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Mystery surrounds young worker's death at Russia lab studying severe diseases
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (162+ words) GENEVA – The World Health Organization said Saturday it still doesn’t know what caused the death of a young worker at a lab in Russia that focuses on plague and other illnesses. The U.N. health agency has cited initial, unconfirmed…...
Free drive-thru flu shots return to San Antonio through University Health, Bexar County
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (135+ words) KSAT Free drive-thru flu shots return to San Antonio through University Health, Bexar County niversity Health and Bexar County are bringing back their annual series of free drive-thru flu vaccination events as part of their community immunization partnership. Man killed,…...
HHS launches new NIH clinic to study, care for people with vaccine injuries
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (219+ words) WASHINGTON (TNND) — The Health and Human Services Department has launched a new National Institutes of Health clinic to study and care for people with vaccine injuries. HHS announced Thursday that the "clinic dedicated to studying and caring for patients experiencing…...
As many as 14 O’Connor HS students impacted by ‘highly contagious’ skin infection, NISD confirms
6+ day, 38+ min ago (330+ words) SAN ANTONIO – As many as 14 student athletes at O’Connor High School have been treated for a highly contagious skin infection, according to a spokesman for the Northside Independent School District. Barry Perez confirmed in an email that the athletes were…...
How Russia and the world are responding to a possible case of pneumonic plague after lab worker dies
1+ week, 10+ hour ago (840+ words) GENEVA – The World Health Organization says a possible case of pneumonic plague in Russia presents a “very low” risk outside the country as investigators look into what caused the death from pneumonia of a lab employee there last week. The…...
Pennsylvania's measles outbreak is the largest in decades in the US
1+ week, 1+ day ago (475+ words) The U.S. is enduring its worst year for measles since 1991, with nearly 3,900 reported cases, according to the CDC. The nation has seen eight reported measles-associated deaths in the past two years — more than the combined total of reported deaths over the previous…...
Gatorade recall expands to Texas over a hidden ingredient
1+ week, 1+ day ago (170+ words) Hundreds of thousands of cases of a popular sports drink have been recalled due to an undeclared ingredient, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. PepsiCo Inc. is recalling 122,021 cases of 28-ounce Gatorade bottles in the following flavors: lemon-lime, lemon-lime…...
Cyclospora found at Mexican farmed linked to lettuce outbreak, FDA says
1+ week, 3+ day ago (266+ words) Despite the finding, the FDA said it's unclear how the parasite got into lettuce at Taylor Farms' facility. The agency said it has now closed its investigation into the outbreak, which led to nearly 13,000 cases of diarrhea and other illnesses…...
An Ebola treatment center was burned down as the death toll in Congo passes 4,000
1+ week, 4+ day ago (687+ words) The latest figures released by the Health Ministry on Thursday showed that 4,018 people have died among 8,300 cases recorded since the outbreak was declared in eastern Congo on May 15. Some health workers, meanwhile, gathered at the epicenter in Ituri Province to…...
Here's why experts say now is an ideal time to get a flu shot
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