News and History
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Marburg outbreak in Rwanda declared over
Read More: Marburg outbreak in Rwanda declared overOn Dec. 20, 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease was…
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FDA updates Definition of “Healthy Foods” For Packaging, first time in three decades
Read More: FDA updates Definition of “Healthy Foods” For Packaging, first time in three decadesOn Dec. 19, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced it had updated the definition of “healthy…
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LA County Public Health Warns Against Consuming Raw Milk Following Additional Detections of H5 Bird Flu Virus
Read More: LA County Public Health Warns Against Consuming Raw Milk Following Additional Detections of H5 Bird Flu VirusDec. 19, 2024, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is urging residents to avoid consuming or…
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CDC Confirms First Severe Case of H5N1 Bird Flu in the United States
Read More: CDC Confirms First Severe Case of H5N1 Bird Flu in the United StatesOn Dec. 18, 2024, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that a patient has…
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Global diarrheal deaths drop, but children and elderly remain most at risk
Read More: Global diarrheal deaths drop, but children and elderly remain most at riskOn Dec. 18, 2024, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation reported that diarrhoeal diseases claim more than…
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Washington Fish and Wildlife officials confirm deaths of Cougars from H5N1 avian influenza
Read More: Washington Fish and Wildlife officials confirm deaths of Cougars from H5N1 avian influenzaOn Dec. 18, 2024, officials from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) confirmed highly pathogenic avian…
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Karmanos Cancer Institute First in the World to use FDA-approved Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Device to Treat Liver Cancer
Read More: Karmanos Cancer Institute First in the World to use FDA-approved Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Device to Treat Liver CancerOn Dec. 18, 2024, the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute announced that the new TheraBionic P1 device, an…
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Giant study finds untrustworthy trials pollute gold-standard medical reviews
Read More: Giant study finds untrustworthy trials pollute gold-standard medical reviewsOn Dec. 18, 2024, A huge collaboration has confirmed growing concerns that fake or flawed research is polluting…
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Controversial COVID study that promoted unproven hydroxychloroquine treatment retracted after four-year saga
Read More: Controversial COVID study that promoted unproven hydroxychloroquine treatment retracted after four-year sagaOn Dec. 18, 2024, a study that stoked enthusiasm for the now-disproven idea that the cheap malaria drug…
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Study maps bed bugs’ genomes in unprecedented detail to find out why they won’t die
Read More: Study maps bed bugs’ genomes in unprecedented detail to find out why they won’t dieOn Dec. 17, 2024, scientists from Hiroshima University announced they had mapped near-gap-free and near-error-free genomes of a…
