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DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal has recorded 17 deaths from Rift Valley Fever, RVF, a health ministry official said Thursday, in a rare major outbreak of the viral disease in the West African country. With 119 cases reported so far, mostly in northern Senegal’s livestock-producing region, the outbreak is raising concerns about further spread, said Dr. Boly Diop, head of …

And what about the lungs? A number of things could explain the problems in his lungs—including infections from soil bacteria he might encounter in his construction work or a parasitic infection found in Central America. But the cause that best fit was common pneumonia and, more specifically, based on the distribution of opacities in his lung, pneumonia caused by aspiration …

More than a third of the world’s population is affected by metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, or MASLD, the most common chronic liver disease in the world. MASLD occurs when fat builds up in the liver and is associated with one or more of five conditions: obesity, Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, high blood sugar and low HDL cholesterol, …

U.S. kills 4 alleged drug smugglers near Venezuela, Hegseth says  The Washington Post U.S. Military Attacked Boat Off Venezuela, Killing Four Men, Hegseth Says  The New York Times U.S. conducts fourth strike on boat it claims was trafficking drugs near Venezuela  NBC News US strikes another boat off Venezuela coast, killing four, Defense Secretary announces  CNN Hegseth announces another US attack on alleged drug …

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday he ordered a fourth strike on a small boat in the waters off Venezuela, according to a social media post. “Four male narco-terrorists aboard the vessel were killed in the strike,” which “was conducted in international waters just off the coast of Venezuela while the vessel was transporting substantial amounts of narcotics — headed …

A groundbreaking study from the University of Queensland has shed new light on the deadly effects of black mamba venom and why existing snakebite antivenoms are often unable to save lives. By studying the venoms of three mamba species, researchers uncovered a coordinated neurological attack that initially responds to treatment but later overwhelms the body, leaving victims with severe, uncontrolled …

Three members of the Michigan-based family featured on TLC’s reality show Meet the Putmans were recently killed in a car crash, and five other members were injured. In a statement shared on Saturday, the family said its patriarch Bill “Papa” Putman, his wife, Barb – who goes by Neenee – and their daughter-in-law Megan were killed in a “tragic car …

At least 100 federal investigators are responding to an attack in a Michigan community where a former Marine crashed a pickup into a Mormon church during a Sunday service, shot into the building and set it ablaze. The police chief said officers were on the scene within 30 seconds after a 911 call and eventually fatally shot the man, who …

Shooter kills two, wounds eight at Mormon church in Michigan  Reuters Multiple victims in Michigan church shooting; church on fire, police say  CNN Shooting, fire at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc  Detroit Free Press What we know about Thomas Jacob Sanford, the Michigan church shooting suspect  USA Today News Wrap: At least 2 killed in shooting and fire at …

The season 27 premiere of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit began with a farewell to one of the show’s most beloved characters. The episode, which aired Thursday night on NBC, confirmed that Dann Florek’s character, Capt. Donald Cragen, who oversaw the SVU for its first 15 seasons, had died. While Cragen’s cause of death was not revealed, many of …