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Texas floodwaters can increase health risks that could last for months: Experts
Photo by Eric Vryn/Getty Images(Texas) -- Central Texas is continuing to recover from one of the deadliest floods in the state's history, which killed...
Jul 11, 2025

FDA approves 12-month flea treatment for dogs, marking veterinary breakthrough
STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Dogs across the U.S. could soon get longer-lasting protection against pesky parasites thanks to a new treatmen...
Jul 10, 2025

70% of children in Ukraine don't have access to basic goods, services: UNICEF
Photo by Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images(Ukraine) -- About 70% of children in Ukraine -- roughly 3.5 million -- do not have access to basic go...
Jul 10, 2025

House Democrats demand answers from CDC over recent changes to vaccine advisory panel
Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- House Democrats on the Oversight Committee are calling for an urgent briefing with...
Jul 10, 2025

US measles cases hit highest number in 33 years: CDC
Jan Sonnenmair/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Measles cases in the United States have reached their highest number in more than 30 years, according to new ...
Jul 09, 2025

Natural disasters like Texas floods can affect mental health, according to experts
Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images(Texas) -- Central Texas is continuing to recover from devastating rains and "catastrophic" flooding that ...
Jul 08, 2025

Medical groups sue HHS, RFK Jr. over 'unlawful' vaccine changes
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Several major medical organizations filed a lawsuit against the Department of Health and Human Services (H...
Jul 07, 2025

ER visits for tick bites near record levels this summer across US
STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Emergency rooms across the country are seeing a spike in tick bite cases, according to new data from the Centers...
Jul 07, 2025

Wyoming confirms 1st case of measles in 15 years as infections near 30-year high in US
DIGICOMPHOTO/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Wyoming is reporting its first measles case in 15 years as the infectious disease continu...
Jul 02, 2025

USAID programs now being run by State Department as agency ends operations
Ezra Acayan/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The State Department is taking over programs previously run by the U.S. Agency for International Development (...
Jul 01, 2025