Russian President Vladimir Putin has presided over several high-profile assassinations, including the poisoning of Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny. Now, the national security bureaucrat Nikolai Patrushev — a close ally of Putin — may have suffered an assassination attempt himself. Sponsored: THIS tongue technique = PERFECT sleep The Daily Star, a… Read More
UK endures first-ever extreme heat warning with 99-degree temp
Millions of people in Britain stayed home or sought shade Monday during the country’s first-ever extreme heat warning, as hot, dry weather that has scorched mainland Europe for the past week moved north, disrupting travel, health care and schools. The red heat alert covers a big chunk of England and… Read More
Recipe: Summer brings herbs growing on windowsill
I am a terrible gardener. I hate weeding, and within weeks of planting anything, the tomato, pepper and other plants start to become overrun with unwanted greenery, and it’s just not a pretty sight. The few plants that do seem to persevere despite my sloppy gardening efforts are the herbs,… Read More
Mental health crisis? Call new 988 hotline for help
Quick help for suicidal thoughts and other mental health emergencies may soon be as easy as 9-8-8. The United States’ first nationwide three-digit mental health crisis hotline goes live on Saturday. It’s designed to be as easy to remember and use as 911, but instead of a dispatcher sending police,… Read More
Ivana Trump dead after alleged fall down stairs
Ivana Trump, a skier-turned-businesswoman who formed half of a publicity power couple in the 1980s as the first wife of former President Donald Trump and mother of his oldest children, has died in New York City, her family announced Thursday. She was 73. The former president posted on his social… Read More
Burn pits bill nears finish line
The House on Wednesday approved a significant expansion of health care and disability benefits for millions of veterans who were exposed to toxic burn pits while serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. The 342-88 vote all but assures the measure will soon go to President Joe Biden to be signed into… Read More
‘Don’t fall ill’: Sri Lanka braces for medicine shortage
Don’t fall ill or get into accidents: That’s the advice doctors in Sri Lanka are giving patients as the country’s economic crisis leaves its health care system short of drugs and other vital supplies. The South Asian island nation lacks the money to pay for basic imports like fuel and… Read More
London becomes new epicenter of monkeypox
British health officials say there have now been 1,735 confirmed cases of monkeypox and that three-quarters of those cases are in London, according to data released on Tuesday. In a review of the outbreak published last week, Britain’s Health Security Agency said there were “no signs of a decline” in… Read More
Superbug deaths surged during the pandemic
The toll of drug-resistant “superbug” infections worsened during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. health officials said Tuesday. After years of decline, 2020 ushered in a 15% increase in hospital infections and deaths caused by some of the most worrisome bacterial infections, according to a Centers for Disease… Read More
Pig organ transplants are one step closer after this
New York researchers transplanted pig hearts into two brain-dead people over the last month, the latest in a string of developments in the long quest to one day save human lives with animal organs. The experiments announced Tuesday come after a historic but failed attempt earlier this year to use… Read More
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