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Fairview clinic responds to post-COVID rise in fatiguing disorder in kids
The immune system's overreaction, common in severe COVID-19 cases, appears to play a role in development of POTS, which often emerges in children.
EPA bans asbestos, a deadly carcinogen still in use decades after a partial ban was enacted
The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday announced a comprehensive ban on asbestos, a carcinogen that kills tens of thousands of Americans every year but is still used in some chlorine bleach, brake pads and other products.
What the Minnesota Department of Human Services breakup means for you
State leaders hope splitting up the agency that serves about 1.5 million Minnesotans will lead to better service and more accountability.
Pedal coast-to-coast without using a road? New program helps connect trails across the US
When Mike O'Neil opened his bicycle repair shop in Muncie, Indiana, the Cardinal Greenway trail just outside its window stretched only 2 miles south of the shop.
Appeals panel asks West Virginia court whether opioids distribution can cause a public nuisance
A federal appeals court asked West Virginia's highest court Monday whether opioid distributions can cause a public nuisance as it reviews a landmark lawsuit against three major U.S. drug distributors accused of causing a health crisis in one of the state's counties.
Idaho considers a ban on using public funds or facilities for gender-affirming care
Idaho lawmakers are expected to vote this week on a bill that would ban the use of any public funds for gender-affirming care, including for state employees using work health insurance and for adults covered by Medicaid.
Boxing great Roberto Durán receives pacemaker after heart issues
Boxing great Roberto Durán received a pacemaker on Monday after he was hospitalized on the weekend, his family said.
UnitedHealth says it has made progress on recovering from a massive cyberattack
UnitedHealth is testing the last major system it must restore from last month's Change Healthcare cyberattack, but it has no date yet for finishing the recovery.
Gambia lawmakers refer the debate on female genital cutting to more committee discussions
An attempt to repeal a 2015 ban on female genital cutting in Gambia was sent for further committee discussions by lawmakers on Monday.
Biden signs executive order on advancing study of women's health while chiding 'backward' GOP ideas
President Joe Biden signed an executive order Monday aimed at advancing the study of women's health by strengthening data collection and providing better funding opportunities for biomedical research while chiding Republicans for having ''no clue about the power of women" but saying they're "about to find out'' come November's election.
Report says famine is 'imminent' in northern Gaza as Israel launches another raid on main hospital
Famine is "imminent'' in northern Gaza, where 70% of people are experiencing catastrophic hunger, according to a report issued Monday that warned escalation of the war could push half of Gaza's total population to the brink of starvation.
New Hampshire charges 1st person in state with murder in the death of a fetus
A New Hampshire man appeared in court Monday on charges that he killed a pregnant woman and her unborn child by means of multiple blunt force injuries, the first time the state has charged someone with murder in the death of a fetus.
New study finds no brain injuries among 'Havana syndrome' patients
An array of advanced tests found no brain injuries or degeneration among U.S. diplomats and other government employees who suffer mysterious health problems once dubbed ''Havana syndrome, '' researchers reported Monday.
3 people killed and infant in critical condition after SUV slams into bus shelter in San Francisco
Three people were killed and an infant was hospitalized in critical condition after an SUV crashed into a bus shelter in San Francisco, authorities said Sunday.
South Korea suspends the licenses of 2 senior doctors in first punitive steps over doctors' walkouts
South Korean authorities have suspended the licenses of two senior doctors for allegedly inciting the weekslong walkouts by thousands of medical interns and residents that have disrupted hospital operations, one of the doctors said Monday.
Netanyahu snaps back against growing US criticism after being accused of losing his way on Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu railed Sunday against growing criticism from top ally the United States against his leadership amid the devastating war with Hamas, describing calls for a new election as ''wholly inappropriate.''
Byron Janis, renowned American classical pianist who overcame debilitating arthritis, dies at 95
Byron Janis, a renowned American concert pianist and composer who broke barriers as a Cold War era culture ambassador and later overcame severe arthritis that nearly robbed him of his playing abilities, has died. He was 95.
State Medicaid offices target dead people's homes to recoup their health care costs
As Salvatore LoGrande fought cancer and all the pain that came with it, his daughters promised to keep him in the white, pitched roof house he worked so hard to buy all those decades ago.
From Frenchies to rescue cats, New York's trauma center for animals takes the most complex cases
Waddling in with lime-green booties on his front paws, Harrison, a beloved seven-year-old French bulldog, is a familiar sight at the Schwarzman Animal Medical Center in New York City.
Hunger soars and aid dwindles as gangs in Haiti suffocate the country
A crowd of about 100 people tried to shove through a metal gate in Haiti's capital as a guard with a baton pushed them back, threatening to hit them. Undeterred, children and adults alike, some of them carrying babies, kept elbowing each other trying to enter.