Health
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Tornado at Pfizer Warehouse Likely to Worsen Shortage of Surgical Drugs
Why it matters: Some of these drugs are not widely produced. The U.S. Pharmacopeia, a non-profit organization that examines the…
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The Ongoing Mystery of Covid’s Origin
January 11, 2020, Just 11 days after the first reports of the Wuhan outbreak circulated globally, in Shanghai, a team…
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Could the Next Pandemic Start at the County Fair?
It was just showtime for the youth pig exhibition, and the pigsty was bustling with people. Contestants between the ages…
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Cheri Pies, Author of “Considering Parenthood,” Dies at 73
Public health professor Cheri Pais, who broke barriers with her groundbreaking 1985 book Thinking Custody: A Workbook for Lesbians that…
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A Number That Should Guide Your Health Choices (It’s Not Your Age)
At her annual visit, the patient’s doctor asked her if she would continue to have regular mammograms to check for…
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3 Dead After Listeria Outbreak in Washington State
Washington state health officials said Friday that three people died and two were hospitalized in a suspected outbreak of foodborne…
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How Gilead Profited by Slow-Walking a Promising H.I.V. Therapy
In 2004, Gilead Sciences decided to discontinue development of new HIV drugs.of Public explanation It was not sufficiently different from…
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A Mystery in the E.R.? Ask Dr. Chatbot for a Diagnosis.
The patient, a 39-year-old woman, visited the emergency department at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. Her left knee…
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Biden Picks Paul Friedrichs to Lead New White House Pandemic Office
news President Biden is head of a new White House office created by Congress to prepare for and manage future…
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Tornado Rips Through N.C. Site, Threatening Pfizer’s Drug Supplies
A tornado on Wednesday caused extensive damage to Pfizer’s pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, threatening critical supplies…
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