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Measles outbreak erupts in one of Texas’ least vaccinated counties

Still, the county-wide number obscures pockets of yet lower vaccination rates. That includes the independent public school district in Loop, in the northeast corner of...

H5N1 bird flu spills over again; Nevada cows hit with different, deadly strain

The spread of H5N1 bird flu in dairy cows is unprecedented; the US outbreak is the first of its kind in cows. Virologists and infectious...

FDA approves first non-opioid pain medicine in more than 20 years

The approval "is an important public health milestone in acute pain management," Jacqueline Corrigan-Curay, J.D., M.D., acting director of the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation...

WHO starts cutting costs as US withdrawal date set for January 2026

“Just stupid” On January 23, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus sent a memo to staff announcing the cost-cutting measures. Reuters obtained a copy of the...

Florida man eats diet of butter, cheese, beef; cholesterol oozes from his body

What could go wrong with eating an extremely high-fat diet of beef, cheese, and sticks of butter? Well, for one thing, your cholesterol levels could...

Trump orders US withdrawal from the World Health Organization

The United States noticed its withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2020 due to the organization’s mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic that arose...

Splash pads really are fountains of fecal material; CDC reports 10K illnesses

Once infectious material gets into the water, disinfection systems that aren't working properly or are inadequate can allow pathogens to gush from every nozzle. Splash...

Surgeons remove 2.5-inch hairball from teen with rare Rapunzel syndrome

Hair is resistant to digestion and isn't easily moved through the digestive system. As such, it often gets lodged in folds of the gastric lining,...

Research monkeys still having a ball days after busting out of lab, police say

If you need any inspiration for cutting loose and relaxing this weekend, look no further than a free-wheeling troop of monkeys that broke out of...

After decades, FDA finally moves to pull ineffective decongestant off shelves

In a long-sought move, the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday formally began the process of abandoning oral doses of a common over-the-counter decongestant, which...

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