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New mpox strain confirmed in New York for the first time
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New mpox strain confirmed in New York for the first time

NEW YORK — The New York State Department of Health issued a health advisory this week about the emergence of a new strain of mpox (formerly monkeypox). The first case…
Posted by John McCarthy February 14, 2025
Nearly 170 passengers, crew on Holland America cruise stricken with norovirus
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Nearly 170 passengers, crew on Holland America cruise stricken with norovirus

MIAMI — A norovirus outbreak on a nearly two-week-long Holland America cruise ship sickened 152 passengers and more than a dozen crew members with symptoms like vomiting and diarrhea, health…
Posted by John McCarthy February 13, 2025
As Trump shuts down USAID missions, officials warn Ebola outbreak in Uganda will spread
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As Trump shuts down USAID missions, officials warn Ebola outbreak in Uganda will spread

KAMPALA, Uganda — Some health officials in the U.S. fear the shutdown of U.S. Agency for International Development missions may have disastrous results, as the stalling of foreign aid has…
Posted by John McCarthy February 6, 2025
Man who only ate cheese, beef and sticks of butter for 8 months suffers shocking side effect
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Man who only ate cheese, beef and sticks of butter for 8 months suffers shocking side effect

Carnivore no more? A Florida man in his mid-40s on a meat, fat, and dairy-heavy diet arrived at a Tampa hospital with ooze emanating from yellowish nodes on the palms…
Posted by John McCarthy January 28, 2025
First US bird flu death is announced in Louisiana
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First US bird flu death is announced in Louisiana

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The first U.S. bird flu death has been reported — a person in Louisiana who had been hospitalized with severe respiratory symptoms. State health officials announced…
Posted by John McCarthy January 7, 2025
What is the HMPV virus in China? The human metapneumovirus and its symptoms, explained.
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What is the HMPV virus in China? The human metapneumovirus and its symptoms, explained.

BEIJING — The human metapneumovirus, also known as HMPV, is reportedly surging in China, raising questions about what the illness is and if it's a concern to those in the U.S.…
Posted by John McCarthy January 7, 2025
Health officials investigate mystery disease in southwest Congo after 143 deaths
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Health officials investigate mystery disease in southwest Congo after 143 deaths

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — A flu-like disease that has killed dozens of people over two weeks is being investigated in southwestern Congo, local authorities said. The deaths were recorded between Nov.…
Posted by John McCarthy December 15, 2024
Dengue cases set a new record in the Americas this year as deaths also surge
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Dengue cases set a new record in the Americas this year as deaths also surge

SAN JUAN (AP) — Dengue fever is sweeping across the Caribbean and the Americas, with a record 12.6 million suspected cases of the mosquito-transmitted virus reported this year, nearly triple the number…
Posted by John McCarthy December 12, 2024
Whooping cough is at a decade-high level in US
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Whooping cough is at a decade-high level in US

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Whooping cough is at its highest level in a decade for this time of year, U.S. health officials reported this week. There have been 18,506 cases of…
Posted by John McCarthy October 19, 2024
Obesity rate in U.S. adults no longer growing, new CDC data suggests
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Obesity rate in U.S. adults no longer growing, new CDC data suggests

ATLANTA — Around 40% of adults in the U.S. are obese, new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests — marking the first time in over a…
Posted by John McCarthy September 25, 2024

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