CHICAGO – Genes taken from archived blood samples show the U.S. AIDS epidemic started in New York in the early…
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Hospital ordered to pay $10M for late meningitis diagnosis
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has been ordered to pay $10 million to the mother of a boy whose bacterial meningitis…
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Russia to double spending on HIV care next year
Russia will double its spending on HIV care and prevention next year in the face of a growing epidemic, the…
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DARPA is developing human bio-factories to brew lifesaving vaccines
The next factory for lifesaving drugs could be the human body itself. Scientists are developing a new vaccine-making method that…
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The number of inmates being observed for possible infection with Legionnaires’ disease at San Quentin State Prison near San Francisco…
Read MoreLegionnaires’ outbreaks not unusual in summer and early fall
Legionnaires’ disease has been reported in a handful of states this summer, leading to 19 deaths and more than 100…
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Teen being treated with experimental drug after contracting brain-eating amoeba
A Texas teen who was preparing for his first day as a freshman high school student is now battling for…
Read MoreWhat’s causing Florida’s leprosy cases?
Leprosy is often thought to be an ancient disease, but leprosy-causing bacteria continue to infect people in the southern United…
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Oral cholera vaccine could speed control efforts, trial finds
LONDON – An oral vaccine has reduced cases of severe cholera by nearly 40 percent in a key trial in…
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First US measles death in 12 years: How was it missed?
A woman in Washington state is the first person to die of measles in the United States in a dozen…
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