Health & Safety

The Greek island paradise of Amorgos is wrestling with a water shortage

6:01pm October 22, 2024

Most visitors to Greece's Amorgos don’t know though is that on the island itself, water for household use and irrigating crops is far from abundant. Farmers are struggling to grow crops.

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1 dead, dozens sickened in E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders

5:28pm October 22, 2024

E. coli food poisoning linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers has sickened at least 49 people in 10 states, including one person who died, federal health officials said.

Three water quality tests sit inside an incubator in Steven Finch's shop in Boone, N.C., on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. The more orange-looking bottle on the right indicates coliform bacteria was present in the water sample. SANTIAGO OCHOA/WFDD

In western North Carolina, thousands are facing bacteria-infested water wells

5:00pm October 22, 2024

by Santiago Ochoa

As people return to their homes, those with private wells face the risk of using water contaminated with harmful bacteria and other chemicals.

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Buncombe County overcounted Helene deaths by as many as 30, sheriff says

4:29pm October 22, 2024

by Associated Press

A sheriff's office statement and data from the state show that the North Carolina county that is home to Asheville overcounted deaths caused by Helene by as many as 30. The information in the statement on Tuesday significantly reduces the death toll from the historic storm.

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As weather cools, public health officials remind residents to prepare for rise in COVID cases

2:58pm October 22, 2024

by April Laissle

COVID-19 cases are down in the region after a slight uptick during the summer, according to the latest wastewater data. But public health officials say residents can start preparing now for the typical winter spike.

Why this country is seeing a 'staggering' increase in the number of rapes

1:58pm October 22, 2024

New reports from Physicians for Human Rights and Doctors Without Borders document a "massive influx" of sexual violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. What can be done to stop it?

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Hospitals' IV fluid shortage may impact surgeries for weeks

11:57am October 22, 2024

by Tom Murphy, Associated Press

Surgery schedules around the country may be washed out for several more weeks while a crucial IV and sterile fluids factory remains shut down for

What your mammogram can tell you about your cardiovascular health

7:00am October 22, 2024

Some clinics will now check your breast scan for arterial calcification, which can be a sign of heart disease risk. But questions remain about the approach.

As Ukraine's birth rate plunges, here's what one doctor is doing to reverse the trend

5:00am October 22, 2024

Ukraine is suffering from more than a Russian invasion. Births have plummeted. But many families with help from the government and doctors are trying to buck the trend and have a child in wartime.

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She was terrified waiting for surgery. Then her anesthesiologist began to sing

5:00am October 22, 2024

As Samantha Hodge-Williams waited on the operating table for emergency surgery, she felt alone and scared. Then the anesthesiologist appeared.