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Europe saw the highest number of measles cases last year in more than 25 years, according to a new report published Thursday from the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF. There were an estimated 127,350 measles cases in the European region last year, which is double the number of cases for 2023 and the highest […]
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Florida reported its first case of measles so far this year in a high schooler at Palmetto Senior High School. The state’s surgeon general, Dr. Joseph Ladapo, sent a letter to parents at the school on Tuesday, notifying them of the case — but the Florida Department of Health official stopping short of advocating typical […]
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is closely monitoring an unknown disease that has killed dozens in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the agency said in a statement on Monday. “CDC is monitoring the situation closely and engaging with DRC officials on what support the agency can offer,” the agency’s spokesperson said. At […]
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A Food and Drug Administration vaccine advisory committee meeting that was set to discuss what flu strains to include in next season’s flu vaccine has been canceled, multiple sources told ABC News, leaving some to wonder if the meeting cancelation will delay next year’s flu vaccine delivery schedule. In this Oct. 14, 2015, file photo, […]
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The World Health Organization has reported that there is a deadly “unknown disease” spreading in one region within the Democratic Republic of Congo. Local health officials in Congo are partnering with the World Health Organization to investigate. A general view of the World Health Organization (WHO) on April 28, 2009, in Geneva, Switzerland. Harold Cunningham/Getty […]
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Monday that the new coronavirus found in bats is currently not a cause for concern. There is no reason to believe the virus poses a threat to public health at the moment and no infections have been detected in humans, according to the federal health […]
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Flu activity remains “elevated” in the United States but is starting to show signs of abating, according to new federal data published Friday. The 2024-25 flu season was classified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as a “high” severity season overall and for all age groups, making it the first high severity […]
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The rate of Americans visiting doctors’ offices for flu-like illness continues to reach record levels, new federal data published on Friday shows. Nearly 8% of outpatient visits for respiratory illness during the week ending Feb. 8 were for flu-like illness, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This continues to be the […]
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The federal government has drastically lowered some of the funding that universities and research institutions receive from medical and scientific grants. News of the cuts rattled the scientific community with many scientific institutions set to lose millions of dollars in funding annually. The National Institutes of Health (NIH), the country’s primary agency responsible for conducting […]
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Outpatient health care visits for flu illnesses are at their highest levels in 15 years, according to data updated Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Nearly 8% of outpatient health care visits for respiratory illnesses are due to flu-like illness, which is the highest seen since the 2009-10 flu season, during the […]
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