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Long List of Tasks Awaits New CDC Director, Experts Say

Combatting new or re-emerging disease threats, agency reorganization could be on the agenda

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Indoor Air Purification Improved Pulmonary Health in Kids

Trial included school-age kids in Chinese city known for severe air pollution

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A photo of an air purifier in front of an out of focus woman reading on a couch.
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Fauci Facepalms Won't Cut It in the Second Trump Administration

Consider what's at stake when leaders in medicine simply watch from the sidelines

5 Hrs Ago
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A Twice-Yearly Shot Could Help End AIDS. But Will It Get to Everyone Who Needs It?

Drugmaker to allow sale of generic versions in poor countries, but excluded most of Latin America

7 Hrs Ago
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HIV Doesn't Cause AIDS and Other Conspiracies RFK Jr. Endorsed

He has also claimed Wi-Fi causes cancer and that antidepressants are to blame for mass shootings

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Ultraprocessed Foods Implicated in Psoriasis Activity

Association believed to be related to inflammation

9 Hrs Ago
Packages of frozen pizza stacked in a supermarket freezer section.
Florida's Canadian Drug Import Plan Goes Nowhere After FDA Approval

A year after being greenlit, the program has yet to begin

Nov 30, 2024
3-D rendering of Florida.
Benefits of HPV Vaccination; Contraindications to Newer Obesity Drugs

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Nov 30, 2024
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Opinion
Worried About Healthcare Worker Well-Being?

Contact members of Congress to reauthorize the Lorna Breen Act

Nov 30, 2024
Photo of an exhausted doctor in protective clothing with burnout.
Bird Flu Virus Was Found in Raw Milk. What to Know About the Risks.

The bird flu has been spreading widely since March

Nov 29, 2024
Bottles of raw milk are displayed for sale at a store in Temecula, Calif.
ASCVD Mortality Linked to Specific Air Pollution Sources

Pollution-mortality relationship evidenced at the level of PM2.5 source type

Nov 27, 2024
Polluted air environment at city, vehicle traffic and toxic pollution.
Want to Limit Respiratory Virus Infections? Mask and Test in Hospitals

Healthcare workers masking makes a difference, study found

Nov 27, 2024
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Chronic Pain Is Rising, and It's Not Clear Why

More Americans are living with pain now, CDC data show

Nov 27, 2024
A meter showing a very high level of chronic pain.
Doc Admits Owning Explosives; Doc Says He Was Fired for Sounding Alarm on Procedures

A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts

Nov 27, 2024
Legal Break over a blindfolded Lady Justice statue holding scales.
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