Today: May 02, 2024
Today: May 02, 2024

Health

Gaza could surpass famine thresholds in six weeks, WFP official says

By Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber GENEVA (Reuters) - The Gaza Strip could surpass famine thresholds of food insecurity, malnutrition and mortality in six weeks, an official from the World Food Programme

Send us Patriots: Ukraine's battered energy plants seek air defenses against Russian attacks

Ukrainian energy workers are struggling to repair the damage from intensifying airstrikes aimed at pulverizing Ukraine’s energy grid

Pennsylvania nurse who gave patients lethal or possibly lethal insulin doses gets life in prison

A Pennsylvania nurse who administered lethal or potentially lethal doses of insulin to numerous patients has pleaded guilty to three counts of murder and other charges and been sentenced to life in prison

Halle Berry shouts from the Capitol, 'I'm in menopause' as she seeks to end a stigma and win funding

Halle Berry is joining a group of bipartisan senators to push for legislation that would put $275 million toward research and education around menopause, the significant hormone shift women go through in middle age

Air quality in some parts of US worst in 25 years, report says

By Rich McKay (Reuters) - About 44 million Americans live in cities or counties that received a failing grade for air quality, which has deteriorated to its worst in 25 years across a swath of the U.S

A wild orangutan used a medicinal plant to treat a wound, scientists say

Researchers say an orangutan appeared to treat a wound with medicine from a tropical plant

Sex offender asks Norway's Supreme Court to declare social media access is a human right

A convicted sex offender is asking the Norwegian Supreme Court to declare social media access is a human right

One Tech Tip: How to repair an electric toothbrush

Toothbrushes used to be simple, powered only by your hand so they never broke down

Biden says 'order must prevail' during campus protests over the war in Gaza

President Joe Biden is rejecting calls from student protesters to change his approach to the war in Gaza while insisting that “order must prevail” on college campuses across the country

Healthy teeth are wondrous and priceless – a dentist explains why and how best to protect them

The durability and longevity of teeth lie in the complex interplay between six different tissues, all of which play an intricate role in tooth formation and health.

Saudi Arabia's King Salman leaves hospital following routine check up - TV

DUBAI (Reuters) -Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz has left King Faisal Specialist hospital in Jeddah after completing "a routine check up", Saudi state media reported on Wednesday citing the

For ex-Derby winner Silver Charm, it's a life of leisure and Old Friends at Kentucky retirement farm

Michael Blowen can step outside his house anytime and visit retired racehorses at Old Friends, the thoroughbred retirement farm he founded in Kentucky two decades ago

Brittney Griner says she thought about killing herself during first few weeks in Russian jail

WNBA star Brittney Griner says she thought about killing herself during her first few weeks in a Russian jail after her 2022 arrest on drug-related charges

Death toll jumps to at least 48 as a search continues in southern China highway collapse

The death toll from a collapsed highway in southeastern China has climbed to 48 as searchers dug for a second day through a treacherous and mountainous area

Pregnancy-related deaths have fallen to pre-pandemic levels, new US data says

New government data suggests U.S. pregnancy-related deaths have fallen back to pre-pandemic levels

US Senate committee investigates pricing of Novo's Ozempic and Wegovy

(Reuters) - A U.S. Senate committee said on Wednesday it had launched an investigation into the prices of Novo Nordisk's diabetes and weight loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy in the United States.

US requires bird flu tests for dairy cattle moving between states

By Tom Polansek and Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) -The U.S. government will require dairy cattle moving between states to be tested for bird flu starting on Monday as federal officials ramp up

Sanofi profit slips on generic competition and currency effects

By Ludwig Burger (Reuters) -Sanofi's first-quarter operating income fell 14.7% as currency effects and cheap competition to its multiple sclerosis drug Aubagio outweighed rising sales of anti-

UAE reports illness linked to contaminated water after floods

DUBAI (Reuters) - A small number of people in the United Arab Emirates have shown symptoms associated with contaminated water after heavy rains and floods, the health ministry said.

US births retreat after pandemic-era growth

By Amina Niasse NEW YORK (Reuters) - The number of births in the United States fell by 2% in 2023 from the previous year, driven in part by a marked birth rate decline among older teenagers and women

Abortion is still consuming US politics and courts 2 years after a Supreme Court draft was leaked

Abortion is still consuming U.S. state legislatures, courts and political campaigns two years after the draft of a Supreme Court decision that would upend the status quo was leaked

Merck raises 2024 profit forecast on strong sales of cancer drug Keytruda

By Patrick Wingrove (Reuters) -Merck & Co on Thursday raised its annual profit and revenue forecasts on the back of strong sales for its blockbuster cancer drug Keytruda, sending the company's shares

Bristol Myers posts quarterly loss, lays out $1.5 billion cost-saving plan

By Deena Beasley and Bhanvi Satija (Reuters) -Bristol Myers Squibb reported a first-quarter loss on Thursday as charges related to its acquisitions of Karuna Therapeutics, RayzeBio and Mirati

Arizona will repeal its 1864 abortion ban. Democrats are still planning to use it against Trump

Arizona’s 1864 abortion ban will soon be gone from the law books, but not from the campaign trail

GlaxoSmithKline sues Pfizer and BioNTech over Covid-19 vaccine technology

By Blake Brittain (Reuters) -GlaxoSmithKline sued Pfizer and BioNTech in Delaware federal court on Thursday, accusing them of infringing GSK patents related to messenger RNA (mRNA) technology in the

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