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Flu deaths outpace those caused by COVID-19 for first time since mid-March 2020The weekly percentage of U.S. deaths caused by flu strains is now higher than the percentage of those who died by COVID-19 for the first time since...
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Protests after 2 sudden deaths force closure of hospital trauma unit in Central African RepublicThe sudden closure in the Central African Republic of the orthopedic trauma surgery unit at the capital's main hospital following the deaths of two...
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Blood pressure patterns differ between South Asian and East Asian adults in U.K.Disparities in how high blood pressure and cardiovascular risks may develop among South Asian and East Asian adults in the United Kingdom highlight...
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Federal health agencies restore webpages and datasets following judge's orderFederal health agencies have restored several webpages and datasets, following a judge's order to bring back public access to information that had...
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Canned tuna sold at Trader Joe's, Costco, H-E-B recalled for botulism riskSeveral brands of canned tuna sold at stores including Trader Joe's, Costco and H-E-B have been recalled because they might be contaminated with a...
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Sweden blazes trail in women's hockey by allowing body checking and finds health, quality benefitsLauren Bellefontaine came off the ice after a game in Sweden's top women's hockey league and detailed the toll her body had just taken.
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Ebola cases in Uganda rise to 9, while 265 others are being monitored under quarantineEbola cases in Uganda have risen to nine, while 265 other people were being monitored under quarantine, health authorities said Tuesday.
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What to know about proposals to ban abortion pills and punish women who seek abortionLawmakers in some states where abortion is already banned are seeking to explicitly bar abortion pills or take a step that most leading...
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Judge pauses NIH plan to cap 'indirect' costs in response to lawsuit from statesA Massachusetts federal judge put a pause Monday on the Trump administration's push to change how the National Institutes of Health funds research.
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Nearly two dozen states sue the Trump administration to halt cuts in medical research fundingAttorneys general from 22 states filed a lawsuit Monday against the Trump administration for slashing funding for medical and public health...
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Most nations miss deadline for plans to fight climate change. U.N. says take time to do it rightNearly 200 nations faced a Monday deadline to file what the United Nations' climate chief calls "among the most important policy documents...
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HIV infections could jump over 6 times if U.S. support is dropped and not replaced: UNAIDS chiefThe head of the U.N. AIDS agency said Monday the number of new HIV infections could jump more than six times by 2029 if American support of the...
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Voters to decide if Elon Musk's Starbase should become an official city in TexasVoters are set to decide Saturday if the South Texas home of Elon Musk's SpaceX rocket company should become an official city known as Starbase,...
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NYC parents picket school over 8-year-old who allegedly stabbed staffer, pretends to shoot classmatesA group of Staten Island parents staged an unprecedented protest against an 8-year-old boy in a gifted and talented class who they say stabbed an...
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Rebound! Attacked subway cellist plays national anthem for KnicksSubway busker Iain Forrest, who made headlines last year when he was viciously attacked by an unhinged stranger in a caught-on-camera beatdown at...
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Unhinged Maine high school teacher says Trump ‘needs to die,’ calls for Secret Service to take him and followers out in wild rant“Take out every single person who supports Trump’s illegal, immoral, unconstitutional acts,” Waterville Senior High School English teacher JoAnna...
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See inside Trump’s lavish new Air Force One complete with gold walls and opulent furnishingsPresident Trump has ordered himself a ritzy, new private plane after Boeing reportedly is falling short on plans to hand over a revamped Air Force...
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Ex-Biden nuclear official who restored Oppenheimer clearance alleges conspiracy to oust him over sex harassment allegationsFrank Rose, who served as the no. 2 at the Energy Department's nuclear security agency until April of last year, is suing a former colleague whom...
