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Get kids vaccinated against flu virus, Children's Authority advises

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The poll was conducted over the phone by Quinnipiac University which surveyed 1,355 registered US voters between November 21-25. Former Vice President Joe B...

Novartis to buy biotech The Medicines Co for $9.7bn

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Mans skin started rotting after his pet dog licked his hand

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Elementary, high school teachers start work-to-rule campaigns

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Stanford researchers record a blue whale’s heart rate

The researchers's analysis suggests that the blue whale's heart is working at its limit, which may explain why the creatures have never evolved to be any bigger...

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4 in 5 Adolescents Worldwide Don't Exercise Enough

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A medical first as patients 'frozen in time' for surgery

Doctors in the US say they have placed humans on the brink of death in a state of suspended animation for the first time. The procedure is being used on p...

Virgin Islands Department of Health Offers Free Flu Shots

Vaccination rates, however, have risen for children - increasing to 73% past year from 64% in 2011. The high-dose vaccine, which was first available a year ag...

School District 51 decides to close all schools Thursday and Friday

The closure includes all after-school activities, the district said, and schools will remained closed until after Thanksgiving break. In addition, it appears th...

Donors pledge $2.6 billion for 'last mile' of polio eradication

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Physicians warn about dangers of pediatric flu

As of November 9, there had been a total of three influenza-associated pediatric deaths associated with the 2019-2020 flu season that were reported to CDC (...

Samoa shuts schools, declares emergency as measles kills 6

The Samoan government closed schools indefinitely Monday as it attempts to quell a measles epidemic that has killed at least six people and hospitalized dozens ...

Samoa makes measles vaccine mandatory to stop deadly outbreak

The majority of cases have involved children younger than four years old . They counted 716 measles cases reported, with almost 100 people still hospitalised w...

It will take joint efforts to beat antibiotic resistance

For her part, ECDC Director Andrea Ammon said: "Healthcare professionals play a fundamental role in tackling antibiotic resistance". Globally, we need to ensu...

Impeachment inquiry: Trump Ukraine phone call 'improper' - Vindman

He appeared before the House Intelligence Committee on Tuesday in his military uniform. Vindman, a decorated 20-year army veteran, testified to his certainty ...

Third bubonic plague case confirmed in inner Mongolia, say officials

The man, who was not named, caught and ate the rabbit on November 5 and appeared unaffected for more than a week. The third patient with the disease has also ...

Democratic candidates reject Obama’s warning of going too far left

And I think it's important for us not to lose sight of that". The late entrance by Patrick, one of the first black governors in United States history who is c...

Donald Trump will 'strongly consider' testifying before Congress impeachment inquiry

And now, Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman and Jennifer Williams are set to tell Americans and the world about its content and their concerns as the lead witnes...

Do We Really Need Heart Surgeries For Arterial Blockages?

A major global trial has found that high-risk patients with unstable heart disease can be treated well with medications along rather than invasive procedures su...

State Confirms 2 Additional Vaping-Related Illnesses

About 86 percent reported using THC-containing products and another 34% reported exclusive use of THC-containing products. E-cigarettes were the third most co...

US to force hospitals to reveal rates

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Stefanos Tsitsipas beats Dominic Thiem to win ATP Finals title

The Greek 21-year-old, who received, 6-7 (6/eight), 6-2, 7-6 (7/Four) is the youngest champion since Lleyton Hewitt in 2001 and the fourth first-time champion o...

Louisiana Saturday Night Election, Media Thinks Trump is Running

John Bel Edwards held a narrow lead over Republican challenger Eddie Rispone in Saturday's gubernatorial runoff , with more than 91 percent of the state's pre...

Buttigieg surges ahead of Democratic rivals in Iowa, poll shows

But Buttigieg's surge of support in predominantly white, early-voting states like Iowa maybe be hard to translate in more diverse states where he is still relat...

35,000 Americans die of antibiotic-resistant infections each year — CDC

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Dollar Tree gets FDA warning over 'potentially unsafe' drugs

The manufacturers had received their own FDA warning letters in recent years and were also placed on import alert , a measure meant to stop the flow of sketchy...

Cigarette smoking falls to record low in US

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School shooting coincides with Senate debate over gun policy

The shooter was hospitalized in grave condition. Warren said she was "heartsick for the victims of this horrifying shooting and their families", and decla...

Newly Identified Antibiotic-Resistant Infections Present ‘Urgent Threat’ to Americans

However, 35,900 have still died as a result. Each year these so-called superbugs cause more than 2.8 million infections in the US and kill more than 35,000 peop...

At least 5 wounded after shooting at California high school

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World Health Organization finally has an approved vaccine against Ebola

Christos Stylianides, Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management and EU Ebola Coordinator, said: "The EU is supporting global efforts to combat E...