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In Just 14 Years, This Virus May Have Infected More Than 3 Million Americans And Cost $800 Million
The CDC authors also did not take into account the underreporting of WNV, the cost of non-hospitali…
Lauren F Friedman
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Photos show what a monkeypox rash looks like, and how it progresses over time
Unlike chickenpox, monkeypox causes a rash that starts on the face, and moves down to the arms and …
Andrea Michelson
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Omicron appears to be spreading faster in the UK than in South Africa, experts say
John Edmunds, an epidemiologist and UK government advisor, said COVID-19 cases caused by Omicron ar…
Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce
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False coronavirus information isn't just a nuisance, it could be deadly. At least 800 people have died as a result of misinformation about the virus that spread online during the first 3 months of the year, study finds.
Almost 6,000 people were hospitalized and at least 800 died because of coronavirus misinformation, …
Sarah Al-Arshani
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How to reduce cortisol levels naturally -- 5 proven ways to decrease stress.
It's important to know how to lower cortisol levels. There are at least five natural ways to decrea…
Erin Heger
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Scientists discovered a deadly hemorrhagic fever similar to Ebola that can spread person-to-person in Bolivia
Chapare virus was first observed in 2004 and again in 2019. The second outbreak yielded new informa…
Andrea Michelson
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YouTube is banning content that falsely claims coronavirus vaccines will kill people, cause infertility, or implant patients with a microchip
YouTube will ban fake information about coronavirus vaccines, adding to its overall policy on remov…
Allana Akhtar
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Fears of a 'twindemic' are over: The US has seen a 98% drop in flu hospitalizations, likely due to COVID-19 measures
The US's flu season peaks in February. But flu cases are unusually low due to coronavirus-relate sa…
Aylin Woodward
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Misinformation on the president's health once again shows America is fighting an 'infodemic' during the coronavirus pandemic
Americans are searching for truth about the president's health but in the thick of an "infodemic" h…
Inyoung Choi
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Doctors say they're dealing with significantly more patients who resist their advice because of misinformation they read online
"They thought it was just a ploy, a sham, a conspiracy. It just blew my mind that you can put these…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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Trump is still comparing COVID-19 to the flu. But the coronavirus has already killed 3 times more people than flu does in a year.
President Trump suggested COVID-19 can be less lethal than the flu, and said the flu kills "over 10…
Aylin Woodward
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A woman who suffered blinding headaches for 7 years was cured after doctors found tapeworm larvae in her brain
At first, doctors thought the woman had a brain tumor. But once they started surgery, they found a …
Julia Naftulin
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Poisonous furry caterpillars that look like wigs are popping up in Virginia
The state's department of forestry is warning Virginians not to touch these caterpillars. Contact w…
Aylin Woodward
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Doctors found a worm over an inch long inside a woman's tonsil after she ate sashimi
A woman in Tokyo went to the hospital complaining she'd had a sore throat after eating sashimi. Doc…
Gabby Landsverk
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We evolved to find sex disgusting, according to a new study - and women feel it more than men
"Although we knew the emotion of disgust was good for us, here we've been able to build on that, sh…
Lindsay Dodgson
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The difference between sanitizing and disinfecting. One kills more germs than the other
Disinfectants take more time to work, but they can kill most germs on a surface whereas sanitizers …
Hannah Roberts
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What it actually means that a new coronavirus strain is more transmissible - and how that changes your chances of getting sick
People exposed to the more transmissible coronavirus strain have a higher chance of getting infecte…
Susie Neilson,Aylin Woodward
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We just got the world-changing news that Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine works. Here's what you need to know and why you shouldn't throw your mask away just yet.
The vaccine appears to work quite well, but that doesn't mean the pandemic is close to over. The sh…
Andrew Dunn,Lydia Ramsey Pfla…
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How much protection you get from one shot of the Pfizer, AstraZeneca, and Moderna vaccines, according to the best available data
One dose of Pfizer or Moderna vaccines appears at least 80% effective against symptomatic COVID-19.…