Diseases
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Women are finding out their 'rare' health issues aren't actually that uncommon thanks to social media
A growing number of people with rare health conditions have found they are far from alone thanks to social media.
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What is 'immune amnesia' and how is it fueled by measles?
Researchers Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health have found evidence that measles creates "immune amnesia" in those who get it — leaving them more susceptible to other infectious illnesses like influenza.
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The anti-vax movement's role in the latest measles outbreak
A recent outbreak of measles has led many to blame the anti-vax movement.
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Plague patients are fleeing the hospital because they're afraid of needles
Recurring outbreaks of plague in the African country of Madagascar are worrying global health care workers. The impoverished country is an ideal breeding ground for the disease for a number of reasons.
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Woman sues Sephora after claiming makeup samples gave her herpes
She's suing the chain for an "incurable lifelong affliction."
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus Reveals She Completed Second Round of Chemotherapy — and Shares How Katy Perry Inspired Her
Julia Louis-Dreyfus is “Roar”-ing through her fight with breast cancer.
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New superbug strain of pneumonia has scientists worried
A dangerous strain of pneumonia found in China has experts and doctors extremely concerned. As NPR reports, doctors in Hangzhou, China, detected a form of pneumonia that is resistant to drugs, deadly, and highly contagious. Called Klebsiella pneumoniae, the bacterium was found in a “brand new hospital with very good hygiene,” according to microbiologist Sheng Chen, who led a study of the outbreak and disease.