Johnson & Johnson has begun a clinical trial of a two-shot Ebola vaccine in Sierra Leone, underlining its determination to…
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Seattle hospital joins ‘superbug’ lawsuit against scope manufacturer
A Seattle hospital has joined a lawsuit against the manufacturer of endoscopy medical scopes linked to a “superbug” outbreak at…
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Toddler dies of measles in Berlin, first death in outbreak
BERLIN – An 18-month-old boy has died of measles amid an outbreak in Berlin, a hospital in the German capital…
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China bans US poultry, eggs imports amid avian flu fears
China has banned all imports of U.S. poultry, poultry products and eggs amid recent reports of highly pathogenic strains of…
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Ebola takes big toll on already poor health care
When the dreaded Ebola virus began infecting people in the Sierra Leone town of Kenema, Dr. Sheik Humarr Khan and…
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US requests production plans for Ebola drug ZMapp
U.S. health officials have asked three advanced biology laboratories to submit plans for producing the experimental Ebola drug ZMapp, which…
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Avian flu spreading in southwest British Columbia
The avian influenza outbreak in southwest British Columbia has spread to seven farms, and 155,000 birds have died of the…
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5,000 Ebola health workers needed in West Africa
More than 5,000 additional health care workers are needed to fight Ebola in the three most affected countries in West…
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Liberian nurses working on Ebola ward must improvise gear
MONROVIA, Liberia – Nurses on an Ebola ward in Liberia must cut up old overalls to serve as makeshift head-coverings…
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Malaysia to send 20 million medical gloves to fight Ebola
Malaysia will send more than 20 million medical rubber gloves to five African nations battling the deadly Ebola virus, addressing…
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