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Western: At least 5 million dewormed in ambitious plan to end intestinal worms, Bilharzia
When Community Health Promoters (CHPs) arrive at the doorstep of Gentrix Mtunguti with Mebendazole and Praziquantel medicines, she welcomes them with open arms.Mtunguti, a 29-year-old mother from ...
Scientists reveal if lifestyle or genetics is more important when 'predicting early death'
The team found that environmental factors explained 17 per cent of the variation in risk of death, compared to less than 2 ...
Why respiratory infections are especially dangerous for older adults, according to a doctor
In light of Pope Francis’ pneumonia diagnosis, Dr. Leana Wen explains why older adults are especially at risk for serious ...
Q&A: Carl Zimmer on Airborne Diseases: 'These Are All Big Concerns'
Award-winning science journalist and author Carl Zimmer details the dangers of new viruses, air pollution and wildfires on ...
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How both your genes and lifestyle alter risk of age-related diseases
The largest study of its kind has revealed how both genetics and lifestyle play a role in developing certain age-related diseases, such as dementia, lung cancer and heart disease ...
How COVID Reshaped Public Health Understanding of Disease Spread by Air
Our air quality is affected by nearby environmental factors, as well as ripple effects from thousands of miles away.
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The Kansas City TB outbreak shows the value of U.S. government health funding
The tuberculosis outbreak in the Kansas City area is not, in fact, the largest in U.S. history. But it does offer an ...
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Kennedy says panel will examine childhood vaccine schedule
To earn the vote he needed to become the nation’s top health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made a special promise to a U.S.
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The ‘disease detectives’ dodged a bullet — but another might be coming
While the EIS program has likely been spared this time, the fact that its existence was in jeopardy at all highlights the ...