Patients Can Pick Up Respiratory Illnesses at the Doctors Office
(Reuters Health) – Patients who visited a doctor’s office at the same time or after someone with flu-like illness were
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Age-adjusted suicide rates decreased from 2018 to 2019 in US
(HealthDay)—From 1999 through 2018, there was an increase in age-adjusted suicide rates, followed by a significant decrease from 2018 to
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2018 to 2019 Vaccine Cut Influenza A-Linked Hospitalizations
MONDAY, Oct. 5, 2020 — The 2018 to 2019 influenza vaccine effectiveness (VE) was about 40 to 60 percent for
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US traffic deaths fell 2% in 2019; 3rd straight yearly drop
Traffic deaths in the U.S. fell for the third consecutive year in 2019, the government’s road safety agency reported. The
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Almost 900 excess deaths recorded in England's 2019 summer heatwave
Almost 900 over-65s ‘died during England’s 2019 summer heatwave’ which saw temperatures hit a record-breaking 102°F Public Health England estimates
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Strange but true: The biggest medical shockers of 2019
Biggest medical shockers in 2019 From a glowing eyeball to flesh-eating bacteria caused by a cat scratch, here are some
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