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Blazing hot surfaces are a danger for catastrophic burn injuries in the urban desert Southwest

Blazing hot surfaces are a danger for catastrophic burn injuries in the urban desert Southwest

PHOENIX (AP) — Ron Falk lost his right leg, had extensive skin grafting on the left one and is still recovering a year after collapsing on the searing asphalt outside a Phoenix convenience store where he stopped for a cold soda during a heat wave .
Boil-water advisory lifted in Halifax and surrounding areas

Boil-water advisory lifted in Halifax and surrounding areas

HALIFAX — A boil-water advisory that had affected more than 200,000 people living and working in Halifax and the surrounding area was lifted Wednesday morning, 40 hours after it came into effect.
When should a kid start riding a bike? If it's a balance bike, you might be surprised how young

When should a kid start riding a bike? If it's a balance bike, you might be surprised how young

When Michael Natividad learned to ride a bike at 7 or 8 years old, he knew his training wheels were ready to come off when he leaned on them while zipping around corners.
Your Good Health: Episodes of faintness occur due to fibromuscular dysplasia

Your Good Health: Episodes of faintness occur due to fibromuscular dysplasia

Fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD) is a disease of blood vessels caused by excess fibrosis of the blood vessel itself.
Untreated water tied to salmonella outbreak in cucumbers that sickened 450 people in US

Untreated water tied to salmonella outbreak in cucumbers that sickened 450 people in US

Untreated water used by a Florida cucumber grower is one likely source of salmonella food poisoning that sickened nearly 450 people across the U.S. this spring, federal health officials said Tuesday.

Seattle plastic surgery provider accused of posting fake positive reviews must pay $5M

SEATTLE (AP) — A Seattle-area plastic surgery provider accused of threatening patients over negative reviews and posting fake positive ones must pay $5 million to the state attorney general’s office and thousands of Washington patients, according to
Biden proposes new rule to protect 36 million workers from extreme heat

Biden proposes new rule to protect 36 million workers from extreme heat

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday proposed a new rule to address excessive heat in the workplace, warning — as tens of millions of people in the U.S.
FDA approves a second Alzheimer's drug that can modestly slow disease

FDA approves a second Alzheimer's drug that can modestly slow disease

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials have approved another Alzheimer’s drug that can modestly slow the disease, providing a new option for patients in the early stages of the incurable, memory-destroying ailment .
The US will pay Moderna $176 million to develop an mRNA pandemic flu vaccine

The US will pay Moderna $176 million to develop an mRNA pandemic flu vaccine

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Wisconsin Supreme Court to consider whether 175-year-old law bans abortion

Wisconsin Supreme Court to consider whether 175-year-old law bans abortion

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court decided Tuesday to consider two challenges to a 175-year-old law that conservatives maintain bans abortion without letting the cases wind through lower courts.