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Hurricane Milton's lasting impact on health is just beginning, studies suggest

Lingering effects from weather events can be devastating, research shows.
3 hours ago
 In this aerial view, flood waters inundate a neighborhood after Hurricane Milton came ashore on Oct. 10, 2024, in Punta Gorda, Fla.
October 10

North Dakota's abortion ban will remain on hold during court appeal

A North Dakota judge won’t let the state’s near total ban on abortions stand while the state appeals a ruling striking down the law
October 10
The Red River Women’s Clinic in Moorhead, Minn., is seen Aug. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Jack Dura)
October 10

Florida city sees water main break during Milton. Here are the health risks

City officials shut off potable water services midnight on Thursday.
October 10
A view shows a collapsed construction crane that fell on the building that also hosts the offices of the Tampa Bay Times, after Hurricane Milton made landfall, in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida, Oct. 10, 2024.
October 10

Company recalls nearly 10 million pounds of meat and poultry dishes for listeria contamination

A company is recalling nearly 10 million pounds of meat and poultry made at an Oklahoma plant because the products may be contaminated with listeria bacteria
October 10
FILE - The logo of the United States Department of Agriculture is seen, Aug. 10, 2007, at the US Embassy in Berlin. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File)
October 10

Rwanda's Marburg outbreak is under control, Africa's health chief says

The head of Africa’s top public health agency says that an outbreak of the Ebola-like Marburg fever in Rwanda is under control and that travel bans to the East African country are unnecessary
October 10
FILE - In this Oct. 8, 2014 photo, a medical worker from the Infection Prevention and Control unit wearing full protective equipment carries a meal to an isolation tent housing a man being quarantined after coming into contact in Uganda with a carrier of the Marburg Virus, at the Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)
October 10

Milton spares Daytona Beach factory that's a critical supplier of IV fluids

A Florida factory that makes IV fluids critical to hospitals nationwide will restart after shutting down while Hurricane Milton tore through the state
October 10
FILE - A nurse hooks up an IV to a flu patient at Upson Regional Medical Center in Thomaston, Ga., Feb. 9, 2018. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)
October 10

Mali's traditional theater gives psychiatric patients the stage

In the courtyard of a psychiatric ward in Mali’s capital, patients take part in a traditional form of theater that is used as a way to work through problems
October 10
Patients at Bamako's Point G psychiatric ward act out scenes at the psychiatric ward of the Point G hospital in Bamako, Mali, Friday, Sept. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Moustapha Diallo)
October 09

Why Hurricane Milton may be putting some Floridians' mental health at risk

Multiple disasters can raise the risk of anxiety and depression, experts said.
October 09
A car drives through the heavy rain in Fort Myers, Florida, Oct. 9, 2024, as Hurricane Milton approaches.
October 09

Officials work to protect IV supplies in Florida after disruptions at North Carolina plant

Federal officials are working to move IV bags out of the path of Hurricane Milton, which is threatening another manufacturer of IV fluids even as hospitals nationwide are still reeling from disruptions caused by flooding at a large factory in North Car...
October 09
FILE - A nurse hooks up an IV to a flu patient at Upson Regional Medical Center in Thomaston, Ga., Feb. 9, 2018. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)
October 09

Twin boys born conjoined celebrate 1st birthday after separation surgery

Twin brothers who were born conjoined recently celebrated their first birthday after undergoing successful separation surgery
October 09
This undated photo provided by the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in October 2024 shows one of the previously conjoined Ruffin twins after separation surgery at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. (Ed Cunicelli/Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia via AP)
October 09

Tennessee corrections chief says new process for executing inmates will be completed by end of year

Tennessee’s corrections chief says the department is expected to unveil a new process for executing inmates by the end of the year
October 09
FILE - Ricky Bell, warden at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville, Tenn., gives a tour of the prison's execution chamber, Oct. 13, 1999. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
October 09

Bakery that makes Sara Lee and Entenmann's pushes back on FDA sesame warning

A top U.S. commercial bakery is pushing back on a Food and Drug Administration warning to stop using labels that say its products contain sesame — even when they don't
October 09
FILE - Bimbo bread is displayed on a shelf of a supermarket in Anaheim, Calif., on April 24, 2003. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, Files)
October 09

Pakistan records spike in new polio cases, hampering efforts to make the country polio-free

Officials say Pakistan has witnessed a spike in new polio cases since March, in a troubling sign as the government seeks to eradicate the disease in the country
October 09
October 08

Florida hospitals and health care facilities in Hurricane Milton's path prepare for the worst

Hospitals and other health care facilities on Florida’s Gulf Coast — still reeling from Hurricane Helene — are now revving up for Hurricane Milton
October 08
October 08

Democrats hope the latest court rulings restricting abortion energize voters as election nears

Two court rulings this week, in Georgia and Texas, have delivered major blows to reproductive rights
October 08
FILE - Supporters cheer as speakers arrive at an event kicking off a national "Reproductive Freedom Bus Tour" by the campaign of Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris and running mate Gov. Tim Walz, Sept. 3, 2024, in Boynton Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)
October 08

FDA OKs 1st over-the-counter combo flu and COVID test outside of emergency use

The test delivers results in approximately 15 minutes.
October 08
The Healgen Rapid Check COVID-19/Flu A&B Antigen Test seen here.
October 08

Courts keep weighing in on abortion. Next month's elections could mean even bigger changes

Two courts this week have allowed U.S. state abortion restrictions, and bigger changes could result from next month's elections
October 08
Anti-abortion activists rally outside of the U.S. Supreme Court, Thursday, June 20, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
October 08

Fast-rising cholera cases across war-torn Sudan alarm the UN

Sudan's health ministry says cholera cases in the country have increased by almost 40% across 11 of the total 18 states in less than two weeks, alarming the U.N. health officials
October 08
FILE -People line up in front of a bakery during a cease-fire in Khartoum, Sudan, May 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Marwan Ali, File)
October 08

Biden sets 10-year deadline for US cities to replace lead pipes nationwide

A decade after the Flint, Michigan, water crisis raised alarms about the dangers of lead in tap water, President Joe Biden is setting a 10-year deadline for U.S. cities to replace lead pipes and make drinking water safe for all Americans
October 08
President Joe Biden speaks at an event at the Milwaukee Department of Public Works in Milwaukee, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024, to discuss his administration's progress in replacing lead pipes in Wisconsin and across the country. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
October 07

A peek inside human brain shows a way it cleans out waste

Researchers found a network of tiny waste-clearing channels in the brain.
October 07
This undated photo provided by the Oregon Health & Science University in October 2024 shows Drs. Erin Yamamoto, left, and Juan Piantino, who used special imaging to spot a long-suspected pathway the human brain uses to clear waste. (Christine Torres Hicks/OHSU via AP)
October 07

Florida hospitals, health care centers close ahead of Hurricane Milton landfall

The Gulf storm strengthened to Category 5 Monday.
October 07
Morton Plant North Bay Hospital in New Port Richey, Fla. ordered to evacuate ahead of Hurricane Milton.
October 07

Don't expect human life expectancy to grow much more, researcher says

A new study suggests that humanity is hitting the upper limit of life expectancy
October 07
FILE- Emma Morano holds a cake with candles marking 117 years on the day of her birthday, Nov. 29, 2016, in Verbania, Italy. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
October 07

Ahead of hurricane strike, Floridians should have a plan, a supply kit and heed evacuation advice

Emergency managers say having a plan and an emergency kit before Hurricane Milton strikes is paramount
October 07
Noah Weibel and his dog Cookie climb the steps to their home as their family prepares for Hurricane Milton on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, in Port Richey, Fla. (AP Photo/Mike Carlson)
October 07

Georgia Supreme Court reinstates 6-week abortion ban, reversing lower court ruling

Last month, a lower court had ruled that the ban was unconstitutional.
October 07
Abortion rights activists rally outside the State Capitol in support of abortion rights in Atlanta, May 14, 2022.
October 07

Supreme Court declines Biden's appeal in Texas emergency abortion case

Court let stand decision barring emergency abortions that violate law in Texas.
October 07
FILE - The Supreme Court building is seen, June 28, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
October 07

UK doctor admits trying to kill his mother's partner with poison disguised as a COVID-19 vaccine

A British doctor has admitted trying to kill his mother’s long-term partner by injecting him with poison disguised as a COVID-19 vaccine
October 07
October 07

Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun win Nobel Prize in medicine for discovery of microRNA

Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun win Nobel Prize in medicine for discovery of microRNA
October 07
October 07

Nobel Prize in medicine honors 2 scientists for their discovery of microRNA

Two scientists have won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for their discovery of microRNA, tiny bits of genetic material that serve as on and off switches inside cells that help control what the cells do and when they do it
October 07
Gary Ruvkun, American molecular biologist, 2024 Nobel Prize winner in physiology or medicine, speaks with a reporter, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, at his home, in Newton, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
October 06

Rwanda will deploy Marburg vaccine under trial as death toll rises to 12

Rwandan health authorities will begin a vaccine study against the Marburg hemorrhagic fever as the East African country tries to stop the spread of an outbreak that has killed 12 people
October 06
FILE - In this Oct. 8, 2014 photo, a medical worker from the Infection Prevention and Control unit wearing full protective equipment carries a meal to an isolation tent housing a man being quarantined after coming into contact in Uganda with a carrier of the Marburg Virus, at the Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)
October 05

Congo finally begins mpox vaccinations in a drive to slow outbreaks

Congolese authorities have started vaccinations against mpox, nearly two months after the disease outbreak that spread from Congo to several other African countries and beyond was declared a global emergency
October 05
FILE - A health worker attends to a mpox patient, at a treatment centre in Munigi, eastern Congo, Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa, File)
October 05

Congo finally begins mpox vaccinations, nearly two months after outbreaks in Africa were declared a global emergency

Congo finally begins mpox vaccinations, nearly two months after outbreaks in Africa were declared a global emergency
October 05
October 04

Don't fall for fake dentists offering veneers and other dental work on social media

Dentists say unlicensed practitioners offering cheap dental veneers are putting patients at risk
October 04
FILE - A dentist holds a model of teeth in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)
October 04

Helene damaged a factory that makes IV fluids

Experts say the fallout from storm damage to a North Carolina factory that makes critical hospital supplies will be felt broadly and could linger
October 04
October 04

NFL says the preseason saw its fewest number of concussions since tracking started

The NFL saw its fewest number of concussions in the preseason since tracking started in 2015
October 04
Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa talks on the sidelines during the second half of an NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans, Monday, Sept. 30, 2024, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
October 04

Some children tied to NY nurse's fake vaccine scheme are barred from school

A suburban New York school district has barred patients of a former nurse practitioner who pleaded guilty to running a fraudulent COVID-19 vaccination card scheme
October 04
October 04

US provides $72M to vaccine manufacturers to advance bird flu shot preparedness

The process will ensure vaccines are ready to distribute if needed.
October 04
3D rendered image of highly pathogenic avian influenza.
October 04

Dozens of zoo tigers die after contracting bird flu in southern Vietnam

More than a dozen tigers have died after contracting bird flu at a zoo in southern Vietnam
October 04
CORRECTS NAME OF ZOO- Animal health workers spray disinfectant after tigers died of bird flu at Vuon Xoai zoo in Bien Hoa city, Vietnam on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024. (Phuoc Tuan/VNExpress via AP)
October 04

For migrant women who land in Colorado looking for jobs, a common answer emerges: No

As record numbers of South Americans come to the U.S. seeking better economic opportunities, many are landing in communities that are unprepared for them — and sometimes outright hostile
October 04
Sofia Roca, an immigrant from Colombia, packs up her belongings in Aurora, Colorado, on March 29, 2024, as she prepares to leave in search of work in another state. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert)
October 04

Abortion-rights groups are outraising opponents 8-to-1 on November ballot measures

Abortion rights groups have outraised opponents by a nearly 8-to-1 margin in campaigns for ballot measures across the U.S. this year
October 04
October 03

Two California dairy workers were infected with bird flu, latest human cases in US

Two dairy workers in California were infected with bird flu, the 15th and 16th human cases detected in the U.S. this year
October 03
FILE - In this photo provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, an animal caretaker collects a blood sample from a dairy calf vaccinated against bird flu in a containment building at the National Animal Disease Center research facility in Ames, Iowa, on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. (USDA Agricultural Research Service via AP, File)
October 03

Vaccination rates fall among kindergartners: CDC

The new federal data showed that vaccine rates for MMR, DTaP, polio and chickenpox fell nearly 0.5%.
October 03
The new federal data showed that vaccine rates for MMR, DTaP, polio and chickenpox fell nearly 0.5%.
October 03

Remember the shortage of medical gowns during COVID? Feds spending $350 million for stockpile

Six U.S. companies will spend at least $350 million to manufacture medical gowns to store in the Strategic National Stockpile
October 03
FILE - Workers carry boxes at a Strategic National Stockpile warehouse in Oklahoma City, Okla., April 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)
October 03

Doctor discusses report detailing drop in breast cancer cases, deaths

Lisa Newman talks about breast cancer prevention and diagnosis discrepancies.
October 03
Doctor explains breast cancer report which shows a decrease in cases and deaths
October 03

Flu vaccine lowered risk of hospitalization in Southern Hemisphere by 35%: CDC study

The shot wasn't as effective as the one used in the prior season, data shows.
October 03
Dr. Gaurav Shinde gives Giti Noroozi, 85, her vaccinations for COVID and her flu shot at the Walgreens pharmacy in Torrance, Calif., on Sept. 5, 2024. In this photo Noroozi received the Fluzone H,D. for influenza.
October 03

Melania Trump says she supports abortion rights, putting her at odds with the GOP

Melania Trump has revealed her support for abortion rights ahead of the release of her upcoming memoir
October 03
FILE - First lady Melania Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Atglen, Pa., Oct. 27, 2020. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson, File)
October 03

Exemptions for routine vaccines among kindergartners reach record highs: CDC

Last year, 3.3% of kindergartners were exempt from one or more vaccines.
October 03
Childhood vaccinations fall.
October 03

Rwanda's Marburg fever deaths rise to 11 as its source is being investigated

Health authorities say Marburg hemorrhagic fever has killed 11 people in Rwanda
October 03
FILE - In this Oct. 8, 2014 photo, a medical worker from the Infection Prevention and Control unit wearing full protective equipment carries a meal to an isolation tent housing a man being quarantined after coming into contact in Uganda with a carrier of the Marburg Virus, at the Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)
October 03

Taiwan hospital fire leaves at least 9 dead as typhoon batters island's south

Authorities report at least nine people have died in a fire at a hospital in the island's south that is being battered by a typhoon
October 03
In this photo taken Oct. 3, 2024 and released by the Pingtung County Government, a fire breaks out at a hospital in Pingtung county in southern Taiwan. (Pingtung County Government via AP)
October 03

Taiwan hospital fire leaves at least 8 dead as typhoon batters island's south

Taiwan hospital fire leaves at least 8 dead as typhoon batters island's south
October 03
October 02

In South Korea, deepfake porn wrecks women's lives and deepens gender conflict

South Korea is fighting a deluge of non-consensual, explicit deepfake videos and images primarily targeting women online
October 02
Citizens stage a rally against deepfake sex crime in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Sept. 27, 2024. The banners read "You can't insult us." (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)