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The worst cities for mosquito activity: List

Orkin, a pest control company, ranked Los Angeles the worst city for mosquito activity for the sixth year. A decade ago, that would have been Atlanta.

In this photo provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a female Culex quinquefasciatus mosquito, also known as the southern house mosquito, sits on a person’s skin before taking a blood meal in 2022. (Lauren Bishop/CDC via AP)

This new weight-loss drug could become the most powerful on the market

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Thousands evacuated as 34,000-gallon tank spews toxic chemicals into air

Insured but can't find care: Family's struggle shows what critics call 'ghost networks'

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‘Ghost networks’ leave families functionally uninsured

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Anger erupts in Congo after Ebola burial dispute leads to fire

The attack occurred as fear and anger grow over a health crisis that health workers are struggling to contain.

A man runs in front of an Ebola treatment center in flames in the Congo.

'The Pitt' star Noah Wyle pushes for health care worker support in D.C.

Noah Wyle says he's seen some of the struggles from his research for the show and from his mom, Marty, who was a nurse for 50 years.

Detroit-bound flight diverted to Canada over Ebola concern

One of the passengers on the Detroit-bound flight was from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

3 hospitalized after ingesting Death Cap mushrooms

“With poisonings continuing to increase across California, we want residents to understand that foraging wild mushrooms carries significant risk."

American with Ebola 'cautiously optimistic' about survival chances

“Before I was evacuated, I was feeling really concerned I wasn’t going to make it."

Dr. Peter Stafford and his family

Physician Associates president pushes back on student loan caps

“This is a time to invest in healthcare in the United States, not the time to divest," Todd Pickard said.

Doctor checks patient.

'Extremely scared': Woman receives rare quadruple organ transplant

"I’m excited to just live and see what that feels like without pain," she said.

Children's screen time use could hurt sleep, mental health: HHS

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) warned about children’s screen time in an advisory released Wednesday, citing impacts on sleep and mental health.

Mystery substance kills 3, sickens first responders in New Mexico

“It’s getting to that point where we just have to live in fear, even saving lives," a volunteer firefighter called to the scene said.

Vanessa Trump reveals breast cancer diagnosis

"I want to share a personal health update. I've recently been diagnosed with breast cancer," Trump wrote on social media.

American doctor who survived Ebola warns of new outbreak

“I was near death probably more than one time."

Dr. Kent Brantly

Push to protect Alabama health care workers following fatal shooting of nurse

A Change.org petition was created urging Alabama lawmakers to enhance security measures to protect nurses.

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CDC orders hantavirus cruise passengers to stay in quarantine

The passengers are being told to stay in the National Quarantine Center in Nebraska.

A building with a sign saying quarantine center

Ebola outbreak tops 130 deaths; American doctor transferred

There are almost 600 suspected cases and 139 suspected deaths, the WHO reports.

Fears surge over spread of rare type of Ebola in Congo

The Ebola response is unfolding in a region long threatened by armed groups that have kept a large part of the population on the run.

A health worker uses a thermometer to screen a man by the roadside in Bunia, Congo, Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)

Up to 5.8M Americans may drop ACA marketplace coverage

Roughly 5 million people could lose health coverage from the Affordable Care Act Marketplace this year after the enhanced premium tax credits expired in 2025, according to the latest …

FDA issues recall on womens sexual enhancement supplement

Best Supplements Best Prices is arranging for a full refund of all recalled products.

Ebola outbreak 'deeply concerning': WHO chief

Officials are racing to contain a strain of Ebola.

US bans foreign travelers from Ebola-impacted nations

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Good dog! More children’s hospitals turn to furry caregivers to help kids heal

Five-year-old patient Calvin Owens throws a ball for facility dog Hadley with physical therapist Paige Torbet, right, during a physical therapy visit on the patio of Cincinnati Children's Hospital in Cincinnati, Monday, May 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Pope Leo meets families of youth lost to illegal toxic waste dumping in Italy’s ‘Land of Fires’

Illegal waste is seen on the side of a road in the outskirts of the southern Italian town of Acerra in the Terra dei Fuochi, or Land of Fires, an area scarred by decades of pollution from illegal waste dumping and burning, much of it linked to organized criminal groups, Friday, May 22, 2026, a day ahead of Pope Leo XIV's visit. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Ugandans rue link to Bundibugyo, the Ebola virus type named after a district of cocoa farmers

People wait in a UNICEF vehicle at Bunia National Airport ahead of the arrival of supplies as part of the response to the Ebola outbreak in Bunia, Congo, Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)

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Hantavirus will be 'dead-end' outbreak soon: Former CDC director

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Pentagon extends call for service members who refused COVID shot to return

FILE - Staff Sgt. Travis Snyder, left, receives the first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine given at Madigan Army Medical Center at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state, Dec. 16, 2020, south of Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

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The worst cities for mosquito activity: List

In this photo provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a female Culex quinquefasciatus mosquito, also known as the southern house mosquito, sits on a person’s skin before taking a blood meal in 2022. (Lauren Bishop/CDC via AP)

45M to travel for Memorial Day weekend: AAA

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Wall Street sex scandal gets more heated with alleged 'violent' emails

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'We're not the apex predator anymore': Ross Coulthart on latest UFO videos

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Report shows which states had highest mortgage deliquency rates

A House For Sale sign is displayed in front of a home in Evanston, Ill.,Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Hip-hop trailblazer Rob Base dies after cancer battle

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Hooters aims to rebrand as family-friendly restaurant

FILE- July 27, 2017, shows a Hooters sign at a restaurant in Hialeah, Fla. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz, File)

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