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Polio resurfaces in Mali from Ebola-hit Guinea, WHO says
There is a high risk of polio spreading in Ebola-ravaged Guinea and Mali, the World Health Organization said on Monday,…
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Rhode Island move to mandate HPV vaccine in schools faces criticism
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – When Rhode Island seventh graders start school next month, the state’s Department of Health will require they…
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It’s a showpiece drug that has the potential to end a disease that kills half a million African children a…
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Recovering past roadblocks to build a promising Ebola vaccine
It took 16 years of twists and turns. Over and over, Dr. Nancy Sullivan thought she was close to an…
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Chimerix to stop participation in clinical studies of Ebola drug
Drug developer Chimerix Inc said it would stop participation in clinical studies of its Ebola drug, brincidofovir, citing a significant…
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Novavax Inc has begun early-stage human trials of an Ebola vaccine that it hopes can win the race to become…
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4 new polio cases detected in Pakistan, official says
A health official in Pakistan says four new polio cases have been detected in the country, bringing the number of…
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