FEMA rejects call by Newsom’s office to test soil in fire areas for toxic contaminants
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s chief disaster officer on Wednesday urged the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency to reconsider its decision to...
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Hundreds rally against firing of federal workers, emphasizing threats to public health
WASHINGTON — Hundreds of current and former rallied Wednesday outside the headquarters, protesting recent firings and their effect on public...
The NIH Memo That Undercut Universities Came Directly From Trump Officials
On the afternoon of Friday, February 7, as staff members were getting ready to leave the headquarters of the National...
mRNA vaccines show promise against pancreatic cancer in early trial
Personalized mRNA vaccines show promise as pancreatic cancer treatment, a phase 1 clinical trial published Wednesday in Nature found. Fewer...
Trump’s foreign aid freeze halted a crucial program fighting HIV in Africa. Here’s what’s at stake
HARARE, Zimbabwe — Florence Makumene held a plastic container of and wondered if it would be her last as fears...
Vatican authorities say the pope now has pneumonia in both lungs. How worrying is that?
LONDON — Vatican officials said late Tuesday that Pope Francis had developed pneumonia in both lungs, further complicating the pontiff’s...
The pope slept peacefully, got up and had breakfast after diagnosis of pneumonia, Vatican says
ROME — Pope Francis slept well, got out of bed and ate breakfast Wednesday, the Vatican said, after tests confirmed...
Philippine village battles dengue by offering bounties for mosquitos — dead or alive
MANILA, Philippines — A village in the densely populated Philippine capital region launched a battle against Wednesday by offering a...
The pope slept peacefully, had breakfast after diagnosis of pneumonia in both lungs, Vatican says
ROME — Pope Francis slept well and ate breakfast Wednesday, the Vatican said, after he developed pneumonia in both lungs...
A proposed law could force California health insurers to explain claim denials
When Colleen Henderson’s 3-year-old daughter complained of pain while using the bathroom, doctors brushed it off as a urinary tract...
