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Asia’s biggest vaccine maker to seek fast-track nod for dengue drug in India
Asia's largest vaccine maker, Serum Institute of India, plans to file for fast-track approval to launch a dengue…
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Only three US states mandate recommended HPV vaccine
Only Virginia, Rhode Island and Washington D.C. have laws requiring kids to have the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine…
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Researchers aim to detect tuberculosis sooner as drug-resistant strains develop
As U.S. health officials treat an Indian woman who entered the country with drug-resistant tuberculosis, scientists at Texas…
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Worst US bird flu outbreak in history expands to Michigan
Michigan on Monday said Canadian geese in the state tested positive for a lethal strain of bird flu,…
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WHO revises up number of health workers killed by Ebola in Sierra Leone
Thirty more health care workers have died of Ebola in Sierra Leone than previously thought, the World Health…
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Cuba sending dozens of doctors to fight Ebola
Cuba's health ministry said Friday it is sending more than 160 health workers to help stop the raging…
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Cuban Ebola patient recovers after treatment in Geneva
A Cuban doctor who received experimental treatment for Ebola in a Geneva hospital has made a full recovery…