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CNN  —  The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is sending personnel to Africa to help stop outbreaks of Marburg virus disease and is urging travelers to certain…

<!-- -->Maternal mortality ison the rise in the US.The United States experienced one of the highest rates of maternal death in its history in 2021, according to a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The…

It is important to seek medical attention immediately if you suspect you may have necrotizing fasciitis. Necrotizing Fasciitis is commonly called the "flesh-eating disease" because it can rapidly destroy tissue and spread throughout the…

This 1981 photo provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows an electron micrograph of Respiratory Syncytial Virus, also known as RSV.CDC via APThe Food and Drug Administration sees a possible risk of…

Last Updated: February 24, 2023, 09:30 ISTTuberculous meningitis (TB meningitis) can develop much later after exposure to the bacteria. (Image: Shutterstock)According to CDC, the typical period in which symptoms of bacterial meningitis…

Paquita Bonillo, 84 years old, receives the fourth dose of Covid-19 and flu vaccine in the garden of the Feixa Llarga nursing home on September 26, 2022 in Barcelona, Spain.Zowy Voeten | Getty ImagesThe flu vaccine has been 68% effective at…

Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesThe Food and Drug Administration has laid out a road map for what Covid-19 vaccination may look like moving forward.In a briefing document published Monday, the FDA said the vaccines will probably need an…

Thousands of smartphone applications in Apple and Google's online stores contain computer code developed by a technology company, Pushwoosh, that presents itself as based in the United States, but is actually Russian, Reuters has found.The…

Pfizer's vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, is highly effective at protecting newborns when the shot is given to the mothers late in their pregnancy, according to clinical trial data published Tuesday.RSV is a common…

The Food and Drug Administration has authorized Novavax's Covid boosters for adults in the U.S., including for people who received Pfizer's or Moderna's shots as their primary series.The authorization of Novavax's booster could…