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  1. Health & Medicine

    What bird flu experts are watching for in 2025

    Since early 2024, the U.S. has logged 66 human cases of H5N1. Scientists are keeping a watchful eye on the virus’s spread as we enter a new year.

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  2. Health & Medicine

    Why finding bird flu in a U.S. pig for the first time is raising new worries

    Swine can act as so-called “mixing vessels” for human and bird flus, giving avian viruses an opportunity to adapt for spreading in people.

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  3. Health & Medicine

    A second version of bird flu is infecting cows. What does that mean?

    While the risk to humans of exposure from cows or milk remains low, this new flu spillover from birds into cows raises the need for continued surveillance.

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  4. Health & Medicine

    A viral gene drive could offer a new approach to fighting herpes

    A new gene drive can copy and paste itself into the genomes of herpes simplex viruses in mice. The end goal is a version that disables the virus in humans.

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  5. Health & Medicine

    A shingles vaccine may also help reduce dementia risk

    Analysis of a Welsh program offering live-attenuated shingles vaccines to people born after a certain date showed a 20 percent relative drop in dementia risk.

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  6. Health & Medicine

    Vaccines for mpox are finally reaching Africa. But questions about the virus remain

    With concerns that mpox may now spread more easily and be more severe, researchers warn that failing to curb the outbreak means “nobody is safe.”

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  7. Health & Medicine

    Measles is spreading. Here’s what experts say you should know

    The uptick in measles cases has left many people wondering about early signs of measles, whether they need an updated vaccine and treatment options.

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  8. Health & Medicine

    HHS says new vaccines should be tested against placebos. They already are

    Placebo testing has been part of the process since the 1940s. It’s unclear what additional measures would achieve — but it may slow development.

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  9. Which animal should scare you more?

    Editor in Chief Nancy Shute discusses which should scare you more: sharks or ticks and fungus — and why sharks might actually be the least of your worries.

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  10. Health & Medicine

    FDA significantly limits access to COVID-19 vaccines

    The new framework unveiled May 20 says new COVID-19 shots should go only to those ages 65 and up or with underlying medical conditions.

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  11. Health & Medicine

    An at-home cervical cancer screening device was OK‘d by the FDA

    The Teal Wand, an at-home HPV testing device that could replace a Pap smear, could broaden access to cervical cancer screening.

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  12. Health & Medicine

    Mailed self-sample kits boosted cervical cancer screening

    People who are uninsured or part of a minority racial or ethnic group are underscreened for cervical cancer. Mailing them a self-sample kit may help.

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