Science & Health

Service dogs help ease PTSD symptoms in US military veterans, researchers say

UN: More aquatic animals farmed than fished in 2022

It’s first time in history that’s happened

Climate crisis creates a health crisis, WHO reports

Climate change seriously affects the health of pregnant women, newborns, children, adolescents and older people, the WHO says

Big, colorful Joro spiders advancing north in US

They may look scary, but experts say there’s no cause for alarm

In many US cities, Black and Latino neighborhoods have less access to pharmacies

Major retail pharmacies have closed hundreds of stores over the past few years

Man died with bird flu; US officials remain focused on another form of it

Dozens of cattle herds have seen infections, most recently in Iowa and Minnesota

World Oceans Day draws attention to health of oceans

One stretch of plastic trash in the Pacific is reported to be about seven times larger than Britain

Former astronaut who took iconic photo of Earth dies in plane crash

The National Transportation Safety Board and FAA are investigating the crash

WHO: First confirmed human bird flu case did not die from it

United Nations health agency says Mexican man died from ‘multiple factors’

UNICEF: 1 in 4 young children lives in severe food poverty 

180 million children do not consume enough nutrients on a daily basis, according to a UN agency report

UN development agency installing solar energy at Zimbabwean clinics, hospitals

Zimbabwe is facing long hours of power cuts due to its dilapidated infrastructure and the impact of recurring droughts on hydropower. To help, the United Nations Development Program is installing solar panels on government-owned health facilities. Columbus Mavhunga reports from Bulawayo.

AU, ILRI collaborate to make informal food markets in Africa safer

The guidelines will be the first guidelines designed to help African governments improve food safety