Wednesday October 16th, 2024 7:33PM

AP Health

Medline recalls 1.5 million adult bed rails following 2 reports of entrapment deaths
Medical supply company Medline Industries is recalling some 1.5 million portable adult bed rails across the U.S. and Canada
11:44AM ( 4 months ago )
Lab-grown meat isn't on store shelves yet, but some states have already banned it
Lab-grown meat is not currently available in any U.S. grocery stores or restaurants
7:31AM ( 4 months ago )
Tennessee governor OKs penalizing adults who help minors receive abortions, gender-affirming care
Tennessee's governor has approved legislation designed to block adults from helping minors get an abortion or receive gender-affirming care without parental consent
10:53AM ( 4 months ago )
Germany scraps a COVID-19 vaccination requirement for military servicepeople
Germany has scrapped a requirement for its military servicepeople to be vaccinated against COVID-19
9:29AM ( 4 months ago )
Farmers must kill 4.2 million chickens after bird flu hits Iowa egg farm
More than 4 million chickens in Iowa will have to be killed after a case of the highly pathogenic bird flu was detected at a large egg farm
6:35PM ( 4 months ago )
East, Southeast Asia had record methamphetamine seizures last year. Profits remain in the billions
A new United Nations report says East and Southeast Asia are awash in record amounts of methamphetamine and other synthetic drugs
12:31PM ( 4 months ago )
UN report says that education, social safety nets vital for Asia to grow rich, cope with aging
A report by the United Nations says that as economies in Asia and the Pacific slow and grow older, countries need to do more to ensure that workers get the education, training and social safety nets needed to raise incomes and ensure social equity
4:16AM ( 4 months ago )
Uganda tackles yellow fever with new travel requirement, vaccination campaign for millions
Uganda has rolled out a nationwide yellow fever vaccination campaign to help safeguard its population against the mosquito-borne disease that has long posed a threat
1:05AM ( 4 months ago )
After a deadly heat wave last summer, metro Phoenix is changing tactics
Officials in America’s hottest big metro are working to better protect people amid temperatures already hitting the triple digits this spring
12:09AM ( 4 months ago )
Last year's deadly heat wave in metro Phoenix didn't discriminate
The victims of last summer's staggering 31-day streak of daily temperatures reaching 110 degrees Fahrenheit and over were old and young, male and female, homeless and well-to-do, Black, white, Hispanic, Asian American and Native American
12:05AM ( 4 months ago )