Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said his state "will not stop until every missing person is found" following devastating flooding in ...

A new COVID-19 variant named "Nimbus" has been detected in the U.S. and is spreading rapidly. Here's what to know about symptoms and vaccines.

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Most importantly, no person-to-person transmission spread has been identified." A bird flu death was not unexpected, virus experts said. There have been more than 950 confirmed bird flu infections ...

The multi-state outbreak confirms health experts’ fears that the virus will take hold in other U.S. communities with low vaccination rates and that the spread could stretch on for a year. The World ...

Members of the World Health Organization came together on a critical agreement Tuesday that outlines how members would react to pandemics after the COVID-19 outbreak. COVID-19 has killed over 7 ...

GENEVA, May 19 (Reuters) - Members of the World Health Organization voted emphatically in favour of a potentially groundbreaking global treaty on improving pandemic preparedness at the World ...

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The World Health Organization plans to officially back the use of weight-loss drugs to treat obesity in adults for the first time, a memo reviewed by Reuters on Thursday shows.

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