New Rio de Janeiro law requires public hospitals to display anti-abortion signs
Opponents view the controversial act as part of a growing trend across Brazil to further restrict abortion access A new law has just come into...
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Woman dies of rabies in Yorkshire after contact with dog in Morocco
Yvonne Ford, from Barnsley, had contact with stray animal while on holiday, UK Health Security Agency says A woman from Yorkshire has died from rabies...
Six babies with unvaccinated mothers born with measles in Canada
Ontario’s chief medical officer of health says infections could have been prevented through routine vaccination Six babies with unvaccinated mothers have been born with congenital...
Canada: premature baby with measles dies amid outbreak in Ontario
Infant had ‘contracted the virus before birth from their mother’, while the country has recorded 2,755 measles cases A Canadian infant who was born prematurely...
Recent Canadian wildfires are record-breaking – and will threaten US air quality for days
After historic seasons in last two years, blazes continue trend of warm, dry conditions intensified by climate crisis Enormous early-season wildfires have erupted across the...
Argentina used as a ‘testing ground’ for eroding abortion rights, warns Amnesty
Alarm as Javier Milei’s government curbs state supply of abortion pills and seeks to reverse landmark legalisation Argentina is being used as a “testing ground”...
The latest twist in a Canadian medical mystery – podcast
In March 2021, the Toronto-based reporter Leyland Cecco heard about a memo sent by New Brunswick health officials that warned about a possible unknown neurological...
Canada medical mystery takes twist as study finds no evidence of brain illness
Researchers link suspected cases in New Brunswick to known diseases, suggesting ‘misdiagnosis and misinformation’ A new peer-reviewed scientific study has found no evidence of a...
Scorpions ‘taking over’ Brazilian cities with reported stings rising 250%
Fast and unplanned growth of cities providing ideal conditions for the creatures to thrive, say researchers Scorpions are “taking over” Brazilian cities, researchers have warned...
World may be ‘post-herd immunity’ to measles, top US scientist says
As infections pummel communities in the US, Mexico and Canada, fear of ‘the most contagious human disease’ grows A leading immunologist warned of a “post-herd-immunity...
