(HealthDay)—All adults born between 1945 and 1965—the baby boom generation—should be screened for the hepatitis C virus along with injection-drug users and anyone transfused before 1992, according to new recommendations ...
Jun 24, 2013
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(HealthDay)—Flu vaccines protect children against serious illness, even when the vaccine doesn't match the circulating flu virus, according to a new study that reinforces the importance of flu shots.
Jan 17, 2022
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An outbreak of mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) across Europe and North America made headlines in 2022.
Mar 4, 2024
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Can I get the coronavirus from my pet?
Apr 23, 2020
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Public health officials are concerned about bird flu, which so far has been detected in three dairy farmworkers—two in Michigan and one in Texas—as well as in cattle in a dozen states.
Jul 8, 2024
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Deaths linked to the West Nile virus jumped 35 percent in the United States over the past week, amid one of the worst US outbreaks of the mosquito-borne disease, officials said Wednesday.
Sep 13, 2012
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Feeling feverish after a visit to the tropics? It may not just be a bout with this year's flu. If you're a Western traveler, malaria and typhoid fever should top the list of diseases to discuss with your doctor when you return, ...
Jan 16, 2013
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COVID-19 has officially joined heart disease and cancer as a leading cause of death in the United States for two years in a row.
Jul 5, 2022
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Monkeypox, which is normally encountered in Central and Western Africa, has spread to more than a dozen countries, including the United States. Cases in the current outbreak now number in the hundreds. This has fueled more ...
May 27, 2022
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The first virus detections for the 2019/2020 season indicate co-circulation of influenza types A (71%) and B (29%) viruses in the WHO European Region. This is a mix which potentially could result in high mortality in elderly ...
Dec 19, 2019
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