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Dr. Erica Schwartz confirmed as new CDC director by US Senate
Schwartz is a board-certified preventive medicine physician who served as the US Coast Guard's chief medical officer from 2015 to 2019 and holds both medical and law degrees.
CDC expands largest known cyclosporiasis outbreak to 15 states - report
Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment at Rand Paul-led US Senate COVID hearing
US FDA says it is investigating another cyclosporiasis outbreak
From sci-fi to reality: Flying cars powered by NASA tech in the works
A new concept plan from Applied eVTOL Concepts introduces a flying car that is quiet, fast, and can fit in your garage.
CDC tracking new highly-mutated COVID virus found in Israel
The WHO said that, so far, only a few sequences of the variant named BA.2.86 have been reported from a handful of countries.
First US malaria cases diagnosed in decades in Florida and Texas
Four cases of malaria have popped up in Florida and another has appeared in Texas, marking for the first time in decades, confirmed cases of the disease in the US.
Teen mental health emergency visits decline in US as pandemic eases, CDC says
While mental health emergency visits for adolescents overall during 2022 fell by 11%, poor mental and behavioral health in this age group remains a substantial public health issue.
mRNA could make flu vaccines more effective - here's how
The World Health Organization reported that as many as 5 million people suffer from severe cases of influenza each year.
People with this unusual eye mark are at risk of heart attacks - here's why
Cholesterol accumulation can lead to dangerous and life-threatening health problems. A blood test will determine if you have high cholesterol, yet other signs can raise a red flag.
What is XBB.1.5, the new coronavirus variant spreading in the US?
A mutation in the new variant allows it to spread better than its forebears, but can still avoid antibodies well.
Over 3,500 Americans died due to long COVID since 2020 - report
Nearly one in five adults infected with the novel coronavirus have reported suffering from long COVID.
Pandemic lockdowns linked to decline in US twin births -study suggests
The largest decline in twin births was seen in women over age 40, the group most likely to use infertility treatment.
Long-COVID treatment effective for lingering effects - US-Israeli study
An international group of 3,762 participants from 56 countries identified 203 symptoms in 10 organ systems that persisted at least four weeks after a confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19.
