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Scientists: First woman apparently cured of HIV

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Drug-resistant ‘superbugs’ kill 1.2 million worldwide: …

This scanning electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows rod-shaped Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria. According to a report published Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022, in the medical journal Lancet, antibiotic-resistant germs caused more than 1.2 million deaths globally in one year, according to new research that suggests that so-called “superbugs” have joined the ranks of the world’s leading infectious disease killers. (Janice Haney Carr/CDC via AP)

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This year’s flu shot is an ‘antigenic mismatch,’ …

A syringe of high-dose flu vaccine typically given to people over the age of 65 is shown on Oct. 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Fresh onions identified as source of nationwide salmonella …

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Salmonella from unknown food now in 36 states

The CDC has confirmed a salmonella outbreak from a mystery source has sickened nearly 600 people in three dozen states. (Getty Images)

FDA authorizes 1st e-cigarette, cites benefit to …

This Wednesday, June 18, 2014 file photo shows VUSE Digital Vapor Cigarette packaging during a launch event held by R.J. Reynolds Vapor Company in Philadelphia. On Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021, heath officials authorized the first electronic cigarettes in the U.S., saying R.J. Reynolds vaping products can benefit adult smokers. (Mark Stehle/AP Images for R.J. Reynolds Vapor Company, File)

Salmonella outbreak from mystery source sickens 127 …

The CDC says 127 infections have been linked to the outbreak, but the agency estimates that the actual number of sick people is “likely much higher." (Getty Images)

Outbreak of ‘superbug’ fungus reported in D.C. and …

This 2016 photo made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a strain of Candida auris cultured in a petri dish at a CDC laboratory. On Thursday, July 22, 2021, the CDC said they now have evidence of the untreatable fungus spreading in a Washington, D.C, nursing home and at two Dallas-area hospitals. (Shawn Lockhart/CDC via AP)

Long Beach reports ‘significant’ increase in flea-borne …

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