A large study finds 6% of US and Canadian cats are infected with the parasite, but rarely with a genotype that's harmful to humans.
The proportion saying they are very or somewhat confident that supermarket food is safe is 65%, down from 81% in 2024.
The US now has 4,080 confirmed cases, more than a quarter of which are in hard-hit Pennsylvania.
People with higher levels of neuroticism experienced greater mental distress, relaxed less, and drank more.
For every vaccine study now being undertaken by HHS, the methods and findings must stand up to careful scrutiny.
Many parents haven't heard of Hib and don't know how devastating it can be, because the vaccine worked so well that the disease all but disappeared.
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The most recent from the DRC shows 8,665 confirmed and 4,178 deaths, with a case-fatality rate of 48%.
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