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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visits CDC in Atlanta after shooting
Posted onATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – Current and former CDC employees sounded off as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visited CDC headquarters on Monday. The visit comes after a suspected shooter damaged the CDC on Friday. It was an emotional day for some staffers as they returned to campus for the first time since…
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital uses augmented reality before endometriosis surgery
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Why is this meningitis outbreak so explosive?
Posted onThis is famously the case in the Meningitis Belt – which stretches across 26 countries in sub-Saharan Africa, from Senegal to Ethiopia. Dust, high temperatures and low humidity throughout the dry season are thought to damage the back of the throat and give the bacteria a route into the body. This triggers regular epidemics.
Should You Use Whole-Body Deodorant? We Asked 4 Dermatologists to Weigh In
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South Africans fear spike in HIV infections as US aid cuts bite
Posted onMayeni Jones BBC News, Johannesburg Reuters Gugu used to collect her antiretrovirals from a USAID-funded clinic in central Johannesburg. But when President Trump’s cuts to aid funding were announced earlier this year, she and thousands of other HIV-positive patients across South Africa suddenly faced an uncertain future. Gugu was lucky, the clinic where she got…
