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CDC studies show value of nationwide wastewater disease surveillance, as potential funding cut looms
Wastewater testing can alert public health officials to measles infections days to months before cases are confirmed by doctors,…
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Jesy Nelson will 'shout to the rooftops' about baby muscle disease campaign
Ian YoungsCulture reporter Singer Jesy Nelson has pledged to "shout to the rooftops" to campaign for all babies to get tested for a rare…
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Shelters plea for Gazans as winter rains raise fears of more disease and death
Yolande Knell,Middle East correspondent, Jerusalem and Wahiba Ahmed,Jerusalem Aid agencies have reiterated calls for Israel to allow more…
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America is building two AMD-powered supercomputers to re-create the sun and fight disease
The U.S. Department of Energy has struck a $1 billion deal with Advanced Micro Systems (AMD) to build two supercomputers that have…
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Federal employees in mental health and disease control were among targets in weekend firings
Hundreds of federal employees working on mental health services, disease outbreaks and disaster preparedness were among those hit by the…
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This everyday drink could raise your liver disease risk by 60%
If every afternoon, like clockwork, you find yourself at the vending machine punching in the code for your daily Diet Coke, you may want…
Celebrity
Bill Burr Says ‘CNN and Fox News Are a F—ing Disease,’ Fires Back at ‘Horrible’ Conservatives Bashing Him as ‘Woke’: ‘They’re Racists’ and ‘Cowards’
Bill Burr gave a no-holds-barred interview to Vulture where he called CNN and Fox News a “fucking disease” and railed against…
Business
Babies from three people's DNA prevents heriditary disease
Eight babies have been born in the UK using genetic material from three people to prevent devastating and often fatal conditions, doctors…
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A disease we thought was gone is roaring back—here’s why
An infectious disease once eradicated in the U.S. is making a grim comeback this year. New CDC data reported on Wednesday reveals that the…
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British woman contracts Legionnaires' Disease in Greece
A British tourist is in hospital after catching a serious lung disease while on an all-inclusive holiday in Greece. Donna Jobling, from…
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NHS plans to DNA test all babies in England to assess disease risk
Every newborn baby in England will have their DNA mapped to assess their risk of hundreds of diseases, under NHS plans for the next 10…
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Berkshire boy's life saved after 'death sentence' disease
A boy with an ultra-rare immune disease which can carry a "death sentence" is starting to live a normal life after taking part in a…
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RFK Jr. Set to Launch Disease Registry Tracking Autistic People
But Hegseth and Donald Trump are refusing to admit he did anything wrong, instead painting the defense secretary as MAGA’s latest victim…
Lifestyle
China plays down HMPV surge: "safe to travel"
China has insisted it is safe to visit the country amid concerns about a rise in the respiratory illness human metapneumovirus (HMPV). The…
Lifestyle
How many lives were lost to COVID-19? A look back nearly 5 years later
What's New Deaths from COVID-19 have slowed significantly but continue adding to a tally of more than 7 million deaths from the virus in…
Lifestyle
Column: The latest evidence that putting RFK Jr. in charge of public health would be a disaster
Polio came for 5-year-old Lynn Lane when she was visiting her grandmother in rural Indiana. Suddenly, her arms and legs became weak, and…
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USDA says it will start testing milk for H5N1 bird flu virus nationwide
Nearly a year after a wild bird infected with H5N1 avian flu presumably passed its viral baggage to a dairy cow in the Texas panhandle —…
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Congo reports dozens dead from unknown disease
At least 67 people have died from an unidentified illness in less than two weeks in southwestern Congo, according to local officials on…
Lifestyle
COVID map update reveals new states with "very high" wastewater activity
There are an increasing number of states across the U.S. where "very high" levels of the virus that causes COVID-19 are present in…
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AOC Blasts Rumored DNC Chair Contender: 'Disease'
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) launched a blistering critique of former Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel's potential bid for Democratic…
Lifestyle
Canadian teenager infected with H5N1 bird flu in critical condition
Canadian health officials announced Tuesday that a teenager infected with H5N1 bird flu from an unknown source is in critical condition.…