C.D.C. Links Measles Outbreaks in Multiple States for First Time

If the outbreaks cannot be extinguished by January, the anniversary of the first cases in Texas, the United States will lose what is known as “elimination status” as determined by the World Health Organization.

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Canada Loses Its Status as Having Eliminated Measles

The disease was once considered eliminated in Canada, but not any more — there have been more than 5,000 cases in the last 12 months as vaccination rates have fallen.

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Rise in Kidney Disease Tied to Other Chronic Conditions, Study Finds

Rates of the disease have been rising for decades, driven in part by diabetes and high blood pressure.

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Covid and Flu Can Triple Your Risk of Heart Attack

A new analysis adds to the research about the link between viral infections and heart disease.

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Deputies Put Down 5 Escaped Monkeys They Were Wrongly Told Had Covid

Three other rhesus monkeys were still on the loose as of Wednesday after the truck carrying them rolled over on a highway in Mississippi, law enforcement officials said.

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Three Cases of Mpox Strain Tied to Severe Illness Worry Health Experts

None of the patients, all California residents, had traveled abroad, suggesting the Clade 1 virus strain was transmitted locally.

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W.H.O. Warns of Sharp Increase in Drug-Resistant Infections

The U.N. health agency found that one in six infections worldwide was resistant to the most commonly available antibiotics.

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‘Bluetoothing’: Blood-Sharing Drug Trend Fuels Alarming Global H.I.V. Surge

The practice, in which users inject the blood of already intoxicated individuals, has fueled one of the fastest-growing H.I.V. epidemics in the Pacific and grown widespread in South Africa.

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Long Covid Risk for Children Doubles After a Second Infection, Study Finds

The new research provides evidence that Covid reinfections can increase the risk of long-term health consequences.

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On Covid and Autism, Trump Strays From the Science

President Trump has used his position of authority to dole out flawed medical advice dating back to his first term, when he mused about injecting bleach to kill off the coronavirus.

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