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STATEWIDE (WGME) — If you’re a patient at a hospital owned by Central Maine Healthcare, you could be owed up to $5,000

Brad Jones and Erin Turner are bringing gardening and food education to the Florida Department of Health in Orange County, creating opportunities for families to connect with fresh produce and healthy eating

Bangui – A high-level cross-border meeting opened on Friday, 14 August 2026, in Bangui, Central African Republic, to strengthen preparedness and coordination in response to the risks posed by Bundibugyo virus disease. Convened by the World Health Organization (WHO), the meeting brings together the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of…

Emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases continue to pose a significant threat to public health, livelihoods and economic stability worldwide. More than 60% of emerging infectious diseases that are reported globally come from animals, both wild and domestic, highlighting the importance of effective collaboration across human health, animal health and environmental sectors. Recent outbreaks have demonstrated…

Misinformation and distrust are among the challenges facing public health workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo as they confront the second-deadliest Ebola outbreak on record. Even though the virus has faded from U.S. headlines, key organizations are still at work providing medical care and training to counter the spread of the disease

A new report shows that rates of black lung disease have hit a 50-year high in Virginia, Kentucky and West Virginia, outpacing the rest of the country’s rates by nearly 10 times. It confirms what the region’s researchers have been saying for a decade.While miners working 25 years or more are most likely to contract…

Waist circumference (WC) and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) provide additional diagnostic and prognostic value compared with conventional BMI categories alone, which may misclassify cardiovascular disease risk, according to results from the Cross-Cohort Collaboration (CCC) Obesity Working Group published Aug. 11 in JACC

ChildServe in Johnston hosted its annual Nurse Camp, offering students hands-on nursing experience and career exploration opportunities

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) –Health officials are monitoring a group of about 140 farmworkers who traveled from Arizona to the Central Valley after being exposed to measles during an ongoing outbreak in that state

ST. CROIX — The St. Joseph Church Hospitality Lounge will replace the Central High School Modular Gymnasium as an Election Day voting center for Saturday’s primary because the gym’s air-conditioning system is not functioning