Vaccinations urged in Hawaii as measles cases rise nationally
Measles cases are on the rise across the United States and around the world, prompting health officials in Hawaii to urge residents to stay vigilant. The highly contagious viral illness, which was ...
U.N. agency warns bird flu spreading at 'unprecedented' scale, calls for global response
A United Nations health agency has called the spread of H5N1 bird flu "unprecedented" and called on world leaders to ...
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WHO director details health disruptions from US funding cuts, urges a more humane approach
Comments from WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, PhD, his most direct to date on the US cuts, come as regional ...
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CDC issues alert about ongoing dengue threat
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today issued a Health Alert Network notice to healthcare providers ...
What are the complications of measles? Pneumonia, brain swelling and more
The two most important measles complications to know about are pneumonia, affecting the lungs, and brain swelling known as ...
How food poisoning can trigger autoimmune diseases
Researchers say that exposure to foodborne illness can also trigger autoimmune disease. Autoimmune diseases occur if a person ...
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Chronic wasting disease found in white-tailed deer in Louisiana
LDWF has reported a confirmed case of Chronic Wasting Disease in a hunter-harvested white-tailed buck in Catahoula Parish, marking the first positive outside of Tensas Parish and bringing the total ...
Covid-19 five years on: Where did the pandemic start?
On March 11, 2020 the World Health Organization (WHO) declared Covid-19 a pandemic after more than 118,000 cases in 114 countries were reported - as well as more than 4,200 deaths. By the time the ...