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A young woman wearing a face mask holds sparklers while celebrating New Year's Eve.
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The COVID winter wave has arrived. Here’s where it’s spreading during the 2024–25 holiday season

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December 31, 2024
As you dive into your New Year’s resolutions, taking precautions to protect yourself from a quartet of infectious diseases can lessen your odds of starting off 2025 sick.
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Public health experts are warning of a ‘quad-demic’ this winter. Here’s where flu, COVID, RSV, and norovirus are spreading

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December 18, 2024
A dirty duck is being handled by a man wearing gloves
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First severe case of bird flu in the U.S. leaves Louisiana patient in critical condition

By Mike Stobbe, Jonel Aleccia and The Associated Press
December 18, 2024
Compared to other exercise patterns studied, peak physical activity in both the morning and evening was associated with an 11% lower risk of colorectal cancer, according to research published in September 2024 in the journal BMC Medicine.
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Working out at these times of day could reduce your risk of colorectal cancer by 11%, new study says

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November 11, 2024
Rhesus Macaque monkeys
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Monkeys escape medical research lab for the fourth time—over 40 are currently on the loose

By Jeffrey Collins and The Associated Press
November 7, 2024
Walking pneumonia, a lung infection caused by the bacterium Mycoplasma pneumoniae, tends to be most common among older children and adolescents but in 2024 has been rampant among young children.
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Could your cough be walking pneumonia? Here are the symptoms of the spiking bacterial illness

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November 1, 2024
Just 25% of people at high risk of pneumococcal disease—children younger than 2, adults older than 64, and those with certain chronic health conditions such as diabetes—have been immunized, according to an August 2024 survey by the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases.
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Pneumonia can be a deadly complication of COVID, the flu, and RSV: What to know about pneumococcal vaccination

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October 22, 2024
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had preliminarily documented more than 17,600 whooping cough infections in the U.S. as of Oct. 5, 2024—more than four times the nearly 4,000 infections recorded at this time in 2023.
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Whooping cough cases up 342% since 2023 as U.S. outbreak continues. What to know about symptoms and spread

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October 11, 2024
In 2024, rapid COVID tests are a staple of cough-and-cold aisles across America. But the convenience of self-testing comes with a caveat: The onus is on you to report your results.
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54 million COVID cases went unreported in 2022, study says. Here’s how to make your at-home test count

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October 9, 2024
Getting multiple vaccines at once is not only safe, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but also just as effective as getting them individually.
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Yes, you can get the COVID, flu, and RSV vaccines at once. Here are the pros and cons

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October 8, 2024
As of spring 2024, at which time two RSV vaccines had been FDA-approved, less than 25% of eligible U.S. adults 60 and older had gotten one, according to the CDC.
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RSV can be deadly, especially for older adults. What to know about symptoms and the new vaccine

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October 4, 2024
About 47% of U.S. adults aged 50 and older said they were very or somewhat unlikely to get the new 2024–25 COVID-19 vaccine, according the University of Michigan’s National Poll on Healthy Aging.
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COVID sickens older adults most severely, but less than half say they’ll get the new vaccine

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September 30, 2024
As of March 2024, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention no longer advises a five-day isolation period when you test positive for COVID-19, but recommends taking other precautions once your symptoms subside.
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Got COVID? Here are the new 2024 isolation guidelines

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September 27, 2024
COVIDtests.gov will once again offer each U.S. household four free COVID-19 test kits beginning in late September 2024.
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Free, at-home COVID tests are back. Here’s how to order yours

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September 24, 2024
Brett Favre testifies in front of a House committee
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Brett Favre reveals Parkinson’s diagnosis during hearing on welfare funds scandal

By Dave Smith, Emily Wagster Pettus and The Associated Press
September 24, 2024

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