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Hims & Hers Super Bowl ad slams pricey pharma industry—and fumbles FDA warnings on compounded GLP-1 drugs

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February 3, 2025
Trump wants to pull the U.S. out of the World Health Organization. Here’s what it would mean for Americans
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Trump wants to pull the U.S. out of the World Health Organization. Here’s what it would mean for Americans

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January 21, 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
The world is not nearly ready to handle the next pandemic, says UN health agency
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The world is not nearly ready to handle the next pandemic, says UN health agency

By Robin Millard and AFP
January 8, 2025
The polio vaccine has all but obliterated the illness that once killed thousands and paralyzed 15,000 people nationwide every year.
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Polio is a deadly disease with a vaccine that RFK Jr.’s adviser wants to ban. Here’s how the immunization works

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December 13, 2024
A new, potentially more dangerous version of mpox has been found in the U.S.
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A new, potentially more dangerous version of mpox has been found in the U.S.

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November 19, 2024
Gen Z is silently struggling with less family support and surging school stress, WHO warns
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Gen Z is silently struggling with less family support and surging school stress, WHO warns

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November 14, 2024
Both hospital and residential sinks are breeding grounds for pathogens capable of causing illnesses including pneumonia, wound infections, and Legionnaires’ disease, according to researchers at Flinders University in South Australia.
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Your sink is a breeding ground for bacteria that cause pneumonia and Legionnaires’ disease. How to keep it clean

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September 6, 2024
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Inside Bavarian Nordic: The $3.3 billion Danish pharma giant with the world’s only vaccine for mpox

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August 20, 2024
The U.S. is in the midst of what has become an annual summer surge in COVID cases.
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Here’s where COVID cases are spiking in the U.S.

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August 19, 2024
A child caught mpox is seen at a hospital in the Nyiragongo territory near Goma
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Mpox: Here’s what we know about the virus, and what might be done to contain it

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August 16, 2024
Obesity medicine physician Dr. Nisha Patel breaks down five weight loss myths that “need to die” with Fortune.
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The 5 biggest weight loss myths that ‘need to die,’ according to an obesity doctor

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July 18, 2024
What are the symptoms of bird flu and how does it spread?
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What are the symptoms of bird flu and how does it spread?

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July 15, 2024
As of the two-week period ending May 25, 2024, KP.2, part of the FLiRT family of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants, accounted for a 29% plurality of new COVID-19 infections in the U.S.
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Will FLiRT COVID variants bring another summer surge? What to know about symptoms and potential for spread

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June 5, 2024
Employees work on epidemic prevention for chickens at a livestock company in Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, China, on Tuesday, April 9, 2024.
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Bird flu FAQ: Everything you need to know about the H5N1 outbreak that’s spread to dairy cows in 9 states

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May 10, 2024

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