Indians Suffering Mystery Illness Found to Have Lead, Nickel in Blood
Indian doctors have found lead and nickel in the blood of patients who have succumbed to a mysterious illness in the southern ...
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Biden Introduces Top Health Care Officials as US COVID Cases Soar
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden is introducing his top health care officials on Tuesday, all of whom will quickly face the ...
Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Nears Approval for Emergency Use in US
A COVID-19 vaccine developed by U.S. drug maker Pfizer and Germany’s BioNTech has moved closer to approval for emergency ...
Feds Passed Up Chance to Lock in More Pfizer Vaccine Doses
The Trump administration opted last summer not to lock in a chance to buy millions of additional doses of one of the leading ...
Trump Summit Aims to Boost Faith in Vaccine; Biden Excluded; Drugmakers Decline
The Trump administration is aiming to instill public confidence as well as claim major credit for the forthcoming coronavirus ...
Despite Promise, Few in US Adopting COVID-19 Exposure Apps
Six months ago, Apple and Google introduced a new smartphone tool designed to notify people who might have been exposed to the ...
Trump Administration Declines to Tighten US Soot Pollution Standard
The head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Monday the agency will maintain an air quality standard governing soot ...
Biden Names Top Health Care Officials
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden named his top health care officials on Monday, tapping former Congressman Xavier Becerra as his ...
Pakistan Suspends Senior Hospital Staff After Oxygen Shortage Kills 6 COVID Patients
Authorities in Pakistan suspended seven senior officers at a government hospital Monday after an inquiry found their ...
Biden Picks California Attorney General to Lead HHS, Harvard Expert for CDC
President-elect Joe Biden has picked California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to be his health secretary, putting a defender of ...
‘We’re Ready’: Baltimore Dry Ice Supplier Prepares for COVID Vaccine
The Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine against the coronavirus must be stored at extremely cold temperatures, raising some concerns about ...
Saving Senegal’s Forests: Group Turns Straw Into Fuel
Wood and charcoal burning account for 50% of Senegal’s household energy consumption, contributing to air pollution and ...
Saving Senegal’s Forests: Group Turns Straw Into Fuel
Wood and charcoal burning account for 50% of household energy consumption in Senegal, contributing to air pollution and ...
Japanese Space Officials Eager to Analyze Asteroid Samples
Japanese space officials said they are excited about the return of a capsule that safely landed in Australian Outback on Sunday ...
ER Visits, Long Waits Climb for US Kids in Mental Health Crisis
When children and teens are overwhelmed with anxiety, depression or thoughts of self-harm, they often wait days in emergency ...
Virus Cases Continue Climbing in US During Holiday Season
Coronavirus infections across the U.S. continue to rise as the country moves deeper into a holiday season when eagerly ...
Gene-editing Treatment Shows Promise for Sickle Cell, Other Blood Disease
Scientists are seeing promising early results from the first studies testing gene editing for painful, inherited blood disorders ...
Japan Capsule Carrying Asteroid Samples Lands in Australia
Japan’s space agency said its helicopter search team has spotted a capsule carrying asteroid samples that could explain the ...
Yellow Fever in Nigeria Continues to Spread
A Nigerian yellow fever outbreak detected early last month is worsening and causing many cases and deaths across five of the ...
Japan Awaits Spacecraft Return with Asteroid Soil Samples
Japan’s space agency said the Hayabusa2 spacecraft successfully separated a capsule and sent it toward Earth to deliver ...
Russia Begins COVID Inoculations
Russia has begun its COVID-19 vaccination program. Seventy clinics in Moscow began inoculating people Saturday with the Sputnik-V ...
Trump Signs Anti-Doping Act Into Law
U.S. President Donald Trump signed into law Friday a bill that lets U.S. justice officials pursue criminal penalties against ...
WHO: Vaccine Approval Does Not Mean End of Pandemic
Officials with the World Health Organization cautioned Friday that approval of a vaccine for use in Britain this week does not ...
WHO Chief Urges Investment, Preparation for Next Pandemic
The head of the World Health Organization said Friday that with a COVID-19 vaccine on the horizon, nations must start investing ...