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Norfolk Southern CEO Testifies on Derailment

Norfolk Southern CEO Testifies on Derailment

On Wednesday, Alan Shaw, CEO of Norfolk Southern Railway – the company whose train carrying several cars of hazardous chemicals derailed on Feb. 3 in East Palestine, Ohio – testified in front of the US Senate Commerce Committee.

US Senate Report: Growing Drug Shortages Pose National Security Risk

US Senate Report: Growing Drug Shortages Pose National Security Risk

A report released Wednesday from the US Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs found that national drug shortages have increased in frequency and duration because of over-dependence on countries like China and India — thus posing a national security risk.

Tanzania: Five Dead in First-Ever Marburg Virus Outbreak

Tanzania: Five Dead in First-Ever Marburg Virus Outbreak

On Tuesday, Tanzania's Health Minister, Ummy Mwalimu, confirmed the country has identified eight cases of the deadly Ebola-like Marburg virus. Five people have died from the virus while three others are receiving treatment.

Deadly Candida Auris Fungus Spreading at 'Alarming Rate' in the US, Says CDC

Deadly Candida Auris Fungus Spreading at 'Alarming Rate' in the US, Says CDC

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has called the fungus Candida auris an “urgent threat” after a new study showed it has been spreading at an “alarming rate” through healthcare facilities.

US Intelligence: Foreign Adversaries Unlikely to Blame for 'Havana Syndrome'

US Intelligence: Foreign Adversaries Unlikely to Blame for 'Havana Syndrome'

The findings of a multi-year investigation carried out by seven US intelligence agencies and released on Wednesday into the so-called Havana syndrome — a series of unexplained symptoms consistent with brain injury — cast doubt on longstanding suspicions that the hundreds of cases resulted fro...