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Moderna is recruiting adult participants for Nova 301, its Phase 3 clinical trial evaluating an investigational norovirus vaccine called mRNA-1403.
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Moderna says it’s ‘one step closer’ to a norovirus vaccine as the virus spreads across the U.S.

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January 11, 2025
COVID symptoms are similar to those of flu, RSV, and the common cold, and may vary by vaccination status.
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Could you have COVID? Symptoms to watch for in 2025 include sore throat and fatigue

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January 10, 2025
As with COVID, testing is the only way to confirm the presence of the influenza virus in your body.
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Do you have the flu? Watch out for these 2025 symptoms, from mild to emergency

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January 9, 2025
The CDC reported 91 norovirus outbreaks the week of Dec. 5, 2024, up from 69 the week before. By comparison, up to 41 outbreaks were reported during that same week the previous three seasons.
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Norovirus rates have skyrocketed by 340% this season. Here’s where the ‘winter vomiting disease’ is spreading and why

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January 2, 2025
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
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Norovirus is surging in the U.S. What you need to know, from length of symptoms to protecting yourself

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December 30, 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
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RFK Jr. has accused the FDA of suppressing hydroxychloroquine. Now, the study that suggested its use in COVID is retracted.

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December 18, 2024
Baby with a nebulizer mask on his face
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Moderna pauses its RSV vaccine trial for children after 5 infants are hospitalized in latest challenge of preventing disease

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December 16, 2024
Each year norovirus causes an average 900 deaths, 109,000 hospitalizations, 465,000 emergency room visits, and 19 to 21 million illnesses in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Norovirus causes up to 21 million illnesses in the U.S. every year. Here’s what to know about the contagious disease that hand sanitizer can’t kill

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December 11, 2024
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Hope for Parkinson’s disease symptoms is found in late-stage drug study

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December 10, 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
Portrait of a calm woman with hair flying in the wind on the beach.
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8 in 10 women believe their intuition is a sixth sense—but most still ignore it, study finds

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November 8, 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

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