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Hundreds of millions of mosquitos will soon be released in Florida. On purpose. The mosquitoes are being released …
Feb 7 2019
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Losing weight is definitely tough. So tough, in fact, that scientists have tried to whip up drugs that trick us into…
Sep 19 2018
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A devastating viral disease could actually help treat and prevent brain cancer in the future, suggests yet more…
May 11 2018
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A new study published Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine reveals that it took more than $40 million…
Apr 12 2018
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Sep 5 2017
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The Zika virus played the role of 2016's worst health story. At the center of that story was the virus’…
May 23 2017
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As public health officials are gearing up for another season of the mosquito-borne Zika virus, the Trump…
Apr 4 2017
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The US Centers for Disease Control has released a sobering new study detailing the birth defect rates among…
Mar 28 2017
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Over the past few years, people have been freaking out about a plan to release genetically modified mosquitoes in…
Nov 18 2016
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Earlier today, the World Health Organization declared that the Zika virus, along with its related neurological…
Nov 9 2016
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The future of public health in the United States was a hotly contested topic during the 2016 election, with the…
Oct 30 2016
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The mosquito genocide is beginning. Millions of genetically modified versions of the useless vampire insects are…
Sep 1 2016
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To prevent Zika-infected mosquitoes from taking root in South Carolina, officials in Dorchester County gave the…
Aug 28 2016
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Walt Disney World, Universal Orlando, and SeaWorld Florida have all put up signs about mosquito prevention efforts…
Aug 18 2016
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has already issued one Zika-related travel advisory in the…
Aug 3 2016
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Zika is officially here, with fifteen confirmed cases in the Miami neighborhood of Wynwood over the past week. On…
Aug 1 2016
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This morning, Florida Governor Rick Scott announced that 10 more people in Florida have contracted the Zika virus,…
Jul 29 2016
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At a dramatic press conference held earlier today, Governor Rick Scott said Florida is the first state in the US to…
Jul 15 2016
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Models produced by researchers at Imperial College London indicate that the ongoing Zika epidemic in parts of Latin…
Jul 14 2016
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is collecting semen from hundreds of Zika-infected men to figure out…