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Ebola cases in Uganda rise to 9, while 265 others are being monitored under quarantine

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ebola cases in Uganda have risen to nine, while 265 other people were being monitored under quarantine, health authorities said Tuesday.
What to know about proposals to ban abortion pills and punish women who seek abortion

What to know about proposals to ban abortion pills and punish women who seek abortion

Lawmakers in some states where abortion is already banned are seeking to explicitly bar abortion pills or take a step that most leading anti-abortion groups oppose: punish women who seek to end their pregnancies.
This Valentine's Day, consider what all types of love bring to your life

This Valentine's Day, consider what all types of love bring to your life

Valentine's Day is for lovers — but you don't need a romantic soulmate to celebrate.
Scientists warn Trump's medical research cuts endanger patients as judge blocks the move for now

Scientists warn Trump's medical research cuts endanger patients as judge blocks the move for now

Scientists warn the Trump administration’s drastic cuts for medical research endanger patients, will cost thousands of jobs – and threaten America’s standing as a world leader in science and innovation.
Bayer backs broadened effort to shield popular weedkiller from claims it failed to warn of cancer

Bayer backs broadened effort to shield popular weedkiller from claims it failed to warn of cancer

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A renewed and expanded effort from chemical giant Bayer to shield itself from lawsuits that claim its popular weedkiller Roundup causes cancer brought dozens of protesters to the Iowa Capitol building Monday begging lawmakers
Fifteen cases of measles reported in small West Texas county with high rate of vaccine exemptions

Fifteen cases of measles reported in small West Texas county with high rate of vaccine exemptions

Fifteen measles cases — mostly in school-aged children — have been confirmed in a small county in West Texas with one of the highest rates of vaccine exemptions in the state.

New strain of bird flu is detected in a Nevada dairy worker, CDC says

NEW YORK (AP) — A dairy worker in Nevada was infected with a new type of bird flu that’s different from the version that has been spreading in U.S. herds since last year, federal health officials said Monday. The illness was considered mild.
Fifteen cases of measles reported in small West Texas county with high rate of vaccine exemptions

Fifteen cases of measles reported in small West Texas county with high rate of vaccine exemptions

Fifteen measles cases — mostly in school-aged children — have been confirmed in a small county in West Texas with one of the highest rates of vaccine exemptions in the state.
Hospital and nurses deny negligence in N.B. emergency room death of 78-year-old man

Hospital and nurses deny negligence in N.B. emergency room death of 78-year-old man

FREDERICTON — A New Brunswick health network and two nurses named in a lawsuit by the family of a 78-year-old man who died waiting for care in a Fredericton emergency room deny all allegations against them and are asking for the claim to be dismissed
B.C. airline Helijet donates medical helicopter for humanitarian use in Ukraine

B.C. airline Helijet donates medical helicopter for humanitarian use in Ukraine

RICHMOND, B.C. — British Columbia-based Helijet International has agreed to donate a fully operational medical helicopter for humanitarian use in Ukraine.