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California college student diagnosed with meningitis-related infection
A California university student has been diagnosed with a bacterial infection related to meningitis, authorities said, days after a student…
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Sierra Leone says another doctor dies of Ebola
A doctor in Sierra Leone has died of Ebola – the fifth local doctor in the West African nation to…
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More than 400 health workers at the only Ebola treatment center in southern Sierra Leone went on strike on Wednesday…
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Your sneeze goes farther than you think, study says
Covering your mouth and nose when you sneeze or cough is more than just a polite move. According to new…
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Polio-like illness mystifies California doctors
A small number of children in California have contracted a polio-like illness since 2012, and doctors and public health officials…
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Florida man first to get chikungunya in the US
A Florida man may be the first person to become infected with the mosquito-borne virus chikungunya within the United States,…
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WHO issues first-ever hepatitis C treatment guidelines
The World Health Organization wants a “concerted effort” to drive down the cost of new hepatitis C drugs that offer…
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