ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – State health officials say they have confirmed the first human case of plague in Bernalillo County. The…
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US NIH drug facility suspended after contamination found
The National Institutes of Health said on Thursday it had suspended operations of a facility that makes products used for…
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Stigma hinders efforts to combat leprosy in India
At first, Ashok Yadav ignored the patches of pink skin on his arm. But when pale sores erupted on his…
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Ebola: Care and recovery of 2 American aid workers
Two American aid workers have recovered from Ebola and left an Atlanta hospital, after weeks of intensive treatment in a…
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An American journalist who contracted Ebola while working in Liberia is now being treated with an experimental drug, the same…
Read MoreUS Ebola patient’s condition disturbing, family says
DALLAS – The family of a man diagnosed with the first U.S. case of Ebola again visited him at the…
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Second probe details more CDC anthrax lab problems
A second investigation into the recent anthrax incident at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has revealed additional…
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New genital herpes treatment shows promise
A new drug appears to combat the virus that causes genital herpes, suggesting it could one day be used as…
Read MoreCanada bird flu virus identified as ‘highly pathogenic’ strain
The bird flu virus that has killed thousands of birds on two Canadian farms in British Columbia is the “highly…
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US nears solution for safe disposal of Ebola medical waste
The United States is days away from settling the critical question of how hospitals should handle and dispose of medical…
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