Health
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CDC raises its response to Ebola outbreak to the highest threat level
More than 1,100 people across Congo and Uganda have tested positive for Ebola since May, and at least 250 people have died from the virus. Officials expect both numbers to grow.
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Watch Live: President Trump participates in a Rose Garden Club Dinner with American farmers
President Trump participates in a Rose Garden Club Dinner with American farmers.
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Ebola outbreak spreads to Europe as new case confirmed in France
The patient who contracted the deadly disease is a humanitarian doctor who had recently returned from the DRC. The doctor was transferred to a specialized hospital.
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Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin announces cancer diagnosis
House Democrats recently chose Raskin to serve as ranking member on the House Oversight Committee.
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U.S. will require travelers from China to show negative COVID test before boarding flights
China has rapidly relaxed its notoriously stringent COVID-19 lockdown measures in the face of mass protests over its Zero-COVID policy.
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FDA scrubs earlier warnings, now says Plan B contraception can’t cause abortion
Agency had earlier warned drug could inhibit implantation of human embryo.
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Study: More exercise associated with 'less severe' COVID cases
Researchers urge policymakers to add "physical activity" to pandemic portfolio.
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GOP Sen. Johnson presses Defense Department for info on COVID vaccine's impact on service members
The Republican gave Place until Jan. 9 of 2023 to produce the desired materials.
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Study shows chances of contracting COVID increase with each vaccine dose
The survey ultimately discovered an association between higher risk of COVID-19 and those individuals who had previously received a greater number of vaccine doses.
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Marine drill instructors may go gender neutral
Corps leaders remain concerned about the logistics of implementing such changes.
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Major pharmacy chains limit sales of child pain meds amid high demand
The pharmacies said they remained committed to providing their customers with the products they require, but that lingering supply-chain issues would still impact the volume of product they could sell.
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Pharmacies limit purchases of children's medicines amid record hospitalizations
CVS is limiting customers to buying two children's pain relievers.
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Philadelphia public schools requiring students, staff wear COVID masks after winter break
This fall, some states are reporting an increase in cases of the flu, COVID and RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus.