Disease
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Cytomegalovirus can cause permanent birth defectsThe Explainer The virus can show no symptoms in adults
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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'If smoke can affect health early in life, it also can affect life's end'Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Deadly fungus tied to a pharaoh's tomb may help fight cancerUnder the radar A once fearsome curse could be a blessing
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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Kennedy's vaccine panel signals skepticism, changeSpeed Read RFK Jr.'s new vaccine advisory board intends to make changes to the decades-old US immunization system
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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'HBCUs have always had to think more strategically'Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Kennedy ousts entire CDC vaccine advisory panelspeed read Health Secretary RFK Jr. is a longtime anti-vaccine activist who has criticized the panel of experts
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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'Poo pills' and the war on superbugsThe Explainer Antimicrobial resistance is causing millions of deaths. Could a faeces-filled pill change all that?
By The Week UK Published
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The marvelous powers of mucusThe Explainer It's snot just a pesky cold symptom
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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The New World screwworm is making a deadly comebackThe explainer The parasite is spreading quickly
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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New FDA chiefs limit Covid-19 shots to elderly, sickspeed read The FDA set stricter approval standards for booster shots
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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A tick-borne illness is making its rounds in new parts of AmericaUnder the radar Babesiosis, spread through blacklegged or deer tick bites, is a growing risk
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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Could the 'zombie fungus' from 'The Last of Us' exist in real life?The Explainer Climate change is increasing fungal infections
By Devika Rao, The Week US Last updated
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Strep infections are rising in the USUnder the radar The cases have more than doubled in 10 years
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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The sneaky rise of whooping coughUnder the Radar The measles outbreak isn't the only one to worry about
By Theara Coleman, The Week US Published
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