France will ban smoking in forests, beaches and near schools
France will ban smoking on beaches, near public buildings such as schools and in public parks and forests next year,…
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World news in brief: Attack in Burkina Faso, end of AIDS, Syrian child victims, new migration ambassador to the UN
Large numbers of fighters from the Islamist militant group JNIM attacked a military base, homes and a camp for displaced…
Egypt eliminated hepatitis C. Now it is trying to help the rest of Africa.
For seven years, Sulemana Musah poured almost all the money he could find into his war against hepatitis C. His…
Could dog longevity medications prolong your pet’s life?
Longevity medications are intended for healthy dogs, which changes the risk-benefit calculation. “It’s one thing for a dog to be…
Jim Cramer knocks down new analyst’s sell rating on a medtech stock for being short-sighted
Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer hosts a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a…
Mounjaro is superior to Ozempic for weight loss, study finds
A pharmacist displays a box of Mounjaro, an injectable tirzepatide drug used to treat type 2 diabetes and manufactured by…
Why the American Red Cross makes money from donated blood
The American Red Cross has long been recognized as the universal symbol of humanitarian services, and it is an expensive…
China’s surge in illnesses not due to new pathogen, data suggests
The World Health Organization said China had shared data on a recent rise in respiratory illnesses in children, a day…
Unvaccinated and vulnerable: Children driving rise in deadly outbreaks
Large disease outbreaks killing mainly children are spreading around the world, a grim legacy of disruptions to health systems during…
Cockroaches and mountains of garbage plague Acapulco after hurricane
Beneath the broken windows of high-rise hotels in downtown Acapulco, people walk past towering hills of garbage bags filled with…