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German lawmakers to visit Turkish air base

A delegation of German lawmakers, accompanied by a senior NATO official, will visit German soldiers serving at an air base in Turkey on Sept. 8, as part of a NATO trip, Turkey's foreign ministry said on Thursday. Foreign Ministry Spokesman Huseyin Muftuoglu said details of the planned visit...

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...