A reporter for The New York Times wrote Monday he was surprised to find America’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic…
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New York OKs statewide rules to fight Legionnaires’ disease
New York is now requiring the testing and inspection of building cooling towers across the state to combat Legionnaires’ disease…
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Health officials tell US doctors to watch for MERS
Health officials are advising U.S. doctors to be on the lookout for people sickened by Middle East respiratory syndrome, also…
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Canada says husband of woman diagnosed with avian flu also infected
The husband of a woman who tested positive for the H7N9 avian flu virus earlier this week was also infected,…
Read MoreFDA updates safety alert for ‘superbug’ scopes
U.S. health regulators issued an updated safety alert on Wednesday for endoscopes linked to drug-resistant “superbug” bacteria in California hospitals.…
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Measles may become ‘endemic’ without vaccination, proper clinical diagnosis, CDC official says
The number of measles cases reported in the U.S. in January has surpassed the total median number of cases in…
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Doctor fears rise of a drug-resistant strain will help malaria spread
Despite a sharp drop in malaria-related deaths over the past decade, a veteran doctor here, in the heart of the…
Read MoreWhy you should, and shouldn’t, worry about measles
Measles has become relatively rare in the United States, thanks to very effective vaccine. A recent outbreak tied to Disneyland…
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Mumps outbreak linked to Idaho university spreads to Washington state
An outbreak of mumps that started at an Idaho university and infected 21 people across the state has now spread…
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Ebola death toll rises to 932, WHO says
The death toll from West Africa’s Ebola outbreak has risen to 932 after 45 patients died from Aug 2 to…
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