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Doctors at heart of US opioid crisis

When 55-year-old Sheila Bartels left her doctor's office in Oklahoma, she had a prescription for 510 painkillers. She died the same day of an overdose. Her doctor, Regan Nichols, is now facing five second-degree murder charges -- one for each patient who overdosed after she prescribed...

Yemen national blood bank faces threat of closure

The director of Yemen's national blood bank says the facility could shut down within a week after a medical aid charity ended its support. Ayman el-Shihari, the blood bank's general director, said Thursday its closure could lead to a "humanitarian catastrophe." He says the facility receives...

Israel demolishes homes of Palestinian attackers

Israeli authorities have demolished three homes and sealed off a fourth of Palestinian nationals who carried out attacks that killed a soldier and a policewoman, the Israeli Army said on Thursday. Israel regularly carries out such demolitions, which it says act as a deterrent, but human...