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Race gap seen in US infant deaths after fertility treatment

Race gap seen in US infant deaths after fertility treatment

Black-white disparities exist in fertility medicine, reflected in life-and-death outcomes for babies, according to a large study of U.S. births.
Florida sees rise in flesh-eating bacteria amid Ian concerns

Florida sees rise in flesh-eating bacteria amid Ian concerns

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Florida has seen an increase in cases of flesh-eating bacteria this year driven largely by a surge in the county hit hardest by Hurricane Ian .
Audit hits N. Dakota on vaccine handling; agency disputes it

Audit hits N. Dakota on vaccine handling; agency disputes it

BISMARCK, N.D.
Uganda to deploy Ebola vaccine in 2 weeks, says WHO official

Uganda to deploy Ebola vaccine in 2 weeks, says WHO official

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Experimental Ebola vaccines will be deployed in Uganda in about "two weeks,” a World Health Organization official said Wednesday, as the East African country carried out tough preventive measures that include a lockdown in the
Children starve as Yemen teeters on a return to fighting

Children starve as Yemen teeters on a return to fighting

HAYS, Yemen (AP) — An emaciated little girl lies motionless on a hospital bed and struggles to breathe. Her body is covered with sores. She can barely open her eyes. Hafsa Ahmed is about 2.
Abortion access looms over medical residency applications

Abortion access looms over medical residency applications

COLUMBIA, S.C.
Missouri school to close after radioactive waste report

Missouri school to close after radioactive waste report

FLORISSANT, Mo.
Health care tops list of complaints to B.C.'s ombudsperson: report

Health care tops list of complaints to B.C.'s ombudsperson: report

VICTORIA — Complaints about British Columbia's health-care system to the provincial ombudsperson have reached a 10-year high.
After summer of memes, voters yearn for substance in Pennsylvania race for US Senate

After summer of memes, voters yearn for substance in Pennsylvania race for US Senate

LATROBE, Pa. — Barbara Griffin all but rolls her eyes when asked who she wants to represent Pennsylvania in the United States Senate.

Auditor: Systemic failures harm CA domestic violence program

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Nearly half of California domestic violence offenders failed to complete a required program designed to prevent future assaults and judges failed to impose new sanctions almost every time, the state auditor said Tuesday.