Every few minutes, 14-month-old Awa coughs, the phlegm rising from deep within her chest. Her mother, Meta Ba, says Awa’s been coughing that way for as long as she can …
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China’s Daily COVID Cases Highest Since Pandemic Began
China’s daily COVID cases have climbed to the highest since the pandemic began, official data showed Thursday, despite the government persisting with a zero-tolerance approach involving grueling lockdowns and travel …
your ads here!40 Million Children Face Growing Threat of Measles, WHO Warns
More than 40 million children missed getting vaccinated against measles last year, prompting a significant setback in global efforts to eradicate the highly contagious disease worldwide, the World Health Organization …
your ads here!Explainer: Why Was Indonesia’s Shallow Quake So Deadly?
A 5.6 magnitude earthquake left more than 260 dead and hundreds injured as buildings crumbled and terrified residents ran for their lives on Indonesia’s main island of Java. Bodies continued …
your ads here!White House Urges Americans to Get COVID, Flu Shots Before Year-End
The White House brought out two of the nation’s top doctors Tuesday to urge all Americans to update their COVID-19 and influenza vaccinations in the next six weeks as the …
your ads here!Lebanon Struggles to Contain Cholera Outbreak
A few weeks ago, Lebanon detected its first cases of cholera in 30 years. The highly contagious disease has since spread and officials in the cash-strapped country fear there is …
your ads here!Fauci Pleads With Americans to Get COVID Shot in Final White House Briefing
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the U.S. health official celebrated and vilified as the face of the country’s COVID-19 pandemic response, used his final White House briefing on Tuesday to denounce division …
your ads here!Botswana Introduces Injectable Antiretrovirals for HIV Treatment
Botswana has approved the use of injectable anti-retroviral (ARV) drugs to improve adherence to HIV treatment. Minister of Health Edwin Dikoloti says the injections, given every two months, are more …
your ads here!Thailand’s Pot Boosters Battle Bid to Delegalize Cannabis
Five months after Thailand became the first country in Asia to legalize cannabis, boosters of the hot-button herb are fighting to keep it that way amid mounting calls to re-list …
your ads here!Bacterial Infections ‘Second Leading Cause of Death Worldwide’
Bacterial infections are the second leading cause of death worldwide, accounting for one in eight of all deaths in 2019, the first global study of their lethality revealed on Tuesday. …
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The World Health Organization said Monday it was thrashing out a new list of priority pathogens that risk sparking pandemics or outbreaks and should be kept under close observation. The …
your ads here!NASA Capsule Buzzes Moon, Last Big Step Before Lunar Orbit
NASA’s Orion capsule reached the moon Monday, whipping around the back side and passing within 80 miles (128 kilometers) on its way to a record-breaking lunar orbit. The close approach …
your ads here!Beijing’s Biggest District Urges Residents to Stay Home as COVID Cases Rise
Beijing’s most populous district urged residents to stay at home Monday, extending a request from the weekend as the city’s COVID-19 case numbers rose, with many businesses shut and schools …
your ads here!No More Mad Cow Worries, Banned US Blood Donors Can Give Again
U.S. Army veteran Matt Schermerhorn couldn’t give blood for years because he was stationed in Europe during a deadly mad cow disease scare there. Now, he’s proud to be back …
your ads here!Historic Compensation Fund Approved at UN Climate Talks
Negotiators early Sunday approved a historic deal that would create a fund for compensating poor nations that are victims of extreme weather worsened by rich countries’ carbon pollution, but an …
your ads here!New Measures for Size, As World’s Population Surpasses 8 Billion
What is bigger: A ronna or a quetta? Scientists meeting outside of Paris on Friday — who have expanded the world’s measuring unit systems for the first time this century …
your ads here!Last-Minute Objections Threaten Historic UN Climate Deal
A last-minute fight over emissions cutting and the overall climate change goal is delaying a potentially historic deal that would create a fund for compensating poor nations that are victims …
your ads here!Snow Leopard Photographs Cheer Wildlife Conservationists in Kashmir
Wildlife conservationists are heartened by a rare sighting of a snow leopard in what they say is the first member of the endangered species to be captured on camera in …
your ads here!Protests, Online Dissent Daily Occurrence in China, Report Says
China’s zero-COVID policy prompted hundreds of Chinese citizens to march in the streets in Guangzhou this week after hearing that ongoing lockdowns had been extended. In videos shared on Chinese …
your ads here!Pfizer Booster Spurs Immune Response to New Omicron Subtypes
Pfizer said Friday that its updated COVID-19 booster may offer some protection against newly emerging omicron mutants, even though it’s not an exact match. Americans have been reluctant to get …
your ads here!Early Flu Adding to Woes for US Hospitals
As Americans head into the holiday season, a rapidly intensifying flu season is straining hospitals already overburdened with patients sick from other respiratory infections. More than half the states have …
your ads here!Webb Space Telescope Spots Early Galaxies Hidden from Hubble
NASA’s Webb Space Telescope is finding bright, early galaxies that until now were hidden from view, including one that may have formed a mere 350 million years after the cosmic-creating …
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