Sep. 12, 2024 12:45 PM EDT
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — African countries recorded more than 100 mpox-related deaths in the past week, the continental health body said Thursday as it described the rising toll as “not acceptable.”
Dr. Jean Kaseya, director-general of the Africa Center for Disease Control and...
Aug. 15, 2024 17:39 PM EDT
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey signed into law Thursday a bill that would phase out the use of PFAS, a group of toxic industrial compounds, in firefighters’ protective gear.
The chemicals — associated with health problems including several types of cancer, such...