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Florida Senate President Ben Albritton is not fired up about lifting school-entry mandates on the 11 “legacy” vaccines, which ...

Polytechnique has dramatically expanded the program — which offers a $50,000 scholarship for women in engineering — for both ...

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Worthy of note, the federal government’s health budget has risen by 60 percent over the past two years, reaffirming that ...

A Chinese holidaymaker was left injured in a terrifying shark attack after entering the water while on her period. The ...

By Céline Gounder, KFF Health News Rates of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, are surging in Texas, Florida, California, Oregon, and other states and localities across the country. The ...

Two new studies provide insights into a possible cure for HIV, and feature the work of researchers from the UW and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center.

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When you're miserable and desperately looking for relief, two expert MDs recommend these simple gargle recommendations to ease the pain.

Antonio Urbina, MD, the medical director for the Mount Sinai Institute for Advanced Medicine 7th Avenue clinic in New York ...

Tezepelumab reduced exacerbations across all seasons in severe uncontrolled asthma, even among patients with perennial and seasonal allergies.