LEADVILLE, Colo. — Rust-colored piles of mine waste and sun-bleached wooden derricks loom above the historic Colorado mountain town of Leadville — a legacy of gold and silver mines polluting the Arkansas River basin more than a century after the city’s boom days. Enter a fledgling company called CJK Milling that wants to “remine” some … Read more
Canada is donating “up to 200,000” doses of mpox vaccine, a government spokesperson said on Wednesday. This comes after the World Health Organization declared mpox a global health emergency last month, for the second time in two years. The number of doses of the vaccine Imvamune to be donated by Canada will depend on the receiving countries’ capacity for storage and … Read more
LONDON — Britain’s much-loved but overstretched health system is in critical condition and must “reform or die,” Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Thursday, claiming that years of neglect and botched restructuring had made the United Kingdom an increasingly unhealthy nation. Starmer promised a 10-year plan to fix the state-funded National Health Service, which in recent … Read more
JOHANNESBURG — Thethiwe Mahlangu woke early on a chilly morning and walked through her busy South African township, where minibuses hooted to pick up commuters and smoke from sidewalk breakfast stalls hung in the air. Her eyes had been troubling her. But instead of going to her nearby health clinic, Mahlangu was headed to the … Read more
It feels impossible to go somewhere right now and not hear people coughing, sneezing and sniffling ― and that’s because COVID-19 is everywhere. If you haven’t been recently infected, you probably know someone who has. According to wastewater data from the Centers for Disease Control, dozens and dozens of states have “very high” or “high” … Read more
INDIANAPOLIS — An Indiana county judge ruled Wednesday against abortion providers who are seeking to broaden access to the procedure under the near-total ban state lawmakers passed after the U.S. Supreme Court ended federal protections in 2022. The providers — including the regional Planned Parenthood affiliate — had sought a permanent injunction to expand the … Read more
CHICAGO — Former President Donald Trump repeatedly declined to say during this week’s debate if he would veto a national abortion ban if he were elected again — a question that has lingered as the Republican nominee has shifted his stances on the crucial election issue. In Tuesday’s debate with Vice President Kamala Harris, Trump … Read more
A single dose of the mpox vaccine offers moderate protection against the virus, according to a new Canadian study. While “moderate” might not sound impressive, the researchers describe the results as “terrific” and hope more Canadians at risk will continue to get vaccinated. The study, published Wednesday in the BMJ, found that a single dose … Read more
BOSTON — Vermont U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders said Wednesday he is prepared to pursue contempt charges against Steward Health Care CEO Ralph de la Torre if he fails to show up at a hearing Thursday despite being issued a subpoena. Sanders said de la Torre needs to answer to the American people about how he … Read more
The United States Food and Drug Administration is launching an investigation into whether there are any health effects after a recent study found trace amounts of metals in some tampons. On Tuesday, the FDA announced it commissioned an independent review and initiated an internal laboratory study to evaluate metals in tampons. The news comes after … Read more
