The World Health Organization published new data this week revealing that tuberculosis has become the world’s leading infectious killer. About…
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Why you don’t need to shower with soap
Most of us think of germs as ‘dirty’—and dangerous. But as you’ve probably heard, you’re crawling with bugs, and these…
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Mysterious infection from livestock robs basketball coach of ability to walk, talk
In an Idaho town of less than 400, the high school women’s basketball coach is a local hero—not just for…
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Dr. Manny: Obama should make vaccines mandatory for all children
I am calling on the federal government to mandate vaccinations for all children, and to eliminate all of the silly…
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Travis freeman grew up playing football in the small town of Corbin, Kentucky. But at 12 years old, an excruciating…
Read MoreWest Africa Ebola outbreak still spreading, ‘situation serious,’ WHO says
Guinea’s capital Conakry has recorded its first new Ebola cases in more than a month, while other previously unaffected areas…
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Clinics recommend hospitals for Ebola testing
When a Dallas County sheriff’s deputy who had entered the apartment of the first patient to die from Ebola in…
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300 vials labeled influenza, dengue found at lab
The same federal scientist who recently found forgotten samples of smallpox at a federal lab also uncovered over 300 additional…
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CDC sends team to investigate Ebola outbreak in Guinea
A five-person team from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) departed for Guinea over the weekend to…
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Study documents MERS spread from camel to person
A new report offers the strongest evidence yet that a mysterious Middle East virus spreads from camels to people. Researchers…
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