BENGALURU, India — Months of scorching temperatures sometimes over 50 degrees Celsius (122 Fahrenheit) in parts…
Public health
US surgeon general declares gun violence a public health emergency
WASHINGTON — The U.S. surgeon general on Tuesday declared gun violence a public health crisis, driven…
At least 6 heat-related deaths reported in metro Phoenix so far this year as high hits 115 degrees
At least six people have died from heat-related causes this year so far in sizzling metro…
AP analysis finds 2023 set record for US heat deaths, killing in areas that used to handle the heat
David Hom suffered from diabetes and felt nauseated before he went out to hang his laundry…
Victims of UK’s infected blood scandal to start receiving final compensation payments this year
LONDON — Victims of the U.K.’s infected blood scandal, in which tens of thousands of people…
A report is due on the UK’s infected blood scandal, the country’s worst public health disaster
LONDON — Britain’s government is expected to apologize on Monday as an inquiry is to publish…
What happened in the UK’s infected blood scandal? Inquiry report will be revealed on Monday
LONDON — The final report of the U.K.’s infected blood inquiry will be published Monday, nearly…
Water, water everywhere … most is now safe to drink in an English village after parasite outbreak
LONDON — Most residents living near a scenic fishing village in southwestern England where a parasite…
A rural Ugandan community is a hot spot for sickle cell disease. But one patient gives hope
MBALE, Uganda — Barbara Nabulo was one of three girls in her family. But when a…
CDC identifies 1st documented cases of HIV transmitted through cosmetic needles
FILE – This electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health shows…