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The world's -- Spaniard Maria Branyas Morera, who was born in the U.S. -- died at age 117, her family said.

From 2022 to 2023, the number of births and the general fertility rate in the U.S. , according to the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics.

Days after the WHO declared mpox outbreaks in Africa a global emergency, Congo's health minister said the country will from the U.S. next week. (AP)

Meanwhile, a WHO official stressed that mpox, regardless of strain, . (Reuters)

University of California will ban encampments and as schools plan for protests in support of Gaza. (The Guardian)

In India, hundreds of doctors protested near the nation's health ministry on Monday to who was raped and killed at a state-run hospital. (AP)

And India's top court to make recommendations on the safety of healthcare workers in the wake of the tragedy and resulting protests. (ABC News)

CEOs may earn at nonprofit hospitals, but do patients see benefits? (NPR)

The FDA of treprostinil (Yutrepia) inhalation powder to treat adults with pulmonary arterial hypertension and pulmonary hypertension associated with interstitial lung disease, Liquidia announced.

Video game console ownership, along with increased game play, among study participants in Japan, an analysis suggested. (Nature Human Behavior)

Vice President Kamala Harris isn't pushing "Medicare for All" anymore, and progressives . (Politico)

Former "Boy Meets World" star Danielle Fishel said she was , but the cancer was caught at a "very, very, very early" stage. (BuzzFeed News)

Missouri residents must now provide or a court order to update their gender on driver's licenses. (AP)

A lawsuit alleged that a Georgia hospital that was temporarily removed after an intracerebral hemorrhage and scheduled to be replaced. (CNN)

Gutierrez Distributor of Passaic, New Jersey, is recalling El Servidor Corp brand because it has the potential to be contaminated with elevated levels of lead.

The New England Patriots acknowledged the Mark Price, MD, PhD, after a battle with cancer.

And Phil Donahue, talk show host pioneer and husband of Marlo Thomas, following what his family described as a "long illness." (NBC News)