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Doc Paralyzed After COVID; Legionella at Medicare HQ; Mystery Grand Canyon Illness

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Prior COVID Infection May Protect Against Some Common Colds

Researcher suggests finding could be key to vaccines that protect against multiple viruses

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Oprah Hospitalized; Senator in Car Crash; Oldest American Man Dies

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With Bird Flu Tests Hard to Get, How Will We Know When to Sound a Pandemic Alarm?

If government doesn't prepare to ramp up testing, U.S. could be caught off guard again

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COVID-Flu Vax on the Horizon; Counterfeit Diabetes Devices; Surviving Bird Flu

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FDA APPROVED RSV prefusion F protein-based vaccine (Arexvy) over a microscope image of respiratory syncytial viruses.

FDA Expands Use of RSV Vaccine to Include More Adults

Arexvy now approved for people 50 years and older at increased risk of serious outcomes

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Make the Diagnosis: His Daughter Gifted Him With This. What is It?

A 35-year-old man presented to the doctor with complaints of fever, sore throat, cough, diarrhea, and a rash that developed over the prior 2 days. Can you diagnose the patient?

Missing Doc Found Dead; Trump's False Insulin Claim; CDC's Bird Flu Study

Missing Doc Found Dead; Trump's False Insulin Claim; CDC's Bird Flu Study

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'Uncertainty' Is Indeed a Bad Word: A Second Opinion on Pandemic Communication

Information should be presented to the public using a three-part approach

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Paxlovid Fails First Test in Long COVID

Trial had been stopped early for lack of efficacy

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Search for Missing Doctor; Energy Drinks and Sudden Death; Unusual Pandemic Cancers

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Texas Rancher Develops Rare Case of Anthrax After Butchering Dead Lamb

"There is no safe way to prepare meat ... from an animal that has died of anthrax, CDC warns

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North Carolina Lawmakers Add Health Exemption to Bill Limiting Masking

Senate passes bill, House to vote on Tuesday

FDA ADCOMM 2024-2025 formula for COVID-19 vaccines over a photo of a syringe drawing from a vial.

FDA Advisors Give a Hearty Thumbs Up to a COVID Vaccine Based on the JN.1 Strain

"Even with some variation, there's still reasonably good protection"

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Three-Dose Lyme Vaccine Candidate Stimulates Immunogenicity, Appears Safe

But public acceptance of a vaccine requiring multiple boosters could be problematic, experts say

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New CDC Guidelines Recommend Doxy PEP to Prevent Bacterial STIs

Clinicians should offer doxy PEP to at-risk gay and bisexual men, transgender women

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Fauci Denies 'False Accusation' of COVID Origins Cover-Up

Republicans question his interactions with scientists who may have acted improperly

FDA ADCOMM 2024-2025 formula for COVID-19 vaccines over a photo of a syringe drawing from a vial.

FDA Panel to Consider Which COVID Strain to Target in an Updated Vaccine

The KP.2 subvariant is now dominant in the U.S., FDA staff says in a briefing document

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Co-Locating COVID Vaccines, Infection Testing With Syringe Services Shows Success

94% of people completed primary vaccination in this Baltimore-based initiative

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'Uncertainty' Isn't a Bad Word: U.S. Agencies Must Tighten Up H5N1 Communications

More effective and efficient public messaging is the need of the hour

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Mystery Illness Strikes Aircraft; Fauci to Testify; Michelle Obama's Mother Dies

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A photo of the packaging and vials of the Arexvy respiratory syncytial virus vaccine.

Guillain-Barre Syndrome Rates After RSV Shots in Sync With Trial Data, CDC Says

But compared with mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, GBS was more common than expected

FDA APPROVED mRNA-1345 vaccine (mRESVIA) over a computer rendering of respiratory syncytial viruses.

FDA Approves First mRNA RSV Vaccine

Moderna vaccine indicated for people ages 60 and up

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COVID Shot After Acute Coronary Syndrome Might Not Prevent Further Events

But lack of additional benefit doesn't undermine the main reason for vaccination

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The Rocky Road to Safe, Effective Rotavirus Vaccines

Despite benefits, rotavirus vaccine uptake lags behind other childhood vaccines

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First U.S. Bird Flu Case With Respiratory Symptoms Emerges

The third human case of H5N1 occurred in a Michigan dairy farm worker

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Nurse Fired After Gaza Comments; Sedative-Laced Drugs; 4 Million Chickens Killed

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COVID Shots Could Use Another Update, Study Suggests

Latest vaccines mostly kept up with circulating strains, but dipped against JN.1

Efforts to Draft an International Pandemic Treaty Falter

Countries unable to agree on how to respond to next global emergency

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Clues From Bird Flu's Ground Zero on Dairy Farms in the Texas Panhandle

Why did it take so long to recognize the virus on high-tech farms in the world's richest country?

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CDC Prepping for 'Possibility of Increased Risk to Human Health' From Bird Flu

Approximately 350 recently exposed farm workers are being monitored

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Antimicrobial Resistance Must Be Addressed Now, Global Experts Warn

"Window of opportunity" is shrinking, expert says

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Congressman's Stroke; Warning on Bear Meat Consumption; Paralysis via Grand Piano

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Inhaled Amikacin Shows Promise for Untreated MAC Lung Infections

ARISE lays the ground work for registrational trial of Arikayce in earlier treatment setting

A photo of a blisterpack of vials of Jynneos vaccine.

CDC: Less Than 1% of Mpox Cases Occurred After Two Doses of Jynneos Vaccine

Only 25% of people in the U.S. who are eligible for the vaccine have received it

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Middle School HPV Vaccination Program Boosted Uptake

Offering vaccines in schools improved access in French study, but may not overcome hesitancy

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New U.S. Human Case of Bird Flu Reported

H5N1 in Michigan farmworker becomes second human case associated with outbreak in dairy cows

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Matthew Perry's Death Investigated; CDC H5N1 Surveillance; Trump Talks Birth Control

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Public Health Preparedness for Bird Flu Varies Widely Across the U.S.

Survey responses not always in line with CDC recommendations

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Two Antibiotic Regimens Are Effective for M. Xenopi Pulmonary Infections

Patients benefited from clarithromycin or moxifloxacin plus rifampin/ethambutol

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