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Over 1 million people a year die from diarrheal disease. Nearly half are kids under age 5. A new vaccine in trials offers great hope

Shelley Fabares, the actor and singer whose career moved from classic family television to pop-chart success and later sitcom acclaim, has died at 82 in Los Angeles. Her death explains why her name is now trending in

Updated WHO guidance says action on cardiovascular health, activity, hearing and social connection could prevent or delay a substantial share of dementia risk.

Seven American aid workers who had been fighting the Ebola outbreak in Congo are quarantining at a new isolation facility in Kenya after a US travel ban, becoming the first known people to use the facility.

COVID-19 activity is increasing across the United States, led by the South and West, while experts say overall levels and severe outcomes remain comparatively low.

Rates are now as bad as the 1970s, with thousands of miners sick and dying. Mining experts blame toxic silica dust, now more common in mines

A study in Lancet Public Health found London children’s lung development improved after Ulez began, with pollution exposure falling faster than in a control town

Hundreds of thousands of civilians in el-Obeid are being battered by relentless drone strikes and face critical water shortages and a worsening cholera outbreak, while women and girls are reporting high rates of sexual violence

President Donald Trump has signed an order seeking changes to childhood vaccine recommendations, including separate visits and a review of MMR options.

Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has become the deadliest outbreak in the country’s history, with 2,325 deaths and nearly 5,000 confirmed cases reported by officials

Animal trappers have cut short the two-week rampage of a monkey that randomly attacked 18 people on Sumatra island in Indonesia, prompting dozens of schools to close in fear. The animal, an adult long-tailed macaque, wounded 18 residents of

Uganda has begun lobbying for Ebola-related travel restrictions to be lifted after discharging its last confirmed patient and starting the WHO-required 42-day countdown

Nutrition advocates say the Trump administration’s decision to end SNAP-Ed clashes with its public push for healthier eating and leaves key education efforts in

Yum Brands said Taco Bell traffic began recovering after a Cyclospora outbreak linked to contaminated shredded iceberg lettuce reduced US sales.

109 million people faced another day of poor air quality as smoke from wildfires burning in Ontario drifted over the US, affecting the Midwest, mid-Atlantic and northeastern states.

WHO and Africa CDC are calling for faster detection, contact follow-up and community-led action as the Ebola response in the DRC faces severe pressure.

Astronaut photographs published by NASA show smoke surrounding Mount Hood and Mount Rainier as major fires affect air quality and communities.

The Office actor Lucy Davis has thanked supporters after revealing that breast cancer diagnosed 18 months ago has spread to her bones.

A Chicago jury awarded $29 million to the family of UN aid worker Michael Ryan, who died in the 2019 Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX crash.

Wildfires and heat waves are making it harder for countries to clean the air, the World Meteorological Organization warned in a new bulletin released on September 7 for the International Day of Clean Air for blue skies

A multistate Salmonella outbreak has been linked to recalled shell eggs. Consumers should check plant codes, date ranges and affected retailers.