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U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s newly appointed Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) upheld ...

A 25-year-old local scientist captured rare footage showing how one of the world’s deadliest viruses could jump from bats to humans.

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Concerns have been raised following the confirmation of two separate avian influenza cases in Wales. The first was confirmed ...

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Antibiotics are one of the greatest triumphs in the history of medical science—but these lifesaving tools have a dark side.

Wildfires come with obvious dangers, but scientists just discovered a hidden threat that's been flying under the radar.

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