Health
Flu activity slows down, but season far from over: CDC
Following weeks of increases in flu activity, the latest U.S. government data shows "a single-week decrease" for the first time in months.
Jan 15, 2024
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Dentistry
FDA said it never inspected dental lab that made controversial AGGA device
The FDA never inspected Johns Dental Laboratories during more than a decade in which it made the Anterior Growth Guidance Appliance, or "AGGA," a dental device that has allegedly harmed patients and is now the subject of ...
May 16, 2024
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Vaccination
Tetanus vaccine may be in short supply after company stops production
In an effort to prevent a shortage, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is advising doctors to conserve the tetanus vaccine because one manufacturer is stopping production.
Mar 1, 2024
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Health
Perils of grilling go far beyond charred food
(HealthDay)—ESPN anchor Hannah Storm did what many people do every weekend: She re-lit her gas grill after the fire had been blown out by the wind. But what Storm didn't realize was that gas had been collecting while the ...
Jul 5, 2013
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Medications
FDA investigating hospitalizations linked to counterfeit Ozempic
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has received at least three reports of people being hospitalized after taking counterfeit versions of the wildly popular weight-loss drugs known as semaglutides.
Nov 8, 2023
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Vaccination
Pfizer to ship smaller packages of COVID vaccine to cut waste, boost uptake
(HealthDay)—Smaller packages of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine that could be available this fall might improve vaccine access and reduce the number of wasted doses, government documents show.
Sep 3, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Florida reports 11th measles case of 2024, this time linked to international travel
Florida reported another measles case on Friday, bringing the state's total to 11 cases this year amid a worldwide uptick in a highly infectious disease once thought to be eliminated in the U.S.
Mar 25, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
U.S. to lift travel restrictions for Southern African countries
(HealthDay News)—Starting Dec. 31, the United States will lift travel restrictions from eight countries in Southern Africa.
Dec 28, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Use of injected opioid tied to HIV outbreak in indiana
(HealthDay)—Addicts' use of a powerful painkiller is driving a large HIV outbreak in Indiana, according to health officials.
Feb 26, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Surgery restores boy's ability to walk post-acute flaccid myelitis
(HealthDay)—A first-of-its-kind surgery has restored the ability to walk in a boy paralyzed by acute flaccid myelitis (AFM).
Nov 6, 2018
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