Two deaths linked to bootleg versions of unapproved weight loss drug
A costly jab. As more information is coming to light about one of the newest’s weight loss drug,…
Weekly Health Update | Ebola Slows in Parts of DR Congo, but Cross-Border Spread Raises Concern
The Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak was reported in another African country this week. Kenya confirmed its first imported case.…
There’s a lifesaving drug available in CT. Here’s how to get it
Distribution of the overdose-reversal drug naloxone is a key part of the state’s efforts to reduce overdose deaths…
Boy, 6, died from hidden scurvy after multivitamin lacked vitamin C
A six-year-old boy died from cardiac arrest linked to the “sailor’s disease” scurvy, after a hidden vitamin C…
Times Square stabber’s brother reveals her longtime struggle with mental health, possible bipolar diagnosis
The crazed knife-wielding woman who went on a sudden stabbing rampage near Times Square — before being shot…
Weekly Health Update | Ebola Toll Nears 800; Cholera Hits Lake Chad
This week’s African health brief covers the worsening Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda’s…
Weekly Health Update | Ebola tops 1,400 cases; Uganda Reports Marburg
Africa’s health news this week was dominated by escalating outbreaks on multiple fronts. In the Democratic Republic of…
Florida alligator victim Brittany Clark did nearly everything right to avoid fatal mauling: expert
The victim of a deadly alligator attack in Florida did almost everything right before she was killed when…
DRC Ebola outbreak infects 75 medics since May, WHO says
Red Cross workers prepare to bury Vanisa Anifa, a 6-month-old orphaned girl who died of Ebola, at the…
Suspected detection of H5 strain of bird flu in WA, which would be first in Australia
The first suspected case of a deadly strain of bird flu that has killed millions of birds and…
The ‘Sandwich Gap’ generation lacks estate planning, is least prepared for death, survey suggests
More than half of American adults (56%) don’t have any estate planning documents — despite 73% saying it’s…
Elephants Enter Village, Kill 6
Six people, among them two very young children, were trampled to death by wild elephants who ventured…