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Eastern heat on July 4 threatens World Cup players and fans

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Saturday's afternoon knockout round game between France and Paraguay in Philadelphia could be this World Cup tournament's hottest, posing dangers to the region as well as athletes and tens of thousands of fans in the open-air stadium. A heat wave is ...
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At least 3,700 excess deaths reported during heatwave in France, Belgium and Netherlands

PARIS, July 3 (Reuters) - France, the Netherlands and Belgium have recorded 3,700 excess deaths during the June heatwave that sent temperatures soaring across Europe, with authorities warning that the numbers are preliminary and could rise. Experts have said the heatwave, which lasted from about ...
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Race for rapid Ebola test narrows to five potential manufacturers

By Jessica Donati BILBAO, July 2 (Reuters) - The race to produce a rapid antigen test to diagnose the rare Bundibugyo Ebola virus has closed in on five possible manufacturers that could begin field trials in eastern Congo within weeks, a global alliance for diagnostics ...
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125 passengers and crew hit with highly contagious stomach virus on cruise from San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - More than 120 passengers and crew members on a Princess Cruises ship that docked in San Francisco on Thursday were infected with a stomach virus while on their voyage, federal health officials said. The Ruby Princess was on a 20-day round ...
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Finding freedom from the heat on July 4th will be a challenge in eastern US

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - Gaining freedom from the heat will be a challenge for the eastern U.S. heading into the long Fourth of July weekend, prompting some communities to cancel, postpone or otherwise alter their Independence Day plans. Dangerous, record-breaking heat will continue across much ...
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Once a source of national pride, Cuba’s healthcare system declines as energy shortages deepen crisis

BATABANO, Cuba (AP) - After two surgeries and several rounds of radiation therapy over the past four years to treat a tumor, Irisleydis Tristá has spent the past seven months unable to get a CT scan to determine whether the cancer has grown or ...
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Trial for Bundibugyo Ebola treatment starts in DRC, WHO says

By Mariam Sunny and Jennifer Rigby July 2 (Reuters) - A treatment trial for the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo enrolled its first patient on Thursday, marking a milestone in efforts to combat the epidemic, WHO chief Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus ...
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The Media Line: Tel Aviv University Researchers Identify Immune Process That May Fuel Cancer Growth  

Tel Aviv University Researchers Identify Immune Process That May Fuel Cancer Growth By The Media Line Staff Researchers at Tel Aviv University's Gray Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences have identified a mechanism by which cancerous tumors can redirect a normal immune ...
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FDA probes anesthesia-linked neurological complications in some patients of Venezuelan ancestry

July 2 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday it is investigating the safety of sevoflurane and other general anesthetics after reports of severe neurologic complications and deaths in patients of maternal Venezuelan ancestry following routine anesthesia. The agency said cases ...
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Pritzker defends state ban on semiautomatic weapons

(The Center Square) - After the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to consider a case challenging Cook County's ban on semiautomatic weapons, Gov. J.B. Pritzker cited the 2022 Highland Park parade shooting as a reason why Illinois' statewide ban should be upheld. ...
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‘Large and growing’ parasitic infection outbreak spreading in Michigan, health officials say

(MICHIGAN) -- A "large and growing" outbreak of a parasitic infection is spreading in Michigan, health officials warned this week.As of Thursday, more than 300 cases of cyclosporiasis, an intestinal infection, have been confirmed, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) told ...
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Hantavirus outbreak linked to cruise ship over after last contact completes quarantine: WHO

(GENEVA) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday that the hantavirus outbreak linked to a cruise ship is over.It came after the final contact of a person exposed to the virus on the cruise ship completed their quarantine period, according to WHO ...
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