Try as you might, you can’t stop the party. A nightclub in the Netherlands is promoting social distancing in a…
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Flu-associated pneumonia tied to skipped flu vaccine
The flu vaccine may help prevent flu-related pneumonia, a study suggests. When researchers looked at patients with pneumonia, those whose…
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Flu shots for adults under 65 may boost protection for seniors
When healthy adults under age 65 get a flu shot to protect themselves, they may be helping older adults in…
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FDA shuts down Miami-area blood bank for multiple violations
Federal authorities have suspended the license of a Miami-area blood bank for violations that include improperly notifying donors who may…
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Drug-resistant bacteria lurk in crowded Afghan war clinic
KUNDUZ, Afghanistan – A frontline hospital in Afghanistan already stretched by rising war casualties is facing another, invisible danger that…
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Herpes virus gives man a blistery finger infection
A man with a red and blistered pinky finger got an unexpected diagnosis from his doctor: His finger infection wasn’t…
Read MoreTracing the path of South Korea’s MERS ‘patient zero’
Eight days after returning from a trip to the Middle East, a 68-year-old South Korean man developed a cough and…
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Australia to withhold payments from parents against vaccine
The Australian government has ramped up pressure on parents who oppose vaccination by threatening to withhold child care and other…
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US reports outbreak of low-pathogenic bird flu in California, OIE says
The United States reported an outbreak of low-pathogenic H7N3 bird flu on a turkey farm in California, the World Organization…
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CDC to help Washington state find source of E. coli outbreak at milk fest
SEATTLE – Public health officials in Washington state said on Friday they had asked for assistance from the federal government…
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