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Pentagon announces annual testosterone screening program for US troops
6+ hour, 23+ min ago (207+ words) Service members aged 30, older to receive annual testosterone screenings as part of routine periodic health assessments, says Pete Hegseth WASHINGTON (AA) - US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Wednesday that the Pentagon will begin annual testosterone deficiency screenings for service members…...
'I'm having chest pains,' US Sen. Lindsey Graham said before he died: CNN
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (453+ words) HOUSTON, United States (AA) - US Sen. Tommy Tuberville has given new accounts of what happened to his fellow Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham before he died at his Washington, DC, home on Saturday, according to a CNN report. "Lindsey called, called…...
UPDATE - France to activate extreme heat emergency plan for 1st time
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (306+ words) UPDATES WITH NEW DEVELOPMENTS; REVISES DECK By Seyma Erkul Dayanc and Melike Pala ISTANBUL / BRUSSELS (AA) - The French government will activate its extreme heat emergency plan for the first time on Friday in all departments placed under the highest red…...
Israel's Supreme Court gives government deadline in case of 14 detained Gaza doctors
1+ week, 3+ day ago (187+ words) Physicians for Human Rights says court directed government to file its response to petition by Tuesday By Said Amori, Esat Firat and Kanyshai Butun JERUSALEM/ISTANBUL (AA) – Israel's Supreme Court has given the government until Tuesday to respond to a…...
Cholera, measles, food shortages put 200,000 at risk in Sudan's North Kordofan: Medics
1+ week, 3+ day ago (329+ words) By Adel Abdelrheem and Rania Abushamala KHARTOUM, Sudan/ISTANBUL (AA) – More than 200,000 people, including over 20,000 children, are facing a worsening humanitarian and public health crisis in western Bara in Sudan's North Kordofan State amid cholera and measles outbreaks and acute…...
Hot weather, severe thunderstorms disrupt US Independence Day celebrations
1+ week, 3+ day ago (329+ words) By Hazel Belkis Belge ISTANBUL (AA) – Extremely hot weather and severe thunderstorms disrupted the US Independence Day celebrations on Saturday, with officials reporting that the number of deaths from the heat wave has increased to 25. Nearly 156 million people across the…...
INTERVIEW - 1,000 days of Israeli genocide, 1,500 Gaza patients died waiting for treatment abroad: Hospital director
1+ week, 5+ day ago (922+ words) By Ramzi Mahmud and Mohammad Sio GAZA CITY, Palestine / ISTANBUL (AA) - The number of deaths caused by the collapse of Gaza's healthcare system due to the Israeli genocide now exceeds the number of people killed in direct Israeli airstrikes, according…...
Heat, storms drive spike in drownings as 70 die in Polish waters since June
1+ week, 5+ day ago (243+ words) With country experiencing record high temperatures in recent weeks, many Poles headed to unguarded swimming areas, rivers and lakes WARSAW (AA) - At least 70 people have drowned in Poland since the beginning of June, authorities said, as record-breaking temperatures drew thousands…...
China dispatches 2nd medical team to DR Congo as Ebola fatalities rise
1+ week, 5+ day ago (207+ words) Central African nation has recorded 1,406 Ebola cases, including 438 deaths, since outbreak was declared on May 15 By Riyaz ul Khaliq ISTANBUL (AA) – China Friday dispatched second medical expert team to Democratic Republic of Congo as the death toll from the Ebola…...
England to reward daily walking with shopping discounts under new health scheme
1+ week, 5+ day ago (195+ words) LONDON (AA) - The National Health Service (NHS) in England is preparing to launch a new walking challenge that will reward people with shopping vouchers and discounts for meeting daily exercise targets, according to British media on Friday. According to the…...