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Gaza's Remaining Hospitals Will Stop Working in Two Days, Health Officials Warn
Israel's closure of the vital Rafah border crossing last month severed key supply lines, aid groups warned
UNICEF Chief on the Hunger Crisis Afflicting Millions of Children in Sudan and Gaza
A high risk of famine persists across the Gaza Strip with 96 percent of people there facing high levels of acute food insecurity
New $72,000 Migrant Smuggling Routes to the U.S. Start With Charter Flights
Inside two new routes that take Indians and Africans to the United States via Central America
U.S. Surgeon General Declares Gun Violence a Public Health Crisis
Dr. Vivek Murthy is calling for a multipronged effort to reduce gun deaths, modeled on campaigns against smoking and traffic fatalities
South Korea’s Health-Care System Teeters as Doctors’ Strike Drags on with No End in Sight
South Korea’s marathon doctors’ strike escalated on Tuesday as thousands defied a government warning to stage a nationwide walkout
How Scared Should You Be of Bird Flu?
The answer depends on who you are
Heat Wave Safety Tips from the World's First Chief Heat Officer
The East Coast, Midwest and other parts of the United States are baking this week due to a major heat wave
Philippines' Alarming HIV Surge "Highest in the World", With Youth Hit Hard
Young people are driving the surge in new cases, say health officials, amid efforts to reduce stigma, improve outreach and testing options
South Africa Records First Mpox Death After Five Cases Confirmed
A 37-year-old man has become South Africa's first recorded death from mpox after five laboratory-confirmed cases of the viral infection were recorded
Bird Flu Tests Are Hard To Get. So How Will We Know When To Sound the Pandemic Alarm?
If the government doesn't prepare to ramp up H5N1 bird flu testing, the United States could be caught off guard again by a pandemic
The Plastics We Breathe
Every time you take a breath, you could be inhaling microplastics
These Are the Bird Flu Questions that Influenza and Animal Scientists Desperately Want Answered
It is startling this far into this situation that so many questions appear to be no closer to answers