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Missouri patient tests positive for bird flu despite no known exposure to animals
Health officials say a hospitalized patient in Missouri was infected with bird flu, despite having no known contact with dairy cows or other animals.
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Covid-19, flu, RSV: Vaccine recommendations for fall — and the best time to get them
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Nearly 2,000 drug plants are overdue for FDA checks after COVID delays, AP finds
U.S. health inspectors are still struggling to address a massive backlog of pharmaceutical plants that went uninspected during disruptions caused by COVID-19. That’s according to an analysis of government data by the Associated Press. The data shows roughly 2,000 drug manufacturing sites around the world have not had a Food and Drug Administr... -
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Federal, state and local governments are all trying to reduce maternal mortality rates across the United States and eliminate racial disparities.
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Flu season could start earlier, be more severe
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Elle Macpherson says she was diagnosed with breast cancer 7 years ago and refused chemotherapy
Famed model Elle Macpherson revealed that she’s been living with a breast cancer diagnosis for seven years — all while eschewing chemotherapy.
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Extreme heat worsens chronic health conditions in millions of Americans
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Yes, you should challenge that medical bill
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FDA authorizes Novavax's updated Covid vaccine, paving way for fall rollout
The decision comes only a week after it approved a new round of messenger RNA shots from Pfizer and Moderna, which both target an offshoot of JN.1 called KP.2.
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DC to cancel $42M in medical debt for low-income residents
Thousands of low-income D.C. residents will soon see their medical debt erased. The District of Columbia is wiping nearly $42 million in debt from the books at local hospitals, the mayor’s office said.
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Their loved ones died after receiving pig organ transplants. The families have no regrets.
Four people have received hearts or kidneys from pigs. Some of their relatives recount a roller coaster of hope and uncertainty.
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Missouri teenager left paralyzed and on a ventilator from West Nile virus
A St. Louis County, Missouri, teenager suffered rare complications from West Nile virus that have left him paralyzed and on a ventilator.
