Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) Health News (Master Feed)
Polio found in New York wastewater as state assesses virus’ spread
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The polio virus was present in wastewater in a New York City suburb a month before health officials there announced a confirmed case of the disease last month, state health offi...
Aug 01, 2022
Pakistan military helicopter with general, five others goes missing, army says
By Gul Yousafzai QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - A military helicopter with an army general and five others went missing on Monday during a flood relief operation in southern Pakistan, the army said. The...
Aug 01, 2022
West Virginia cities reach $400 million opioid distributor deal
By Dietrich Knauth (Reuters) -West Virginia's cities and counties reached a $400 million opioid settlement with drug distributors McKesson Corp, AmerisourceBergen Corp and Cardinal Health Inc , West V...
Aug 01, 2022
Death toll from Kentucky floods rises to 30; more storms forecast
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - Floods unleashed by torrential rains in eastern Kentucky have killed at least 30 people, including children, Governor Andy Beshear said on Monday, as authorities worked t...
Aug 01, 2022
Poachers kill more rhinos in South Africa to meet Asian demand
(Reuters) - South Africa has seen an increase in the number of rhinos illegally killed for their horns in the first half of 2022, as the poachers shifted to hunting in private parks, the country's env...
Aug 01, 2022
FACTBOX-Monkeypox cases around the world – Reuters News
Aug 1 (Reuters) - Around 70 countries where monkeypox is not endemic have reported outbreaks of the viral disease as confirmed cases crossed 22,100 and the World Health Organization declared the outbr...
Aug 01, 2022
India’s monsoon rains forecast to be average in August, September
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India is likely to receive an average amount of rain in August and September, the weather office said on Monday, pointing to overall good crop yields in Asia's third biggest econ...
Aug 01, 2022
Hong Kong’s COVID-19 advisory panel recommends vaccine for kids above six months-old – media
HONG KONG (Reuters) - The Hong Kong government's COVID-19 advisory panel recommended on Monday to lower the minimum age for vaccines to six months from three years, public broadcaster RTHK reported. (...
Aug 01, 2022
‘The government didn’t do anything’: Mexican, Brazilian monkeypox responses draw concern
By Brendan O'Boyle MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Francisco's lesions started after returning home to Mexico City from California in late June: First, two spots on his buttocks. Then, a week later, lesions a...
Aug 01, 2022
India confirms Asia’s first monkeypox death
By Jose Devasia and Chris Thomas KOCHI, India (Reuters) -India confirmed its first monkeypox death on Monday, a young man in the southern state of Kerala, in what is only the fourth known fatality fro...
Aug 01, 2022
