Fijian islands still cut off after cyclone, fear of Zika and Dengue outbreaks
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Fiji sent boats on Tuesday carrying desperately needed aid to remote islands and coastal villages devastated by (More…)
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Trump asks U.S. Congress to prohibit late-term abortion
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump called for curbs on late-term abortion in his State of the Union address (More...)
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Cuba deploys army in effort to avoid Zika virus
HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuban President Raul Castro called on the entire Cuban population to help eradicate the mosquitoes that carry (More…)
Protesters in Flint demand new pipes in response to water crisis
FLINT, Mich. (Reuters) – More than 500 protesters led by civil rights activist Jesse Jackson marched to the Flint water (More…)
Zika-hit Puerto Rico prepares to import all of its blood supplies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New guidelines barring the collection of blood in areas with outbreaks of the mosquito-borne Zika virus will (More…)
Zika crisis pressures Vatican to soften contraception stance
RECIFE, Brazil (Reuters) – On the frontline of Brazil’s fight against Zika, Vandson Holanda sends Roman Catholic volunteers into the (More…)
Zika vaccine shows promise in mice
(Reuters) – Hopes of developing a vaccine against Zika took a small step forward on Wednesday as Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc (More…)
Cyber attack snarls Los Angeles hospital’s patient database
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The FBI is investigating a cyber attack that has crippled the electronic database at Hollywood Presbyterian (More…)
WHO backs new weapons in fight against Zika virus
LONDON (Reuters) – Countries battling the Zika virus should consider new ways to curb disease-carrying mosquitoes, including testing the release (More…)
Michigan officials knew of Legionnaires’ outbreak long before warning
DETROIT (Reuters) – State government officials knew about an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease and its suspected link to contaminated water (More…)
House passes bill requiring EPA actions on lead-laced water
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday easily passed a bill requiring federal environmental regulators to act (More…)
