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Health authorities in China have deployed anal swab tests to detect covid-19 in the lead up to the Lunar New Year…
Jan 22
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For the first time in a long while, there appears to be some hope on the horizon, even as the U.S. official death…
Jan 13
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Researchers in Ohio say they’ve discovered two new variants of the coronavirus local to the U.S. that may be of…
Dec 28
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A man’s habit of hunting feral pigs exposed him to a rare brain infection, doctors in Florida say. In a recent case…
Dec 28
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Over the weekend, a particularly awful pair of words started trending on social media: super gonorrhea. That’s…
Dec 22
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The virus responsible for covid-19, SARS-CoV-2, has now reached all seven continents on Earth, with Antarctica…
Dec 22
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U.S. government scientists have shown in the lab, for the first time, that pigs can become severely sick from a…
Dec 16
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Waterborne illnesses like swimmer’s ear, norovirus, and Legionnaires’ disease sicken over 7 million Americans,…
Dec 10
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A new study out Thursday suggests that Tasmanian devils are starting to adapt to one of the strangest diseases known…
Dec 8
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New research out Tuesday looks to pin down the many health problems that can arise from a bout of covid-19. The long…
Dec 7
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A disease infamous for sickening soldiers during World War I is popping up again among one of the most vulnerable…
Nov 17
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Scientists are urging caution over a mysterious, Ebola-like viral disease that appears to have spread from person to…
Oct 28
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Early data from an ongoing study in the UK is setting off a wave of alarm over the pandemic this week. It found…
Oct 28
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New research detected an intriguing change in the average body temperature of the Tsimane people, an indigenous…
Oct 26
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A foodborne outbreak of Listeria linked to deli meats has hospitalized at least ten people in three states and…
Oct 26
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One year ago, at the last minute, I decided to attend a presentation held by the Johns Hopkins Center for Health…
Oct 20
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A new report fresh from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention highlights the stark difference between…
Aug 20
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Here’s the most depressing map you’re likely to see this week, courtesy of Anthony Fauci, head of the U.S. National…
Jul 24
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More than 70 years ago, an imprisoned community in Nazi-occupied Poland banded together to contain a deadly epidemic…
Jul 9
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Today, the World Health Organization formally announced a change in its stance over very two important issues…