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Patients being misled by a “chronic Lyme” diagnosis is the first wrong. Now the government has compounded it.
The findings come as childhood vaccination rates continue to decline in parts of the US and as measles cases rise nationwide.
If the Ebola outbreak continues to spread, it could cost the continent as much as $3.6 billion.
Cancer advocates are working to educate doctors and patients about the need for screening for human papillomavirus and early treatment of anal precancers.
Machine learning helps scientists analyze complex datasets, uncovering subtle patterns that are key to vaccine development.
The analysis looks at medical records of 2.5 million patients across the VA health system.
The growing outbreak has prompted the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to ban mass gatherings in the country’s capital.
Listeriosis is a rare but potentially severe foodborne illness that disproportionately affects people with weakened immune systems.
The findings reinforce past research indicating that taking acetaminophen during pregnancy is safe.
Because chlamydia often produces no symptoms, screening for sexually active young women can help prevent pelvic inflammatory disease.
A Mayo Clinic study finds that nearly 90% of patients with acute sinusitis received antibiotics, but only two-thirds met the prescribing criteria.
The charter shifts focus away from reviewing and recommending vaccines to considering other ways to prevent disease.
Meanwhile, the CDC says it’s moving to its highest level of emergency response.
The study examined what patients choose self-testing for cervical cancer and what groups show little interest.
Reduced productivity may be up to three times more common in those with long COVID.
The infected person exposed 17 people at 2 group homes to the disease.
Utah has now topped 500 measles infections, while Pennsylvania recorded 19 cases in the past 2 weeks.
Twenty-five cases have now been confirmed in the growing New World screwworm outbreak in Texas and New Mexico.
The White House has requested $1.4 billion for its Ebola response.
The findings show that eliminating cervical cancer can be achieved with early and widespread human papillomavirus vaccination.
