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New China Virus Details Show Challenge for Outbreak Control
Details that have emerged about the new virus from China reveal how challenging it may be to control the outbreak
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Patients Sue Northern Indiana Hospital Over Possible Disease Exposure
More than 1,000 surgical patients are suing a northern Indiana hospital after being notified that a sterilization failure could have exposed them to deadly infections.
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Spray-On Skin Better Than Grafts for Some Burns
When someone is seriously burned, they face a number of health challenges. In order to close the wound, doctors graft skin from other parts of the body, creating more wounds and increasing the risk of infection. Now, a new system helps patients regenerate new skin.
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California OKs Pharmacists to Dispense HIV Prevention Medication
Pharmacists in California will be able to dispense HIV prevention pills to patients without a doctor’s prescription after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation Monday that supporters say will greatly reduce the spread of infection.
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ACLU Files Complaint Against Government Returning Pregnant Asylum-Seekers to Mexico
The American Civil Liberties Union filed a complaint “demanding an immediate end” to the government turning away pregnant asylum-seekers under the Trump administration’s remain in Mexico policy, NBC News reports. The Department of Homeland Security “has returned a significant number of pregnant women to Mexico … exposing them to further harm” in dangerous border towns, the ACLU of Texas and...
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10-Year-Old Girl Dies After Contracting Brain-Eating Amoeba
A Central Texas girl died after her family says she contracted a brain-eating amoeba while swimming in a river over Labor Day weekend.
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LA Women File Lawsuits Against Breast Implant Maker Over Cancer Risks
Two lawsuits were filed against Allergan Wednesday related to its line of Biocell textured breast implants, which are the subject of a worldwide recall, alleging a failure to warn of cancer risks.
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Connecticut Man Contracts Flesh-Eating Bacteria After Swimming at Hammonasset
A New Britain man contracted flesh-eating bacteria and had to have his leg amputated after swimming at Hammonasset Beach State Park, according to his family.
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Brain-Eating Amoeba Kills Man Who Swam in NC Manmade Lake
A North Carolina man has died from a rare brain-eating amoeba after swimming in a manmade lake at a water park, officials said Wednesday. The state Department of Health and Human Resources said in a news release that the infection was caused by the amoeba naturally present in warm freshwater during the summer. The unnamed person became sick after swimming...
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Clipping Babies' Tongues Not Only Way to Help Breastfeeding, Study Finds
“My baby isn’t gaining weight.” “She won’t take the bottle.” “Breastfeeding is painful, am I doing something wrong?” These are some of the questions and comments posed by mothers in breastfeeding support groups, online forums, and in the waiting rooms of pediatricians’ offices. Often, the first advice mothers get is to check for “tongue-tie,” or ankyloglossia — the tethering of...
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Clipping Babies' Tongues Not Only Way to Help Breastfeeding, Study Finds
“My baby isn’t gaining weight.” “She won’t take the bottle.” “Breastfeeding is painful, am I doing something wrong?” These are some of the questions and comments posed by mothers in breastfeeding support groups, online forums, and in the waiting rooms of pediatricians’ offices. Often, the first advice mothers get is to check for “tongue-tie,” or ankyloglossia — the tethering of...
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‘Property Brothers' J.D. Scott Reveals Struggles with Mysterious Illness
On Thursday, one of the siblings from “Property Brothers” posted an emotional video on Instagram detailing his year-long battle with a mysterious illness that is still undiagnosed. In a video spanning over 25 minutes, Scott, 43, and his fiancé Annalee Belle discussed the details of the health complications he has been experiencing for the past 14 months.
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‘Property Brothers' J.D. Scott Reveals Struggles with Mysterious Illness
On Thursday, one of the siblings from “Property Brothers” posted an emotional video on Instagram detailing his year-long battle with a mysterious illness that is still undiagnosed. In a video spanning over 25 minutes, Scott, 43, and his fiancé Annalee Belle discussed the details of the health complications he has been experiencing for the past 14 months.
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Rowlett Woman Cured By Drinking Live Virus, Meets Prime Minister of Georgia
It took five years, but a North Texas woman has finally been cured of an infection that antibiotics couldn’t kill. She traveled halfway around the world to find the cure in the form of a virus.
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FDA Recalls Tattoo Inks Contaminated With Microorganisms
The Food and Drug Administration announced a recall of three types of tattoo inks because they are contaminated with microorganisms Wednesday.
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Plano Doctors Embed Medicine-Infused Mesh to Stop Infections Before They Start
A small, mesh fabric pocket infused with antibiotics is fighting infection in thousands who get a pacemaker or defibrillator every year.
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St. Luke's Directed to Fix Issues or Lose Medicare Subsidies
An embattled Houston hospital that in the past year faced leadership changes, a loss of some government funding and questions about heart transplant patient deaths has been accused of violating patient safety and quality care requirements.
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Nerve Transfer Surgery for Acute Flaccid Myelitis Is a First
If you’re a parent, you may already know about the disturbing uptick in an illness that causes paralysis and weakness in children. The disease, called acute flaccid myelitis, is rare but it usually pops up in young, healthy children.
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Baby Boy Receiving Treatment After he was Born Without Skin
A baby boy is receiving specialized hospital care three months after he was born without skin.
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Two Tuberculosis Cases Confirmed in Coppell, Mesquite Schools
Two Dallas County students are undergoing treatment for tuberculosis, a contagious airborne disease that primarily affects the lungs.