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Infectious diseases
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AP correspondent brings his local experience to an international story
In August 2018, the Democratic Republic of Congo declared its 10th outbreak of Ebola in 40 years. The number of…
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Report details unmet needs of older adults living with HIV/AIDS
At the beginning of the AIDS epidemic in the 1980s, those with the disease typically only lived a few years…
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U.S. life expectancy increases slightly, report says
There was some good news in January’s National Center for Health Statistics data brief: People in the U.S. are living…
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Social media resources can help keep you on top of coronavirus crisis
The World Health Organization today declared 2019-nCoV a public health emergency of international concern. This is the sixth such designation…
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Using numbers to explain vaccine benefits
Do you wrestle with ways to illustrate numbers when writing about vaccines? Dr. Gretchen LaSalle, a family physician in Spokane,…
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Use caution when reporting on pandemic potential of Wuhan coronavirus
The novel coronavirus from China that had infected at least 634 people as of early today has led some media…
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Reporter looks at how diseases of poverty flourish in the U.S.
Neglected tropical diseases, a group of parasitic, bacterial and viral infectious diseases that primarily affect the poorest countries in the…
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What is known about the mysterious pneumonia outbreak in China
On New Year’s Eve, an infectious disease story emerged from China involving a mysterious pneumonia that has sickened dozens and…
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Year-end wrap-up: What your colleagues are reading
We’re closing in on the end of the year and the inevitable annual lists. We thought this would be a…
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New BMJ resource connects health journalists to established experts
The British Medical Association’s BMJ, one of the oldest and most respected family of medical journals, has launched a tool…
