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Woman wins lottery 30 times in one day

Seeing that her numbers had come up, Deborah said she "nearly had a heart attack", which is a pretty standard reaction, I reckon. The Richmond resident told ...

Another Flu Pandemic Is Inevitable, WHO Says

To reach such an ambitious target, Ghebreyesus highlights worldwide cooperation as paramount to the success of the strategy, in order to avoid a repeat of the H...

Virginia woman wins the lottery 30 times in one day

Later that evening, each of Brown's tickets won the jackpot, netting her $150,000 in prize money, NBC News reported . All of the tickets were purchased at th...

DRC: Armed militiamen attack Ebola treatment centre days after being rebuilt

One of the militiamen was wounded in Saturday's attack and is in custody, Kanyamanda Mbusa said. "These are not attacks BY the community, they are attacks ON ...

Doctor Told California Man That He Was Dying Via a Robot

After arriving at her husband's bedside, Mr Quintana's wife was told by a nurse "this is our policy, this is how we do things". A doctor told a man he was g...

Facebook takes down UK fake accounts; to tackle anti-vaccine info

Facebook detailed initiatives to derail the distribution of vaccine misinformation on its social media platform . Facebook is also exploring options to share e...

Flu Remains 'Elevated' in U.S — CDC

Jeff Howard, DPH Commissioner. In total, there has been 58 flu-related deaths in Nebraska this season. But for the last two weeks, more illnesses have been ti...

Patient, 78, told he is going to die by robot videolink

Ernest Quintana , 78, was admitted to the Kaiser Permanente hospital in Fremont, California , with difficulty breathing and his family knew he was dangerousl...

Stage 4 cancer patient says police raided his hospital room for marijuana

The video was streamed from the page " Nolan's Tribe of Warriors Against Cancer ". "I don't ever use a ground-up plant". "I don't support the rules they have wr...

Captain Marvel review | What's on and things to do in Wisbech

After the credits roll for Captain Marvel , fans are treated to a mid-credits scene that takes viewers back to the Avengers HQ. What do you make of Clark ...

Trudeau to apologize for handling of Inuit who died during TB treatment

He was to apologize for how past governments mistreated Inuit who went south for tuberculosis care in the middle of the last century, some of whom died and were...

Be Careful! Smoking hookah leads to cardiovascular diseases

Chronic bronchitis, emphysema and coronary artery disease are serious complications of long-term use. It is also because most of the tobacco marketed to hoo...

Parents protest OR vaccine bill as measles outbreak grows

Hundreds of people protested a contentious vaccine bill that would make it harder for OR parents to opt out of school vaccination requirements. "There is stro...

Measles case confirmed in B.C. interior

Pima County Health Department officials say people are immune to Measles if they've had two doses of the MMR vaccine. Interior Health is confirming a sing...

Thousands more people to be offered blood pressure drugs

NICE said it was hard to predict the impact of lowering the threshold because some people in this group may already be taking blood-pressure-lowering drugs. Pro...

3rd patient reportedly cured of HIV in incredible medical breakthrough

There's hope for HIV yet. Daily pills can prevent the HIV virus from replicating, but the regime can be tiring to patients and some may have trouble reachin...

FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb to Step Down

Gottlieb, who took office in May of 2017, had financial ties to GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK ) and Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: VRTX ), while also doing ...

Broken bones from falls on the rise among older dog walkers

The study has found that fractures among older adults are common and more frequent due to dog-walking. The issue comes less with actually walking the dog an...

Government creates new student mental health taskforce

The new data from HESA shows that disadvantaged students were more likely to drop out of university in their first year (8.8 percent of full-time first degree s...

Measles confirmed in 1-year-old Pima county child

A second Ocean County resident infected was diagnosed with measles Friday and now others may be at risk of catching it. Health officials warned anyone who vis...

Clark County Investigating 3 Suspected Measles Cases, No New Confirmed Cases

Tuesday, the high school senior told the Senate panel that parents aren't the only ones who need better education. Vaccination against a list of diseases is...

CDC: Unvaccinated Oregon child diagnosed with tetanus; hospitalized almost 2 months

It was the first time a child in OR had been diagnosed with rare disease in more than 30 years, according to a report on the case by Centers for Disease Contro...

Advances in stem cell treatment give hope to millions with 'incurable' diseases

Because both men were HIV-positive, doctors sought bone marrow from donors who have a genetic mutation that makes some people resistant to HIV. Physicians use...

Ebola Epidemic in DRC Out of Control as Death Toll Rises - MSF

MSF, which is active across DRC, is considering whether to resume activities in the two areas, but is intent on avoiding the use of security personnel on site o...

Ketamine-based drug approved for treating severe depression in the US

Spravato is marketed as a fast-acting treatment for patients who have failed to find relief with at least two antidepressants . The drug, a nasal spray that ma...

PM's visit puts reopening of Christmas Island detention centre in the spotlight

Scott Morrison on Wednesday became the first prime minister to visit Christmas Island, touring the newly-reopened detention centre, which he said will house de...

Here's What Facebook Is Doing to Prevent the Spread of Vaccine Misinformation

Content that suggests vaccination is harmful to children will no longer be promoted on ads, or on Instagram's Explore page, and will be deprioritized in search ...

US FDA approves Johnson & Johnson anti-depressant nasal spray

Now available anti-depressants such as Eli Lilly and Co's Prozac work on neurotransmitters like serotonin and norepinephrine, but most drugs take at least four ...

Ebola response in DR Congo failing to contain outbreak, MSF warns

The statement comes after on 1 August the DRC Ministry of Health declared a new outbreak in North Kivu Province. The medical aid group has temporarily suspend...

Kohl Is Concentrating On the Planet's Fitness

Kohl's hopes clients will head to Planet Health for an exercise and go to Kohl's subsequent door to purchase new types of denim or a high. The company says th...