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    Biden Transition Updates
    Dr. Rochelle Walensky is President-elect Joe Biden's pick to head the CDC. Here, she speaks at a 2006 HIV conference in Washington, D.C.
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    Biden Names Massachusetts Doctor to Lead CDC

    Dec 07, 2020
    Dr. Rochelle Walensky is an infectious disease expert and teaches at Harvard Medical School. She will replace Robert Redfield, the current director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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    Shots - Health News
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    A COVID-19 Vaccine May Be Only 50% Effective. Is That Good Enough?

    Sep 12, 2020
    Scientists are racing to develop a vaccine that proves "safe and effective." It may not prevent infection in everyone who gets it, but it still could eventually stop the pandemic. Here's how.
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    Shots - Health News
    This negative-stained transmission electron micrograph depicts the ultrastructural details of an influenza virus particle, or virion.
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    Flu Season Looms And Scientists Wonder How Flu And COVID-19 Might Mix

    Sep 03, 2020
    There's a lot that scientists don't know about how viral infections can interact. But researchers are eager to figure out how coronavirus infections might affect flu infections and vice versa.
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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, says a new analysis supports the effectiveness of the CDC's system for spotting infectious disease outbreaks early.
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    CDC Director Says New Analysis Exonerates Agency On Testing Delay

    May 29, 2020
    CDC chief Robert Redfield says that earlier testing for the coronavirus would have been like "looking for a needle in a haystack." But other health experts dispute his assertion.
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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    Ina Pinkney in 1948 after undergoing her first corrective surgery.
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    'There Was So Little Information': Polio Survivors Offer Pandemic Perspective

    May 12, 2020
    The children and preteens of the U.S. polio epidemic of the 1940s and '50s are once again in a high-risk group, this time for coronavirus. They recall their experiences and the parallels to today.
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    Coronavirus Live Updates

    U.S. Children With COVID-19 Less Likely To Be Hospitalized Than Adults

    Apr 06, 2020
    A study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that between 5.7% and 20% of children with COVID-19 end up in the hospital, with 2% or fewer needing intensive care.
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    Shots - Health News
    President Trump takes questions from reporters Monday. Joining him at the press briefing on coronavirus are Vice President Pence; Attorney General William Barr; Dr. Deborah Birx, White House coronavirus response coordinator; and Navy Rear Adm. John Polow
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    As The Coronavirus Crisis Heats Up, Why Isn't America Hearing From The CDC?

    Mar 25, 2020

    Usually in health emergencies — HIV, vaping and more — the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is key to shaping policy and explaining it. That's changing to America's detriment, leaders say.

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    Shots - Health News
    A nurse administers a test at a drive-through COVID-19 coronavirus testing station, set up by the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle.
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    Opinion: Early Coronavirus Testing Failures Will Cost Lives

    Mar 14, 2020
    The U.S. has been slow to roll out testing, leaving communities in the dark about the spread of the virus. It was a lost opportunity to stop the virus in its tracks.
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    Goats and Soda
    "As long as you have these discrete outbreaks ... there is the opportunity to control them," says Dr. Bruce Aylward, team leader of the joint mission between the World Health Organization and China on COVID-19.
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    WHO Official Says Coronavirus Containment Remains Possible

    Mar 08, 2020
    China's experience shows how the virus can be stopped. But the World Health Organization's Dr. Bruce Aylward says other countries may be drawing the wrong lessons about how China achieved it.
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    Shots - Health News
    Carl Goldman says he was excited to visit new places on the Diamond Princess cruise through Southeast Asia.
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    After The Diamond Princess Cruise, Coming Home To A Life In Isolation

    Feb 20, 2020
    Carl Goldman tested positive for the new coronavirus after leaving the ship and arriving in the U.S. He is recovering in an isolation unit of the University of Nebraska Medical Center.
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    Global Health
    Buses arrive at Yokohama Port, near Tokyo, as the Japan Self-Defense Forces prepare to move American passengers from the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship on Sunday.
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    44 Americans On The Diamond Princess Cruise Ship Diagnosed With Coronavirus

    Feb 16, 2020

    Not all of the Americans on board the vessel, which is currently quarantined in Japan, are sick. Those who are will remain in Japan for treatment.

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    Shots - Health News
    Your body needs trace amounts of zinc for cell division and other basic biology. Nobody's sure how it works to shorten colds.
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    Taking Zinc Can Shorten Your Cold. Thank A 91-Year-Old Scientist For The Discovery

    Feb 10, 2020
    Dr. Ananda Prasad first turned up zinc's benefits to human growth back in the 1960s. Years later, his study and others found that the right dose of zinc can cut a cold's duration by days.
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    Shots - Health News
    A delivery person wears a protective mask and suit as he delivers packages by bicycle on Saturday in Wuhan, China.
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    Does The New Coronavirus Spread Silently?

    Feb 05, 2020
    Scientists are trying to figure out how often people without symptoms can transmit the novel coronavirus. If it happens a lot, that could complicate the response to the outbreak.
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    Goats and Soda
    As the death toll from the new coronavirus tops 100, hospitals in Wuhan, China, are attending to many patients with confirmed or suspected cases of the illness. Public health officials are working to prevent further spread of the outbreak in China and gl
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    Public Health Efforts Step Up Around The World As Coronavirus Cases Rise

    Jan 28, 2020
    Globally, health officials are on high alert, implementing airport screenings, evacuations, border controls and other measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus outbreak.
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    Shots - Health News
    Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar led a press briefing Tuesday laying out the agency's strategy for preventing the novel form of coronavirus from taking hold in the U.S.
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    As China's Coronavirus Cases Rise, U.S. Agencies Map Out Domestic Containment Plans

    Jan 28, 2020
    With cases growing quickly abroad, the federal government announced several measures to prevent the new coronavirus from taking hold in the U.S.
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    Shots - Health News
    Tove Skaftun, the chief nursing officer for the Community Health Center of Snohomish County, points out a sign warning people who could have been exposed to the new coronavirus from China to identify themselves.
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    Response To 1st Coronavirus Case In Washington State Draws On Lessons From Measles

    Jan 28, 2020
    In Washington, the local health care system is on high alert after the first case of Wuhan coronavirus was confirmed there last week. But it knows how to respond, thanks to recent measles outbreaks.
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    Shots - Health News
    Airport officials screen for possible cases of the novel coronavirus at Wuhan Tianhe International Airport in Wuhan, China, where the illness originated.
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    Can Airport Screening Help Stop The Spread Of Wuhan Coronavirus?

    Jan 23, 2020

    A new illness is spreading throughout China and other parts of the world, including one confirmed case in the U.S. As airports ramp up screening efforts, public health experts question if they help.

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    Shots - Health News
    A color-enhanced scanning electron micrograph shows HIV particles (orange) infecting a T cell, one of the white blood cells that play a central role in the immune system.
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    Bone Marrow Transplant Renders Second Patient Free Of HIV

    Mar 05, 2019
    British doctors report the apparent eradication of HIV from a patient who was undergoing treatment for cancer. It's only the second time this has been accomplished, despite many attempts.
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    When A Trip To The Doctor Leads To A Chat About Antibiotics

    Jan 16, 2019

    The latest NPR-IBM Watson Health Poll finds that medical visits for symptoms of infections are common and that many people get an antibiotic under those circumstances. But a talk is in order first.

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    Shots - Health News
    Alex Schwartzman, a law student at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., is one of only 8 to 39 percent of college students who get the flu shot in a given year.
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    Think You Don't Need A Flu Shot? Here Are 5 Reasons To Change Your Mind

    Oct 01, 2018

    College students are among the least likely to get vaccinated against the flu, which killed more than 80,000 people last winter. Experts say the reasons are a combination of fear and misperception.

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    Shots - Health News
    The search for the cause of Alzheimer's has so far come up dry. Some researchers are now asking if germs play a role.
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    Infectious Theory of Alzheimer's Disease Draws Fresh Interest

    Sep 09, 2018
    Money has poured into Alzheimer's research, but until very recently not much of it went toward investigating infection in causing dementia. A million dollar prize may lead more scientists to try.
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    Shots - Health News
    A blacklegged tick like this one can be hard to spot.
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    Ticks And Lyme Disease: 3 Factors Determine Risk Of Infection

    Jul 24, 2018
    The chance of catching Lyme disease from an individual tick ranges from zero to roughly 50 percent. Three factors matter: the tick species, where it came from and how long the tick was feeding.
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    Shots - Health News
    An increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide would lead to a decrease in the nutritional content of many foods, such as rice, seen here growing in Malaysia.
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    How More Carbon Dioxide In The Air Could Lead To More Human Disease

    Jul 03, 2018
    Nutrients in crops fall as carbon dioxide rises. People who don't get enough of the right nutrients are more likely to get sick. Researchers have now estimated the effects.
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    Shots - Health News
    Hepatitis C virus is typically transmitted through blood, but an infected person who spits at someone can run afoul of the law in some jurisdictions.
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    Laws That Criminalize Spread Of Infectious Diseases Can Increase Their Stigma

    Jun 22, 2018
    About a dozen states have added hepatitis C to the list of medical conditions for which people can face criminal prosecution if they knowingly engage in activities that could spread the disease.
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    Shots - Health News
    Mice may be adorable, but the droppings and the bacteria they contain, not so much.
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    New York City Mice Carry Bacteria That Can Make People Sick

    Apr 17, 2018
    An analysis of mice in the Big Apple finds that many harbor bacteria that can make humans sick if exposed to the animals' droppings. Some of the bacterial strains were resistant to antibiotics.
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