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Study Offers Clues for Avoiding RMD Flares After COVID Vaccination

European registry analysis brings surprises along with the expected

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Study may ease fears about potential neurodevelopmental effects of fetal COVID exposure

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The Supreme Court's Open Season on Public Health Agencies

"I just had this reverence for the court. I don't anymore," says Lawrence Gostin, JD

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This Cruise Ship Flunked Its CDC Inspection

Several others just made the "satisfactory" cutoff

Oct 15, 2024
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Pharmacist Gets Up to 15 Years in Prison for Meningitis Outbreak Deaths

More than 700 people in 20 states were sickened and dozens died, according to the CDC

Oct 14, 2024
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Nurse in Critical Condition; JD Vance's Mom Got Obamacare; Bird Flu Cluster Grows

Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff

Oct 14, 2024
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Excess Deaths Highest Among Younger Minorities During COVID Pandemic

Racial, ethnic disparities in all-cause excess deaths worst among those ages 25 to 64

Oct 11, 2024
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Opinion
Marburg Virus' Latest Eruption

A veteran fighter against hemorrhagic fevers shares candid thoughts

Oct 10, 2024
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How Long Should Kids Stay Out of School After They've Had COVID?

Healthcare professionals with children weigh in

Oct 09, 2024
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How Did Public Health Become a Public Enemy at the Supreme Court?

Conservative majority is "buying into" anti-science attitudes, warns Lawrence Gostin, JD

Oct 09, 2024
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Can Women Living With HIV Safely Breastfeed?

Research on HIV viral landscape in breast milk gives insights for breastfeeding guidelines

Oct 07, 2024
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Two New Cases of Avian Flu Spotted in California

Investigation of Missouri case also continues amid complications

Oct 07, 2024
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Fauci's West Nile Virus; Nobel Prize for miRNA; Nurse Dies in Hurricane Flood

Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff

Oct 07, 2024
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EBV Screening Tied to Lower Nasopharyngeal Cancer Mortality Risk

Substantial drops in cancer-specific mortality affirmed in Chinese trial

Oct 04, 2024
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