America is in the midst of one of the greatest health care crises we have seen in decades. At this critical moment, it is frightening that there is no individual in the role of surgeon general taking responsibility for managing the situation. Dr. Vivek Murthy was nominated for the Surgeon …
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RALEIGH, N.C. – Drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline shut down a plant Tuesday that produces inhaled medications after discovering the bacteria that causes Legionnaire’s disease, a potentially fatal form of pneumonia. The manufacturing plant in Zebulon, about 25 miles east of Raleigh, was closed after routine testing found the bacteria in a self-standing …
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A top health official has suggested breaking up the combination measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine. In response to President Donald Trump’s recent statement warning about pregnant women’s use of Tylenol, Health and Human Services (HHS) Deputy Secretary Jim O’Neill wrote the following in an Oct. 6 post on X. …
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is urging traveling Americans to be on high alert for a deadly mosquito-borne virus after reporting an outbreak of chikungunya in Cuba this week. This announcement comes after reports that chikungunya virus may have been detected in the U.S., although no specific …
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A new strain of mpox, caused by the monkeypox virus, has surfaced in Southern California. There have been three confirmed cases of clade I mpox, according to the California Department of Health (CDPH), which released a statement on Oct. 17. The unrelated cases were identified in the City of Long …
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