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5 years since COVID declared public health emergency in US, still killing thousands
(NEW YORK) -- Friday marks five years since the COVID-19 virus was declared a public health emergency by the United States. But five years later, the virus is still killing thousands, according to experts."One of the things we have learned is that COVID came to ...
Heart disease remains leading cause of death in US, new report finds
(NEW YORK) -- Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States, according to a new report.The American Heart Association (AHA) report, published Monday in the journal Circulation, found that 941,652 Americans died from cardiovascular disease in 2022, the most ...
Purdue Pharma, Sackler families boost contribution in opioid settlement to $7.4 billion
(NEW YORK) -- The company and once-prominent family behind the drug OxyContin agreed Thursday to increase their financial contribution to resolve mass opioid litigation.The Sacklers and Purdue Pharma boosted their settlement contribution to $7.4 billion after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a prior ...
What 3rd case of bird flu with unknown source of infection could mean in fight against disease
(SAN FRANCISCO) -- A child in San Francisco was recently confirmed to be the third human case of bird flu in the United States in which it's unclear how the person got infected.Cases have been spreading across the country since April 2024 with 67 ...
