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3Feb By Europe WorldNo Comments

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Trump's directives on abortion funding raise questions about abortion pills

Trump administration policies blocking federal funding for abortion have left advocates on both sides of the issue wondering if federal restrictions on mail-order pills are coming next. Source link

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3Feb By Europe WorldNo Comments

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New York attorney general tells hospitals to continue transgender care after Trump's executive order

New York Attorney General Letitia James on Monday told hospitals that they would be violating state law if they stop offering gender-affirming care for people under age 19 in response to an executive order from President Donald Trump aimed at curtailing federal funding for such treatments. Source link

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3Feb By Europe WorldNo Comments

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Uganda begins Ebola vaccine trial after new outbreak kills a nurse and infects 2 other people

Ugandan authorities on Monday began a clinical trial of a vaccine against the Sudan strain of Ebola that has killed one person in the outbreak declared last week. Source link

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3Feb By Europe WorldNo Comments

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WHO chief asks countries to push Washington to reconsider its withdrawal

The World Health Organization chief asked global leaders to lean on Washington to reverse President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from the U.N. health agency, insisting in a closed-door meeting with diplomats last week that the U.S. will miss out on critical information about global disease outbreaks. Source link

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2Feb By Europe WorldNo Comments

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Ugandan health authorities are set to begin an Ebola vaccine trial after new outbreak kills a nurse

Ugandan officials are preparing to deploy a trial vaccine as part of efforts to stem an outbreak of Ebola in the capital, Kampala, a top health official said Sunday. Source link

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2Feb By Europe WorldNo Comments

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Pro-RFK Jr. letter to the Senate includes names of doctors whose licenses were revoked or suspended

A letter submitted to the U.S. Senate that states it was sent by physicians in support of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination as secretary of Health and Human Services includes the names of doctors who have had their licenses revoked, suspended or faced other discipline, The Associated Press has found. Source link

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2Feb By Europe WorldNo Comments

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The runaway alligator and other bizarre calls that hampered UK ambulance dispatchers

If your pet alligator escapes, don't call for an ambulance - unless it has sunk its teeth into someone. Source link

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2Feb By Europe WorldNo Comments

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Oxygen chamber at Michigan medical center explodes, killing 5-year-old boy inside

A 5-year-old boy was killed and his mother was injured after the hyperbaric chamber he was in at a Troy, Michigan, medical facility exploded Friday. Source link

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1Feb By Europe WorldNo Comments

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Medical evacuation plane crashes after takeoff in Philadelphia

A medical evacuation plane flying to Mexico by way of Missouri crashed after takeoff in Philadelphia Friday night, killing all six people on board. At least one person on the ground also died. Source link

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1Feb By Europe WorldNo Comments

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RFK Jr. and 'MAHA' movement face crunchtime in Senate

President Trump promised to let Robert F. Kennedy Jr. "go wild" on health. Mr. Kennedy is outlining what that means at a high-stakes hearing Wednesday before the Senate Finance Committee. Source link

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