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RFK Jr. Authorizes FDA Emergency Powers to Combat Screwworm Threat
[your]NEWS
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August 19, 2025
Health Secretary cites national security and food supply risks as parasite spreads in Latin America. By yourNEWS Media Newsroom The Food and Drug Administration now has the authority to grant emergency authorizations for drugs to treat or prevent...
Trump’s border closure escalates migrant mental health crisis in Mexico, says MSF
British Medical Journal
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The Trump administration’s moves to stop people claiming asylum in the US has pushed the Americas’ migration crisis south to Mexico, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has said. The medical non-governmental organisation (NGO) estimates that tens of...
Panama Canal Celebrates 111 Years
Hellenic Shipping News
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August 17, 2025
The Panama Canal marks 111 years of operations, renewing its commitment to a sustainable future through a water strategy focused on public well-being and an operational vision that enhances the country’s logistical competitiveness. Since the...
It Will Take National Single Payer To Save Rural Hospitals
Marxism-Leninism Today
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August 17, 2025
August 13, 2025 After 30 years of service to a rural Nebraska community, the Curtis Medical Center will close. Troy Bruntz, CEO of Community Hospital which owns the Center, announced that the cuts to Medicaid in the budget reconciliation act of...
Health notes: a single HIV shot, Louisiana's ALS research and a bilingual scholarship recipient
The Advocate - Louisiana
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A single shot at birth may shield children from HIV for years, study finds A new study led by Tulane researchers and featured in Nature magazine shows that delivering a single injection of gene therapy at birth may offer yearslong protection...
USNS Comfort returns to Norfolk after a 79-day deployment providing medical care, humanitarian assistance
Stars and Stripes - Washington D.C
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Sailors assigned to the Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort man the rails during Comfort’s homecoming to Naval Station Norfolk, Va., after completing Continuing Promise 2025 Aug. 17, 2025. (Deven Fernandez/U.S. Navy) The Mercy-class hospital...
Panamanian and U.S. Forces conduct jungle MEDEVAC training
DVIDS - Georgia
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August 16, 2025
Jungle instructors from Panamanian National Border Service (SENAFRONT), National Aeronaval Service, and Panamanian National Police (PNP) conduct medical evacuation drills with U.S. service members in preparation for the jungle orientation training...
Capybara: South America’s Giant Rodent and Urban Survivor
teleSUR
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August 19, 2025 Hour: 2:32 pm The capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris), also known as carpincho or chigüiro, is the largest living rodent on Earth. Native to South America, this herbivorous, semi-aquatic mammal thrives in wetlands, savannas, and...
PAHO/WHO and Ministry of Health Host Workshop to Promote Smarter Antibiotic Use in Trinidad and Tobago
Pan American Health Organization
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August 15, 2025
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago – 15 August 2025 (PAHO)— In collaboration with the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), the Ministry of Health, Trinidad and Tobago, recently hosted the Region of the Americas’...
Cabinet Endorses Labour and School Nutrition Reforms, Advances Regional Integration
Love FM
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August 16, 2025
More news out of this week’s Cabinet meeting shows the approval of a new program to boost Labour Force Participation and Employability, with a specific focus on women and youth. The initiative will provide specialized support and increase skills...
Health was supposed to be central to the UN plastics treaty. Now it’s up for debate.
Grist Magazine
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August 13, 2025
Since negotiations for a United Nations treaty to address plastic pollution began more than three years ago, protecting human health has risen to the top of many countries’ priority lists. This is partly because the science on the issue has...
Panama’s Health Authorities Order Colgate Toothpaste To Be Removed From the Market
teleSUR
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August 10, 2025
Referential image. Photo: X August 9, 2025 Hour: 9:55 pm The Ministry of Health (Minsa) of Panama reported this Saturday that it has ordered the withdrawal of three Colgate-brand toothpastes due to the effects they cause, including oral lesions,...
Deadly ‘sloth virus’ detected in UK for first time as health watchdog issues urgent warning
The Independent
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August 15, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Panama Optimizes Elite Team for Fuerzas Comando 2025
Dialogo Americas
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August 13, 2025
Panama’s special operations team is gearing up for Fuerzas Comando 2025, a U.S. Southern Command- (SOUTHCOM) sponsored rigorous international competition. The event, set to take place in El Salvador, August 18-29, is more than just a test of...
Parents Gave Care to a Healer in Panama – Investigation Now Into the Death of this Girl
Newsroom Panama
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August 15, 2025
The Panamanian Ombudsman’s Office on Thursday called on the Attorney General’s Office to thoroughly investigate and pursue legal action in the death of a girl whose parents refused to hospitalize her and instead turned her over to a traditional...
Ordovician Beach Resort Makes Its Grand Debut in Panama, Ushering in a New Era of Purpose-Driven Luxury
Hospitality Net
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August 15, 2025
A bold new chapter in Caribbean hospitality begins with the opening of Ordovician Beach Resort, a 47-room luxury retreat located on Isla Grande within Portobelo National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Overlooking Panama's northern Caribbean...
On This Day: U.S. ship opens Panama Canal
United Press International (UPI)
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1 of 3 | The SS Ancon became the first ship to transit the newly built Panama Canal on August 15, 1914. File Photo courtesy of the U.S. National Archives Aug. 15 (UPI) -- On this date in history: In 1914, a U.S. ship sailed from the Atlantic to...
Parents left out of pocket as dentist moves to Panama
The New Zealand Herald
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August 14, 2025
Melissa Ferguson said her son, now 13, was about halfway through his treatment and “taking a break” while they waited for the last of his baby teeth to fall out, when the clinic suddenly closed. “It would have been nice to get at least a refund.”...
Panama Canal Defense is Strengthened with a U.S. Army Panamax Alpha 2025 Military Exercise
Newsroom Panama
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August 12, 2025
According to information published by the U.S. Department of Defense in August 2025, Phase II of PANAMAX-Alpha 2025 advanced joint U.S.–Panamanian capabilities through a multi-day integrated response simulating complex threats to the Panama...
Scientists Utilize Climate Data to Map and Predict Spread of Amphibian Chytrid Disease
Bioengineer.org
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August 14, 2025
A groundbreaking study from researchers at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) offers a new beacon of hope for neotropical frogs threatened by a...