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South Carolina's measles outbreak exploded into one of the worst in the U.S., with state health officials confirming 99 new ...

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In a guidance document issued by the Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine, updated recommendations are presented ...

U.S. flu infections showed signs of a slight decline last week, but health officials say it is not clear that this severe flu ...

In Australia, we are exposed to some of the harshest and most dangerous levels of ultraviolet radiation (UV) in the world, so ...

Most of us know the feeling: maybe it is making a difficult phone call, starting a report you fear will be criticized, or ...