Health
Flu shots are doing OK vs. virus, US numbers indicate
Early estimates suggest flu shots are performing OK in the current U.S. winter flu season.
Feb 29, 2024
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Biomedical technology
Researcher develops bilingual health care app
With hospital emergency departments overwhelmed and Canadians feeling frustrated by a lack of primary care access, a free webapp developed at the University of Ottawa is providing trusted information about preventative health ...
Feb 23, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Lyme disease case counts in the US rose by almost 70% in 2022 due to a change in how it's reported
Lyme disease cases in the U.S. jumped nearly 70% in 2022, which health officials say is not due to a major increase of new infections but instead a change in reporting requirements.
Feb 15, 2024
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Health
Cities know that the way police respond to mental crisis calls must change. But how?
Philadelphia police officers Kenneth Harper and Jennifer Torres were in their patrol car sitting at a red light when a call came in over the 911 radio dispatch.
Feb 14, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
What is Alaskapox? Recent death brings attention to virus seen in small animals
For nine years, Alaska health officials have been aware of an unusual virus causing rare, relatively mild illnesses in the Fairbanks area. But a recent case in another part of the state—this one resulting in a man's death—has ...
Feb 14, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
An Oregon resident was diagnosed with the plague. Here are a few things to know about the illness
Officials in central Oregon this week reported a case of bubonic plague in a resident who likely got the disease from a sick pet cat.
Feb 13, 2024
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Elderly Alaska man is first reported person to die of recently discovered Alaskapox virus
An elderly man has died from Alaskapox, the first known fatality from the recently discovered virus, state health officials said.
Feb 13, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oregon officials report bubonic plague in local resident. They say there's little risk to community
Public health officials in Oregon have reported a case of bubonic plague in a local resident who they said likely contracted it from a pet cat.
Feb 13, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Disease sweeping through Gaza's refugee camps
Health officials in Gaza are growing increasingly concerned about the spread of disease among displaced communities in the besieged enclave.
Feb 8, 2024
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CDC issues alert as measles cases pop up in Georgia and other states
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging clinicians to be alert for measles cases after 23 cases of the extremely contagious disease were recently confirmed in the U.S., including two in Georgia.
Feb 1, 2024
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