NYT The United States is expected to adopt the vaccine schedule used by Denmark, a much smaller country with universal health care. The United States, a nation of 343 million people with a…
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Whooping Cough Deaths Rise in U.S. as Surge in Infections Continues | The Transmission
Scientific American
The brutal respiratory infection has infected tens of thousands and killed at least 13 people in the U.S. in 2025
Whooping cough cases are sweeping in the U.S., with tens of thousands infected and at least 13 people…
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Vietnam reports meningococcal infections are increasing sharply
According to the country’s surveillance system, since the beginning of the year, Vietnam has recorded 95 meningococcal disease cases, a significant increase compared to the same period in 2024.
Several deaths have been confirmed in Bac Ninh and…
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5 breakthrough health innovations in 2025 | The Transmission
Popular Science For years, needing reading glasses to correct farsightedness seemed like an inevitable part of aging. This year, the visual accessories might officially be a thing of the past. VIZZ…
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Where you live may be fueling aggressive breast cancer
New research from Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine suggests that women who live near federally designated Superfund sites face a higher risk of developing aggressive forms of breast cancer…
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Global chikungunya 2025 – by Robert Herriman
According to a World Health Organization (WHO) Rapid Risk Assessment (RRA) published this week, from 1 January to 10 December 2025, 502,264 CHIKV disease cases, including 208,335 confirmed cases, and 186 CHIKV deaths, were reported globally.
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Case definitions for severe acute respiratory infections may underestimate true incidence
A systematic review and meta-analysis finds that the definition of severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) used by the World Health Organization (WHO) demonstrated reduced sensitivity and low specificity in children, suggesting that…
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Top 5 Most-Read Cardiovascular Content of 2025
The top cardiovascular managed care news of 2025 covered the full range of care, from research to drug approvals to patient monitoring.
Among this year’s top content, a pair of studies published in The American Journal of Managed Care® (AJMC
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Flu is on a major upswing in the U.S., new CDC data shows : Shots
There have been at least 7,500,00 illnesses and 3,100 deaths from flu this season, according to CDC data. And flu cases are…
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