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False claims that COVID-19 vaccines cause deaths and other diseases such as cancer are still prevalent despite multiple studies showing the vaccines saved lives and do not cause cancers.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lists three current norovirus outbreaks. Each has to do with oysters.
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Cases are rare. But officials are renewing their warning against using tap water for nasal rinsing. The CDC recommends boiled, sterile or distilled water. Here's what you need to know.
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Dr. Mandy Cohen spoke with Orlando health leaders as part of her tour of the country's local health facilities. Her message: "We all need to keep working as a team."
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The program, which will now be in eight airports, tests international travelers for COVID-19 and other infectious diseases and asks questions about their travels.
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In the wake of measles cases at a Broward school, Florida's surgeon general writes that the Department of Health “is deferring to parents or guardians to make decisions about school attendance” without urging the need for MMR vaccinations.
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A report based on millions of urine drug tests found the United States is facing a rise in the use of multiple drugs at once, which not only is often more deadly but complicates treatment efforts.
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The researchers found that between 2020 and 2022, the percentage of overdose deaths with evidence of smoking rose 74%. Meanwhile, the percentage of deaths with evidence of injection fell 29%.
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The agency says the menthol flavor gets people hooked easier and makes it harder for them to break the addiction.
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Central Florida saw huge increases in syphilis cases between 2018 and 2022. Experts aren't sure why. Meanwhile, doctors think cases are likely to continue increasing.