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Two tuberculosis cases have been confirmed in South Florida. The number of TB cases reported has been increasing in Florida since 2021.
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NIAID-RMLResearchers identified a dozen key symptoms that help distinguish long COVID. They say doctors shouldn't use the list to diagnose patients — it's only a first step — but it might help future studies.
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