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How the state, tribes and federal government are working to curb SD’s syphilis epidemic
South Dakota Searchlight via Yahoo News· 15 hours agoTyler Broghammer leaves his office nearly every day armed with a small blue cooler. Inside is a...
A Man Had Covid For 613 Straight Days—and Created a Whole New Mutation
Prevention via Yahoo News· 5 days agoWhen the world first woke up to the seriousness of the COVID-19 pandemic, the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus...
Should We Be Worried About Bird Flu?
The New Yorker· 16 hours agoInfluenza is a promiscuous pathogen. Its potential to unleash pandemics is due partly to the modular structure of its genome, which allows it to swap...
Amazon, CVS, Walgreens And Walmart Push To Let Pharmacists Prescribe Drugs
Forbes· 5 days agoMany are pushing for more ways pharmacists can prescribe medications as drugs become increasingly...
Bird flu Is bad for poultry and dairy cows. It’s not a dire threat for most of us — yet.
Washington State Standard via Yahoo News· 2 days agoHeadlines are flying after the Department of Agriculture confirmed that the H5N1 bird flu virus has...
Tuberculosis outbreak at Long Beach hotel to lead to public health emergency
Long Beach Press-Telegram· 3 days agoA tuberculosis outbreak at a Long Beach hotel has caused the health department to declare a public...
America’s Infectious-Disease Barometer Is Off
The Atlantic· 5 days agoThe ongoing outbreak of H5N1 avian flu virus looks a lot like a public-health problem that the United States should be well prepared for. Although this...
Tufekci: This may be our last chance to halt bird flu in humans and we are blowing it
San Jose Mercury News· 5 days agoFederal authorities say the milk supply is safe, but this latest development raises troubling...
As she departs, Alaska's top doctor reflects on the challenges and high points of leading the...
Anchorage Daily News· 3 days agoDr. Anne Zink is stepping down Friday from the position of chief medical officer, a role that...
Hopkins breeds millions of mosquitoes — to stop them from killing you
The Baltimore Banner· 6 days agoThe goal is to learn how to fend off bites, develop more effective treatments and vaccines, and even...