NEW DELHI — Tens of thousands of Hindu devotees gathered by the Ganges River for special prayers Monday, many of
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UK eyes mass testing as it takes next steps out of lockdown
LONDON — All adults and children in England will be able to have routine coronavirus tests twice a week as
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West Virginia governor announces 168 unreported COVID deaths
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice announced Wednesday that an estimated 168 coronavirus deaths went unreported, throwing into
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Opioid negotiations fail to produce deal just before trial
Negotiations aimed at reaching a major settlement in the nation’s opioid litigation reached an impasse Friday. Key differences were between
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UK medical drug supply still uncertain in a no-deal Brexit
Britain’s government watchdog says there’s still a “significant amount” of work to do to make sure the country has an
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Early study results suggest 2 Ebola drugs saving lives
Two of four experimental Ebola drugs being tested in Congo seem to be saving lives, international health authorities announced Monday.
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Death toll in Indian encephalitis outbreak rises to 152
India’s Supreme Court on Monday directed state and national authorities to file reports to the court on an encephalitis outbreak
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Maine becomes 8th state to legalize assisted suicide
Maine legalized medically assisted suicide on Wednesday, becoming the eighth state to allow terminally ill people to end their lives
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Scientists feel chill of crackdown on fetal tissue research
To save babies from brain-damaging birth defects, University of Pittsburgh scientist Carolyn Coyne studies placentas from fetuses that otherwise would
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Smoking pot vs. tobacco: What science says about lighting up
As more states make it legal to smoke marijuana, some government officials, researchers and others worry what that might mean
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