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Fiji Faces Alarming Surge in HIV Linked to Drug Use
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Fiji Faces Alarming Surge in HIV Linked to Drug Use

Ten: that’s the age of the youngest person with HIV that Sesenieli Naitala has ever met. When she first started...


October 10, 2025
WHO Warns of Rising Global Vaping Addiction
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WHO Warns of Rising Global Vaping Addiction

More than 100 million people, including at least 15 million children, use e-cigarettes, fuelling a new wave of nicotine addiction,...


October 10, 2025
Man Lives 171 Days After Genetically Modified Pig Liver Transplant
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Man Lives 171 Days After Genetically Modified Pig Liver Transplant

Doctors in China say they transplanted a genetically modified pig liver into a 71-year-old man who lived 171 days after...


October 9, 2025
Trust in RFK Jr. and CDC Falls Amid Vaccine Policy Changes
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Trust in RFK Jr. and CDC Falls Amid Vaccine Policy Changes

Most of the American public does not approve of the way Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is running the nation’s health...


October 9, 2025
FDA Generic Abortion Pill Approval Sparks Conservative Backlash
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FDA Generic Abortion Pill Approval Sparks Conservative Backlash

WASHINGTON — Federal officials have approved another generic version of the abortion pill mifepristone, a regulatory formality that quickly triggered...


October 8, 2025
Gene Therapy AMT-130 Shows Promise in Slowing Huntington’s Disease
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Gene Therapy AMT-130 Shows Promise in Slowing Huntington’s Disease

Scientists may have discovered the first therapy for Huntington’s disease, a brain disorder that until now has had no effective treatments. Researchers...


October 8, 2025
Acting CDC Director Calls to Split MMR Vaccine Despite No Evidence of Benefit
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Acting CDC Director Calls to Split MMR Vaccine Despite No Evidence of Benefit

The acting director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention called for vaccine makers to develop separate shots...


October 7, 2025
CDC Signoff Allows CVS to Offer Covid-19 Vaccines Nationwide Without Prescription
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CDC Signoff Allows CVS to Offer Covid-19 Vaccines Nationwide Without Prescription

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention signed off on a recommendation that patients must consult a health care...


October 7, 2025
Health Care at Center of U.S. Government Shutdown Fight
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Health Care at Center of U.S. Government Shutdown Fight

WASHINGTON — Democrats believe health care is an issue that resonates with a majority of Americans as they demand an...


October 7, 2025
RFK Jr.’s HHS Cancels Vaccine Safety Grant While Asking for Results
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RFK Jr.’s HHS Cancels Vaccine Safety Grant While Asking for Results

About 90 seconds into his presentation on Covid-19 vaccine safety at a closely watched meeting of advisers to the US Centers for...


October 6, 2025