The ‘Triple E’ virus has made its presence felt in a growing number of communities in Massachusetts and other states. In recent weeks, U.S. authorities have sounded the alarm over the resurgence of eastern equine encephalitis (EEE), a rare but deadly mosquito-borne virus, prompting public health warnings and preventative measures to curb its spread. RELATED: […]

On Aug. 14, the World Health Organization declared mpox a public health emergency of international concern. On Monday, the Dutch public health authority (RIVM) said that healthcare providers are on high alert for potential infections from a new variant of the mpox virus. RELATED: Latin America Still Does Not Report Cases of New Variant of […]

Last week, the Health Ministry recorded 4,812 new cases of respiratory infections. On Wednesday, the government of President Luis Arce decided to extend the winter school holidays for a second time due to an imminent drop in temperatures in the coming days. RELATED: Bolivia Discovers Great Natural Gas Well in the West of the Country […]

Bird flu outbreaks have affected poultry in 48 states and 152 dairy herds in 12 states as of July 12. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed four new human cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza infection in the state of Colorado, bringing the total cases to nine since 2022. RELATED: WHO […]

The latest case in Colorado is associated with a multi-state outbreak of the virus in dairy cattle. On Wednesday, U.S. authorities siad that an unidentified employee of a dairy in Colorado became the fifth person in the United States with a confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza or bird flu infection. RELATED: WHO Calls for Intensified […]

‘We don’t have to subject our children to the ongoing horror of firearm violence,’ Murthy said. On Tuesday, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy declared gun violence a “public health crisis” in the United States, recommending an array of preventive measures that he compared to past campaigns against smoking and traffic safety. RELATED: Julian Assange Expected to […]

On Monday, an investigation led by former judge Brian Langstaff published a report showing that the “contaminated blood scandal”, which has caused more than 3,000 deaths in the United Kingdom, “could largely, though not entirely, have been avoided.” RELATED:  Julian Assange Wins UK High Court Victory in Extradition Case A catalogue of failures by successive governments […]

On Monday, health authorities confirmed that Brazil has surpassed a record 4 million cases of dengue in 2024, the highest number ever registered for the mosquito-borne disease. RELATED:  Lula’s Government Reduces Hunger and Food Insecurity in Brazil Latin America’s most populous country detected 4,127,571 cases in the first 16 weeks of the year, marking an unprecedented […]

Over the past year, California has seen a substantial increase in tuberculosis (TB) cases, accompanied by a rising rate of deaths from the illness. RELATED:  Judge Blocks California’s Ammunition Background Check Law In 2023, California, the most populous state in the United States, saw a 15 percent jump in TB cases compared to 2022, with 2,113 […]

On Monday, the “Freedom Advances” party submitted a bill to the Lower Chamber to repeal the Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy Law approved on December 30, 2020. RELATED: US Abortion Bans Lead to 64,000 Rape-Related Pregnancies The far-right party’s proposal also includes the request that abortion be a criminal offense for both the woman and those who […]