HEALTH

Tanzania’s health ministry has confirmed that five people have died and three others are being treated for the Ebola-like Marburg diseaseNAIROBI, Kenya -- Tanzania’s health ministry on Tuesday confirmed that five people have died and three…

March 21, 2023 – Most of the time, when a polyp is found during an older adult’s colonoscopy, it is unlikely that a concerning polyp or colon cancer will be found during a future surveillance scan. Yet most patients are advised to repeat…

ATLANTA -- A bill banning most gender-affirming surgeries and hormone replacement therapies in Georgia for transgender people under 18 is headed to Gov. Brian Kemp's desk after senators gave it final passage on Tuesday.Senators voted 31-21…

Cases of a drug-resistant infection caused by the fungus Candida auris are on the rise in the United States, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The fungal infection has proved deadly,…

British GPs have the joint shortest appointments of all family doctors quizzed in ten high-income countries. The poll found GPs in the UK and Germany reported an average consultation length of just 10 minutes. Doctors in Australia, Canada,…

An unhoused individual sleeps under an American flag blanket in New York City on Sept. 10, 2013. In 2021,…

Caroline Ouko holds a portrait of her son, Irvo Otieno, as attorney Ben Crump (left) and her older son, Leon…

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said that depositors at small banks could be eligible for the same kind of…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Warning: This story contains details that may upset and trigger some readers.  Leaders of a Saskatchewan First Nation are…

A group of protesters hold photos of Jeffrey Epstein in front of a New York City federal courthouse in July…