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Six more people die from flu in North Carolina

Officials did not release any other information, including exactly where and when the teenager died. Health officials say this flu season has been especially ...

New breakthrough in cancer research promises better immune therapy

A new scientific discovery about the human immune system is being looked at internationally as the next big weapon to use in the battle against most cancers. Wh...

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Harrowing images of Chinese quarantine flood social media amid coronavirus outbreak

In one of the most recent reports , journalists claim the city was starting to shut down its major highways earlier this week. In Wuhan, the municipal govern...

Trump will be 'first president in history' to attend anti-abortion march

On Wednesday, President Trump tweeted that he would be in attendance - the first sitting US president in the event's history to attend in person. The rally ...

Korea: First case of SARS-like virus confirmed

The authorities did not explicitly state whether this was a case of human-to-human transmission, however. SARS was more virulent than the new coronavirus ap...

What to know about the viral outbreak in China — Science Says

He had traveled to China in November, flying home to Washington state January 15 before the start of US airport screening. In its most recent update on Monda...

Quebec health officials monitoring 5 people for possible cases of coronavirus

But the WHO has confirmed that the virus can be passed between people, at least those in close contact, and Chinese health officials said it could mutate ...

China cancels Lunar New Year events over deadly virus fears

Confirmed cases of the new coronavirus have also been recorded in the United States, Japan, South Korea, and Thailand. After a meeting of an emergency comm...

First Case of Coronavirus From China Reportedly Confirmed in Singapore

Little is known about the new coronavirus strain, although human-to-human transmission has been confirmed . "The decision is one I take extremely seriously a...

Stress really does make hair turn grey, scientists confirm

In an accompanying article, Shayla Clark and Christopher Deppmann, researchers from the Neuroscience Graduate Program at the University of Virginia, who were no...

Disease detectives hunting down more information about 'super spreader' of Wuhan coronavirus

The virus, dubbed the 2019-nCoV, is part of the coronavirus family - the same species of virus as the SARS and MERS viruses. The sprawling capital of cent...

Michelle Obama's workout playlist features Ed Sheeran, Lizzo, Cardi B and more

Adding, "To offer a little inspiration, I want to share my go-to #WorkoutPlaylist with you. What's on your playlist?" The playlist combines many upbeat tracks...

Death toll in China's coronavirus outbreak sharply rises to 17

The Chinese outbreak's origin has been connected to a now-closed large live seafood market that also sold exotic animals, leading experts to initially believe t...

'Do not shun Chinese tourists following coronavirus outbreak'

Immigration officers manning the counters have been sensitized at these airports. "The Health Ministry is constantly reviewing the evolving scenario working clo...

Coronavirus: Chinese officials advise against travel to Wuhan

State media reports said police were conducting spot checks to make sure this was enforced. Meanwhile, in Geneva, the World Health Organization's emergency ...

Separate strains cause twist in fight against flu

According to CDC data, there are two strains of the flu virus, the A-strain and the B-strain. 16 News Now learned who is being affected the most in IN this fl...

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The review's authors cite a national survey that estimates more than 2 million patients affected by cardiovascular disease now consume, or have a history of c...

UK's NHS mental health boss slams video game loot boxes

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Coronavirus death toll climbs to nine, Chinese authorities say

Now, it may have spread into the U.S., according to a source close to the CDC . "This is an evolving situation, and again we do expect additional cases in th...

1st case of novel coronavirus reported in US

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