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US actress Michelle Trachtenberg died a natural death from complications caused by diabetes, according to the New York City medical examiner’s office. The 39-year-old actress was found “unconscious and unresponsive” in her New York City apartment in February. Officials did not perform a post-mortem examination, but said toxicology tests determined Trachtenberg’s cause of death. The … Read more
WASHINGTON — This year’s harsh flu season – the most intense in 15 years – has federal health officials trying to understand if it sparked an increase in a rare but life-threatening brain complication in children. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 19,000 people have died from the flu so far this winter, … Read more
A foreign service worker whose pregnant wife was denied emergency medical transport while stationed abroad has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, alleging its “rushed, haphazard and cruel” push to shut down the agency has placed the mother and unborn daughter at grave risk. The worker, who filed the complaint anonymously as “Terry Doe” … Read more
