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Hailed as a "national hero," Dr. Sheik Umar Khan has treated more than 100 Ebola patients in Sierra Leone. Now the 39-year-old is fighting for his life in an isolation ward.
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Researchers at Duke University will become part of a national network focusing on undiagnosed diseases.The National Institutes of Health have granted $7.2…
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The World Health Organization has reported the largest outbreak of Ebola ever: more than 330 deaths in western Africa, and the number is rising. Dr.…
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A new online guidebook aims to help connect doctors with public health agencies to fight chronic illnesses like diabetes. Those illnesses make up…
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Researchers at North Carolina State University are searching for Salmonella in North Carolina's tomato crops. The bacteria causes salmonellosis, a disease…
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New research reveals the disease that wiped out millions of potatoes and led to widespread famine in Ireland is still around, and it’s more virulent than…
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A fatal swine disease is striking the nation's hog industry. Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus or PED is usually deadly for baby pigs. Its symptoms resemble…
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When writer Jo Maeder inherited her mother's collection of 700 dolls, she thought she'd quickly be rid of them. Instead, she became attached, and found…
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When writer Jo Maeder inherited her mother's collection of 700 dolls, she thought she'd quickly be rid of them. Instead, she became attached, and found…
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The number of people sickened by salmonella traced to a Fayetteville area hotel has risen to at least 82. Officials say the outbreak happened earlier this…