The WHO and IMF chiefs insisted Friday that saving lives was a "prerequisite" to saving livelihoods in the coronavirus pandemic—a crisis they called "one of humanity's darkest hours".
Apr 3, 2020
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COVID-19 has only been around for a few months, so at this point scientists don't know that much about it. But more is being learned every day. We now know, for example, it can live on surfaces for up to nine days and survives ...
Mar 27, 2020
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(HealthDay)—Seasonal influenza viruses are circulating widely in the Southern Hemisphere, but influenza activity is currently low in the United States, according to research published in the Oct. 11 issue of the U.S. Centers ...
Oct 11, 2019
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There is a "critical risk" for a dangerous mosquito-transmitted virus in 28 Massachusetts communities, the state health department warns.
Sep 2, 2019
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In the United States, the 2018 to 2019 influenza season was of moderate severity and lasted 21 weeks, according to research published in the June 21 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and ...
Jun 21, 2019
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(HealthDay)—Weakened hearts grow weaker and fail when influenza rages throughout the land, a new study reports.
Mar 27, 2019
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The body's defense strategies against viral infections are as diverse as the attacks themselves. A team from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and the Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry has conducted a systematic ...
Mar 4, 2019
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(HealthDay)—From May 20 to Oct. 13, 2018, low levels of influenza activity were reported in the United States, according to a study published online Oct. 25 in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
Oct 30, 2018
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U.S. actress Selma Blair announced on the weekend she has been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. "I have probably had this incurable disease for 15 years at least," she wrote. "And I am relieved to at least know."
Oct 24, 2018
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During my second year of graduate school, I moved in with my sister's family to save money. "You must get the flu shot if you are going to live here," my sister declared. Both of my nieces were under the age of 5, putting ...
Oct 24, 2018
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