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FDA approves updated COVID vaccines for 2026-27 season
All manufacturers said they'll have vaccines read for the 2026-27 immunization season.
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FDA approves pancreatic cancer drug that nearly doubles survival time over chemotherapy
In a key clinical trial, patients receiving the drug achieved a median overall survival of 13.2 months, compared to 6.7 months for patients offered standard chemotherapy.
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1 in 4 former NFL players who died had brain disease linked with repeated blows to head: study
The study also found that nearly two-thirds of former NFL players with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) who donated their brains for the research met the clinical criteria for dementia, and severe CTE was associated with dementia more frequently.
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AI could find potentially deadly heart risks that doctors miss, study finds
They trained the AI model to identify waveform patterns in the ECGs that are linked to sudden cardiac death. Most patients flagged by AI as having a risk were missed by the methods doctors currently use.
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France says death toll will rise as record heatwave rages in Europe
"Right now 150 million people are living under extreme heat, hundreds have died, schools are shut, grids are buckling," World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus wrote on X.
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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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DOJ announces 455 charged in $6.5 billion healthcare fraud 'takedown'
DOJ announces healthcare fraud takedown against 455 defendants; $6.5 billion in false claims
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Federal judge blocks Trump administration's SNAP rules on junk food
The judge wrote that Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins improperly applied federal law when she approved requests from states asking to impose limits on what participants can purchase with funds from the program.
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Ebola cases in Congo exceed 1,000, with hundreds of deaths so far
Contact tracing and identifying patient zero has been impeded by ongoing violence in the region, and officials expect there are many more cases yet to be confirmed.
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Watchdog begins ad blitz pushing for AI integration with health care
The ad campaign features two separate videos, which will run across the nation and in Washington, D.C., on cable and digital platforms.
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RFK Jr. denies release from quarantine for cruise ship passenger exposed to hantavirus
Federal officials required that anyone returning home needed daily in-person monitoring and round-the-clock surveillance by authorities.