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Though high rates of the disease persist among the nearby Indigenous communities, the Canadian government is weighing rules that may allow energy giants to release treated mining waste into the river system.
Health workers in developing countries know that isolating tuberculosis patients is an outdated and potentially harmful practice, but lack the resources to move away from it.
The Trump administration has signed $11 billion in agreements with African nations, in deals tied to foreign policy goals.
Ms. Brosseau says mental illness has made her life unbearable. She wants a medically assisted death. Even her psychiatrists are split over whether she should have one.
A Somali hospital ward packed with gasping children shows how war, climate and mistrust of vaccines is fueling the disease’s return.
Chikungunya, which can disable victims for years, is spreading rapidly, including in China and other places that have not seen it before.
Warnings about withdrawal from antidepressants have rippled through society in recent years. A new study claims they are overblown.
A new drug that gives almost complete protection against the virus was to be administered across Africa this year. Now, much of the funding for that effort is gone.
The World Health Organization finally reached a compromise on a pandemic treaty after three years of talks. The United States withdrew from negotiations after President Trump took office.
A growing body of research suggests that preventing the viral infection can help stave off cognitive decline.