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U-M Health Sparrow says it is 1st Michigan hospital to develop measles testing capability
As the U.S. grapples a record-setting year for measles, U-M Health Sparrow announced its lab is the first in the state to ...
UM Health-Sparrow announces first in-house measles test
University of Michigan Health-Sparrow announced Tuesday that it will begin testing patients for measles and analyzing the ...
What we know about the 9 measles cases. outbreak in Oconto County in northern Wisconsin
Health officials have given few details about the Wisconsin measles cases. They have not disclosed ages, vaccination status or location of exposure.
RFK Jr. pulls $500 million in funding for vaccine development
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced in a statement Tuesday that 22 projects, totaling $500 million, to develop vaccines using ...
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Young adults are less likely to follow politics or say voting is important, poll finds
Many young adults feel disillusioned with the political system and question the importance of voting. Despite this, youth ...
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Study: Rapid nasal-swab test cuts anti-MRSA antibiotic use in pneumonia patients
Among hospitalized pneumonia patients, screening for MRSA colonization with a nasal swab-based rapid PCR test cut duration of ...
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Quick takes: Chikungunya travel notice, New World screwworm death in Mexico, NYC Legionnaire’s cases rise
Twenty-one people in northeast and central Florida have been sickened by Escherichia coli and Campylobacter bacteria linked ...
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Additional cases result in Osceola County measles outbreak
GLADWIN COUNTY CMDHD urges residents to check their vaccination status and watch for symptoms. Central Michigan District Health Department (CMDHD) has confirmed additional measles cases in Osceola ...