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A New Hampshire resident who tested positive for the mosquito-borne infection eastern equine encephalitis virus has died, health authorities in the state said. The Hampstead resident’s infection was the first in the state in a decade, the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services said Tuesday. The resident, whom the department only identified as an adult, had been hospitalized due to severe central nervous system symptoms, the department said. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] About a third of people who develop encephalitis from the virus die from the infections, and survivors can suffer lifelong mental and physical disabilities.

Employees entering Intel’s advanced PG8 foundry on the Malaysian island of Penang must take elaborate safety precautions. Not that they’re the ones at risk. First, staff don blue shoe coverings, followed by a hairnet, plastic hood, facemask, bunny suit, latex gloves, and eye goggles. Finally, plastic boots are placed over those already-covered shoes with a special strap tucked into the wearer’s socks to “ground” them.

For decades, in some areas of Sweden, it has been mandatory for residents to recycle their food waste. A new law makes the practice compulsory across the entire country, as part of an effort to lower Sweden’s per capita food waste by 20% by 2025.

With fewer than 70 days to the election, Americans are starting to learn about the distinct visions that Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have for our country’s future. Nowhere is the divide between the two candidates wider than in health care. Though health care has frequently played a pivotal role in presidential contests, this November’s election may be among the most consequential for our patients. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] While Harris and Governor Tim Walz will work to build on the successes of the Biden-Harris administration over the past four years—continuing efforts to lower prescription drug costs and address medical debt, for instance—Trump and his running mate J.

(KOLKATA, India) — Police in India fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse thousands of protesters demanding the resignation of a top elected official in the country’s east, accusing her of mishandling an investigation into a rape and killing of a resident doctor earlier this month. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] The Aug. 9 killing of the 31-year-old physician while on duty at Kolkata city’s R.

(JERUSALEM) — The Israeli military said Tuesday that it has rescued one of the scores of people abducted in Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack, which ignited the ongoing war in Gaza. The rescue brought a rare moment of joy to Israelis amid months of grinding war but also another painful reminder of the scores of hostages remaining in captivity despite international efforts to broker a cease-fire agreement in which they would be released. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] The military said Qaid Farhan Alkadi was rescued from a tunnel “in a complex operation in the southern Gaza Strip,” without providing further details.