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Just when we were starting to see COVID and RSV rates drop this spring, another type of virus contributed to a spike in respiratory infections
Symptoms of human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, include cough, fever, nasal congestion, and shortness o…
Rebecca Cohen
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The cheap steroid touted as a 'breakthrough' coronavirus drug may carry a small risk for people who don't need respiratory support
Dexamethasone, the cheap steroid found to reduce deaths in critically ill COVID-19 patients, tamps …
Shira Feder,Andrew Dunn
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WHO confirms human case of bird flu in India! H9N2 virus detected in a four-year child in West Bengal
The World Health Organisation has confirmed the human case of bird flu in India, after the H9N2 vir…
ANI
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Cows are now spreading bird flu to each other — here's why that's problematic for humans
Avian influenza H5N1 has spread to US cattle, raising concerns about its potential to infect mammal…
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AA flight attendants won $1M from clothing company after saying their uniforms made them sick
California jury rules against a clothing company in a lawsuit brought by American Airlines flight a…
Joshua Zitser
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3 of the women who ran the 4x100 relay at the Rio Olympics had life-threatening pregnancy complications. After one of them died, the other sprinters are speaking out.
Tori Bowie, whose 4x100 meter relay team won gold at the Rio Olympics in 2016, died in May. Allyson…
Rebecca Cohen,Meredith Cash
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A wave of suspected mass poisonings of schoolgirls in Iran remains shrouded in mystery
Iran's president blamed the spate of suspected poisonings on the Islamic state's "enemies" but hasn…
Bethany Dawson
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Elon Musk once caught malaria on safari and was 'hours from death,' book says
Walter Isaacson's new biography of Elon Musk gives more insight into why the Tesla and SpaceX billi…
Polly Thompson,Grace Dean
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What to know about H5N1 bird flu in humans as a girl dies in Cambodia and her father tests positive
The strain of bird flu that killed the girl, H5N1, can transmit between humans but it's rare, exper…
Catherine Schuster-Bruce
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It took 9 months for my baby to be diagnosed with a congenital heart defect. I regret not asking her doctors more questions.
The author shares that she misunderstood a question in the ER, which led to multiple visits while h…
Debi Lewis
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Olympian Tori Bowie's death is a tragic reminder that all Black women even top athletes — are at risk giving birth in America
Gold medalist Tori Bowie died in childbirth. Serena Williams and Allyson Felix narrowly survived. F…
Meredith Cash
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Olympic champion Tori Bowie is among too many Black women who have died from pregnancy-related complications
The CDC says that 84% of pregnancy-related deaths are preventable. Still, maternal mortality rates …
Trisha Gopal
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Hospitals are overflowing with pediatric RSV patients. 3 parents share harrowing stories of having their kids hospitalized.
A 1-week-old baby was put on a ventilator when he tested positive for RSV. Hospitals across the US …
Heidi Borst
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Omicron is infecting more kids than any prior variant. Here are the most common symptoms in children, according to experts.
Fatigue, headaches, a sore throat and a runny nose are common, while gut problems like diarrhea and…
Marianne Guenot
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I'm a NICU doctor. Here are the 7 things I want parents of NICU babies to know.
The doctor and her team take care of the most critical infants. She shares seven things every NICU …
Lauren Crosby Medlicott
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Like Ashton Kutcher, I also have vasculitis. Here's how I was able to recover from severe symptoms.
I have vasculitis, an autoimmune disorder that Ashton Kutcher recently said he has. Here's how I've…
Julia Métraux
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A woman dismissed her exhaustion as anxiety, asthma, and menopause. She actually needed a heart transplant and brain surgery.
Ann Ramirez Dudas was 48 when she was diagnosed with congestive heart failure. She would need a new…