Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Second person in US dies after monkeypox diagnosis
A second person in the United States infected with monkeypox has died in California.
Sep 9, 2022
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Vaccination
CDC advisers endorse more traditional Novavax COVID shot
U.S. adults who haven't gotten any COVID-19 shots yet should consider a new option from Novavax—a more traditional kind of vaccine, influential government advisers said Tuesday.
Jul 19, 2022
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Superbug infections, deaths rose at beginning of pandemic
The toll of drug-resistant "superbug" infections worsened during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. health officials said Tuesday.
Jul 12, 2022
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Does it seem like people are catching COVID for the first time now? Here's what we know
Have you recently contracted COVID-19 for the first time during the pandemic? Those who have avoided the virus for more than two years may be disappointed to catch it during the current, relatively mild wave. But there are ...
Jun 14, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Why the mystery hepatitis in children may have been here all along
The children typically show up at hospitals scattered across the country, one or two at a time, with symptoms like unexplained vomiting, diarrhea and jaundice. These are the classic signs of hepatitis—inflammation of the ...
Jun 2, 2022
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Theories emerge for mysterious liver illnesses in children
Health officials remain perplexed by mysterious cases of severe liver damage in hundreds of young children around the world.
May 23, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
CDC reports first American with new bird flu, says risk to public low
The first U.S. case of bird flu in a human has been confirmed in Colorado, federal and state health officials reported Thursday.
Apr 29, 2022
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Vaccinated more likely to die during omicron wave if they got J&J shot: CDC
The COVID-related death rate among Americans who received Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine was more than double that of people who received other vaccines, new data from the Omicron surge show.
Mar 26, 2022
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Medications
CDC proposes softer guidance on opioid prescriptions
The nation's top public health agency on Thursday proposed changing—and in some instances, softening—guidelines for U.S. doctors prescribing oxycodone and other opioid painkillers.
Feb 10, 2022
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CDC encourages more Americans to consider N95 masks
U.S. health officials on Friday encouraged more Americans to wear the kind of N95 or KN95 masks used by health-care workers to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
Jan 15, 2022
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