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TOPEKA – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) have issued a public health advisory due to blue-green algae

Montgomery County authorities have removed their last health advisory for the Potomac River more than six months after a sewage spill flooded the waterway with disease-carrying bacteria

A national strategy for brain health will strengthen prevention, improve access to care, build workforce capability, promote research and reduce inequities

We trained a three-dimensional visual foundation model directly on 5.24 million routine clinical computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) image series so that it learned a shared representation of neuroanatomy and disease. The model demonstrated state-of-the-art diagnosis, in contrast to foundation models that are trained on public Internet and medical data, and enabled…

Wildfires in central Oregon continue to funnel smoke into Southwest Idaho and the air quality in the Treasure Valley remains poor. The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality has issued several advisories since July 20

At a time when federal protections to reduce air and water pollution are being stripped away at the federal level, it’s easy to feel helpless — like there’s nothing ordinary people can do to stop the negative health impacts on communities

Silent health crisis in Kerala’s tribal communities: One in two adults live with multiple chronic diseases – The South First | News, Politics, Sports, Entertainment & Live Updates ${author.name} `; }); } else { authorsHTML = `

Preparing to welcome a new baby to your home can be one of the most exciting and hectic times in your life. There is so much to consider, from childcare to furniture to a whole new tiny wardrobe! But there is another item that should be near the top of the to-do list: planning how…

Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo—Weeks before the declaration of an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Ituri Province, Dr Yves Tibamwenda, Medical Director of Bunia University Hospital, began to suspect that something was not right. More and more patients were presenting with high fevers, and there was a higher number of…

As more people seek counseling and psychiatric care, limited public services, a shortage of specialists, and weak regulation of private providers are leaving patients to navigate an expensive and uneven mental health system