Health
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As measles cases mount in the U.S., what's the situation worldwide?
The U.S. registered its first death from measles since 2015 this week, as a child who wasn't vaccinated died in a measles outbreak in rural West...
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Pope beats back speculation of imminent death or conclave as he continues pneumonia recovery
Pope Francis continued his slow recovery from double pneumonia on Thursday, beating back speculation of an imminent death, resignation or conclave...
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Young boy's death from measles in West Texas first U.S. fatality in a decade
An unvaccinated boy with measles died in West Texas overnight, the Texas Department of State Health Services announced Wednesday.
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Measles outbreak in Texas up to 124 cases
A measles outbreak in western Texas that began last month keeps growing, from 58 cases last week to 124 cases as of Tuesday.
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First measles death is reported in the West Texas outbreak that's infected more than 120 people
A person who was hospitalized with measles has died from measles in West Texas, the first death in an outbreak that began late last month.
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Pope Francis sits upright in an armchair as Argentines in Rome pray for his recovery
Pope Francis was sitting upright and receiving therapy for double pneumonia Wednesday, the Vatican said, as Argentines and Romans alike gathered in...
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Trump reinstates and strengthens health care price transparency
President Trump signed an executive order Tuesday that will reinstate and strengthen price transparency in the health care industry.
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Wisconsin Gov. Evers defends proposal subbing 'inseminated person' for 'mother'
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers defended his budget proposal replacing the word "mother" with "inseminated person" in state law, saying he was concerned...
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Medics say 6 babies have died from the cold in Gaza as displaced people shelter in tents and rubble
At least six infants have died from hypothermia in the last two weeks in the Gaza Strip, where hundreds of thousands of people are living in tent...
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Security conditions in a famine-hit camp in North Darfur are 'unbearable,' aid worker says
All roads around Sudan's famine-stricken Zamzam camp in North Darfur are blocked and the security situation for aid workers on the ground has...
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Carlyle Group co-founder Bill Conway's $1 billion plan to end the nursing shortage
Bill Conway didn't start out wanting to make a big impact on the nursing profession.
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FDA moves to rehire medical device staffers fired only days earlier
Barely a week after mass firings at the Food and Drug Administration, some probationary staffers received unexpected news over the weekend: The...