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Could bird flu strain the US public health system as seasonal influenza ramps up?

Three influenza A (H5N1/bird flu) virus particles (rod-shaped). Note: Layout incorporates two CDC transmission electron micrographs that have been inverted,…

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Infant dead in listeria outbreak tied to Yu Shang Food ready-to-eat meat and poultry products: CDC

Thefor a ready-to-eat product by Yu Shang Food, Inc. that is part of a recall. Image via U.S.…

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Some hospitals seeing increase in RSV, ‘walking pneumonia.’ Here’s what to know

PhotoAlto/Ale Ventura/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Some hospitals in the U.S. are seeing an increase in RSV and higher levels of…

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What to know about Dr. Oz as Trump picks him to lead Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that heart surgeon-turned-TV-host Dr. Mehmet Oz would lead the Centers for…

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Escaped primates open can of worms for South Carolina’s Alpha Genesis research lab

Yemassee Police Department(YEMASSEE, SC) -- With four primates still on the loose after 43 of them escaped on Nov. 6…

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California confirms first US case of more severe mpox strain — but risk to public remains low

Jun Li/Getty Images/STOCK(SAN MATEO COUNTY, Calif.) -- Health officials in California have confirmed the first domestic case of a more…

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Doctors worried RFK Jr. will tout vaccine-skeptic views after he is picked for HHS secretary

Евгения Матвеец/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- With the recent pick of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health…

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Patients are stockpiling birth control over fears Trump could limit access to contraception

Peter Dazeley/Getty Images/STOCK(NEW YORK) -- Women are stocking up on birth control and asking for long-term contraception methods following President…

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Black infant mortality rate more than double the rate among white infants: CDC

FatCamera/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Infant mortality rates remained relatively unchanged from 2022 to 2023, but racial and ethnic disparities still…

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What Trump has said about birth control, and what he could do as president

Isabel Pavia/Getty ImagesThe election of former President Donald Trump to a second term has put a spotlight on what his return to…

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