Pfizer’s vaccine is successful in preventing not only symptomatic COVID-19, but also asymptomatic disease according to new real-world data, Israel’s
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How hospital mold caused 6 patients to die
New details have emerged about patient deaths from infections linked to mold in Seattle Children’s Hospital operating rooms. Mold-linked infections
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No new measles cases suggests that spread of the disease is slowing
The fight against the record-breaking number of measles cases in the U.S. appears to have had a small victory. Interested
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States with more strict gun laws have fewer children dying from guns
Children living in states with stricter gun laws have fewer gun-related deaths, according to a new study in Pediatrics. This
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Superbug fungus a 'serious global health threat' as over 600 in US are infected: CDC
A type of fungus that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is calling a “serious global health threat” is
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41 states have tried to pass abortion restrictions this year, as Georgia votes on a new ban: Report
The expected vote on a so-called “heartbeat” abortion ban in Georgia is just one of a growing number of abortion
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Trial begins for pharma exec accused of using ‘bribes and fraud’ to sell fentanyl
The first criminal trial of a pharmaceutical executive who marketed the drug fentanyl started Monday in Boston. Interested in Opioid
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More kids and teens are dying from opioids in the last 20 years, study says
Almost 9,000 children and young adults have died from opioid poisonings in the past 20 years, according to a study
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After romaine lettuce outbreak, here’s what you should know about E. coli
Just before Thanksgiving, a multistate E. Coli outbreak in the U.S. linked to romaine lettuce was reported by the Centers
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Men who exercise might pass down healthier metabolism to their kids: Study
Here’s another reason for wannabe dads to exercise: Sweating it out now might pay off later in better health for
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