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CDC backtracks, says coronavirus could be spread through airborne transmissionAerosols lingering in the air could be a major source of COVID-19 transmission, a group of U.S. scientists warned in an unrelated open letter published in medical journal Science on Monday.HealthOct 5, 2020
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Wildfire smoke can harm your lungs, your heart, and maybe even your mental health: researchResearch around wildfire smoke has drawn links with diseases of the heart and lungs. Wildfires can also have mental health effects.CanadaMay 30, 2019
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More people died of suicide in the U.S. last year than in at least 50 years: CDCFor decades, U.S. life expectancy was on the upswing, rising a few months nearly every year. Now it’s trending the other way.HealthNov 29, 2018
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Ex-chief of U.S. health agency arrested on sex abuse charge, denies allegationThomas Frieden, who also is a former New York City health commissioner, is charged with forcible touching, sex abuse and harassment.CrimeAug 24, 2018
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Florida health officials probe 1st possible Zika case from Miami mosquito biteMiami-Dade County has the most confirmed infections in Florida so far - 88, but all have been found to be travel-related.HealthJul 20, 2016
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CDC says filtration system inadequate at waterpark where amoeba killed teenagerChlorination and filtration systems were inadequate at the U.S. National Whitewater Center, where a rafter became infected with a deadly amoeba, a federal health official said Thursday.WorldJun 30, 2016
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FDA says stop eating raw cookie doughIn a warning that's sure to disappoint many who enjoy sneaking a taste of cookie dough, federal regulators said this week that people should not eat raw dough or batter of any kind due to an ongoing outbreak of illnesses related to a strain of E. coli bacteria found in some recalled flour.HealthJun 30, 2016
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US health officials urged to get ready for ZikaThe government urged health officials around the country Friday to get ready now in case there are outbreaks of the mosquito-borne Zika virus in the U.S. this summer.HealthApr 1, 2016
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Rare infection Elizabethkingia has killed 17 people in the U.S. — what is it?An outbreak of infection has sickened 53 people in Wisconsin and Michigan and 17 people have died, according to health officials.HealthMar 24, 2016
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3 dead, more than 550 sickened in U.S. in cucumber salmonella outbreakThere are now three dead in the U.S. linked to an outbreak of salmonella found in field cucumbers.HealthSep 23, 2015
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