Louse-borne relapsing fever (LBRF), caused by Borrelia recurrentis and transmitted by the human body louse, remains a persistent health emergency in Ethiopia, resulting in preventable mortality among ...

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Swiss ‌prosecutors have widened their investigation into a fatal ski bar fire that killed 41 people, mostly teenagers, adding the mayor of Crans-Montana and four other current and former local ...

At least 100 people came to the Bell Tower Ampitheater at UNC-Chapel Hill’s campus for the “Stand Up For Science” rally.

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The country has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world. Isata Dumbuya, a nurse and midwife, has made it her mission to change that.

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