The 10 locally transmitted malaria cases identified in 4 states in the summer of 2023 were the first in the United States since 2023.
An analysis by researchers at Johns Hopkins University finds China supplies US drug manufacturers with more than 60% of the active pharmaceutical ingredients needed to make antibiotics.
The CDC recommends that toddlers receive the varicella (chickenpox) vaccine as a standalone immunization.
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