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Claude Lemieux's brain is being donated to Boston University's CTE Center, his family says
5+ hour, 35+ min ago (367+ words) WASHINGTON " EDITOR'S NOTE " This story includes discussion of suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, the national suicide and crisis lifeline in the U. S. is available by calling or texting 988. There is also an online chat at 988lifeline. org Claude…...
Trump's physician says the president is in 'excellent health' and is 'fully fit' to serve
15+ hour, 47+ min ago (532+ words) WASHINGTON " Donald Trump's physician says the president is in "excellent health" and is "fully fit" to serve as commander in chief after'a medical exam Tuesday at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. A report from Dr. Sean Barbabella, released late…...
Emergency room visits from tick bites have surged. A new federal plan aims to fight back.
17+ hour, 7+ min ago (374+ words) WASHINGTON " The Trump administration is rolling out a series of initiatives aimed at combatting Lyme disease and other illnesses that are spread by tick bites." U. S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced the efforts"Friday during an event…...
WHO chief lands in eastern Congo's Ituri province, epicenter of Ebola, as outbreak outpaces response
21+ hour, 22+ min ago (514+ words) WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is expected to visit a treatment center and meet local authorities, health workers and affected families in Bunia. "The best way to address this is to provide all the necessary support to fight the disease…...
US adult cigarette smoking rate hits another all-time low
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (291+ words) Cigarette smoking is a risk factor for lung cancer, heart disease and stroke, and it's long been considered the leading cause of preventable death. The preliminary findings from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were based on survey responses…...
As Ebola scourges Congo, experts warn of link to the consumption of 'wild meat"
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (899+ words) Others occasionally sell in the open, like the women who preside over impossibly large baskets of squirming caterpillars at the market in Kinshasa. For many in Congo and elsewhere in Central and West Africa wild meat is a craving and…...
Trump tells agencies to align with study calling for narrower childhood vaccine recommendations
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (384+ words) An executive order from Trump directs federal agencies to align their policies behind the study, which recommended an overhaul long called for by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The study found that the United States recommends more childhood vaccines than…...
State racing to catch up on backlog of toxicology tests
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (59+ words) KING5. com State racing to catch up on backlog of toxicology tests To stream KING 5 on your phone, you need the KING 5 app. Download the KING 5 app Next up in 5 Example video title will go here for this video Before You…...
Washington State Patrol battles toxicology backlog
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (402+ words) SEATTLE " Washington State Patrol officials say a backlog in toxicology testing is delaying impaired driving investigations across the state as forensic scientists work overtime to keep up." The lab, which handles evidence for criminal cases, is currently processing more than…...
Google seeks approval to release millions of specially treated mosquitoes to combat disease
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (740+ words) ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. " Google is asking federal regulators for permission to release up to 32 million specially treated mosquitoes in Florida and California over the next two years as part of an ambitious effort to curb mosquito-borne diseases. The proposal, currently…...