is proposing a new rule to keep hospitals from marking up discounted drugs for Medicare patients |
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New Jersey is set to charge companies with workers on Medicaid. Other states may follow
2 July 2026, 5:10 am
New Jersey is set to charge companies whose workers have Medicaid health coverage |
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Venezuelan medics fear earthquake aftermath will trigger widening medical crisis
2 July 2026, 12:29 am
With far more dead than living people taken from the rubble a week after Venezuela’s devastating twin earthquakes, doctors say the biggest dangers now facing survivors were untreated wounds and infectious diseases |
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CDC urges people to prevent mosquito bites as West Nile virus season gets early start
1 July 2026, 1:37 pm
West Nile virus season is off to its earliest and worst start since 2004 |
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Medicare is now covering some GLP-1 weight loss drugs for $50. Here’s what to know
1 July 2026, 6:16 am
The federal government has launched a new program to make GLP-1 weight loss drugs more affordable for older Americans |
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New Mexico governor says state could seek billions after DEA let fentanyl hit streets
29 June 2026, 6:51 pm
New Mexico's governor says the state could seek billions in civil damages after DEA agents allowed fentanyl shipments into communities |
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FDA panel on peptides will include experts who promote the unproven chemicals favored by RFK Jr.
29 June 2026, 2:22 pm
The Food and Drug Administration is meeting next month to consider easing restrictions on several peptides, a group of unapproved drugs popular with followers of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The agency posted meeting materials online Monday |
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French deaths soar as extreme heat breaks European records
28 June 2026, 7:42 pm
The head of the WHO warns that Europe must do more to protect people. |