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Two people died of measles in Pennsylvania, state health officials said
Both of the cases were in unvaccinated people. They are the first deaths from measles this year in the U.S., and the first in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 35 years.
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New blood test for Alzheimer's disease gets FDA approval
The Rouche test was developed in collaboration with Eli Lilly and is intended for people 55 years and older with “signs, symptoms, or complaints of cognitive decline.”
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8-year-old girl in Louisiana dies from brain-eating amoeba infection, family says
The amoeba thrives in freshwater bodies around the U.S. and can enter the body through the nose. The infection it produces is almost always fatal. There are, on average, fewer than 10 cases annually.
