Zika virus outbreak may not change abortion in Brazil
RECIFE (Reuters) – Six months pregnant with her first child, Eritania Maria has a rash and a mild fever, symptoms (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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In Yemen war, hospitals bombed to rubble, starvation spreads
DUBAI (Reuters) – Elderly Hamama Yousif was rushed to the main hospital in one of Yemen’s largest cities after an (More…)
Hawaii County declares state of emergency over dengue fever outbreak
The growing number of dengue fever cases in Hawaii County has prompted the county’s mayor to declare a state of (More…)
Obama seeks funds to fight Zika, sees no cause for panic
WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will ask the U.S. Congress for more than $1.8 billion in emergency funds to (More…)
Inadequate testing thwarts efforts to measure Zika’s impact
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – One major hurdle is thwarting efforts to measure the extent of the Zika epidemic and (More…)
Michigan emails show officials knew of Flint water disease risk
(Reuters) – Emails between high-ranking Michigan state officials show they knew about an uptick in Legionnaires’ disease and that it (More…)
First wrongful death claim filed over California methane leak
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Methane fumes spewing from a ruptured underground pipeline near a Los Angeles neighborhood hastened the demise (More…)
Startup company growing meat, plans to sell it within five years
A startup company says it is growing authentic beef, pork and chicken from animal cells.
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Florida governor declares health emergency in four counties over Zika virus
TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) – Florida Governor Rick Scott declared a public health emergency in four counties with travel-related cases of (More…)
U.S. lawmakers chastise officials at all levels over Flint water crisis
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers criticized environmental officials at a hearing on Wednesday for not acting sooner when they saw (More…)
