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Trump FDA chief is leaving after angering pharma CEOs, vaping lobbyists and anti-abortion groups

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Trump FDA chief is leaving after angering pharma CEOs, vaping lobbyists and anti-abortion groups

Small study hints that revving up immune cells might help fight HIV

Small study hints that revving up immune cells might help fight HIV

Spain reports new hantavirus case in passenger from cruise ship as total cases grow to 11

Spain reports new hantavirus case in passenger from cruise ship as total cases grow to 11

What to know about hantavirus, the illness linked to a cruise ship outbreak

What to know about hantavirus, the illness linked to a cruise ship outbreak

Survey ranks best over-the-counter medications and health products

Survey ranks best over-the-counter medications and health products

2 Maryland residents exposed to hantavirus while traveling near infected passenger

2 Maryland residents exposed to hantavirus while traveling near infected passenger

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Trump is getting another medical checkup at the end of May, the White House says

Trump is getting another medical checkup at the end of May, the White House says

Passengers from virus-stricken cruise ship fly to home countries for monitoring

Passengers from virus-stricken cruise ship fly to home countries for monitoring

Fairfax County police add life-saving technology to some patrol cars

Fairfax County police add life-saving technology to some patrol cars

Supreme Court temporarily extends women’s access to a widely used abortion pill

Supreme Court temporarily extends women’s access to a widely used abortion pill

Pediatrics group issues new guidance on recess for the first time in 13 years

Pediatrics group issues new guidance on recess for the first time in 13 years

A crisis of conscience spurred this Christian IVF doctor’s career pivot

A crisis of conscience spurred this Christian IVF doctor’s career pivot

One evacuated passenger tests positive for hantavirus and another develops symptoms on flight home

One evacuated passenger tests positive for hantavirus and another develops symptoms on flight home

WHO head seeks to reassure residents of Spanish island where hantavirus-stricken ship is headed

WHO head seeks to reassure residents of Spanish island where hantavirus-stricken ship is headed

Experts wonder ‘Where is the CDC?’ as a hantavirus outbreak unfolds on a cruise ship

Experts wonder ‘Where is the CDC?’ as a hantavirus outbreak unfolds on a cruise ship

Health advice is all over social media. Here’s how to vet claims

Health advice is all over social media. Here’s how to vet claims

Virginia public health expert urges calm response to hantavirus

Virginia public health expert urges calm response to hantavirus

Prince George’s Co. opening new center for blind community

Prince George’s Co. opening new center for blind community

Spain readies for evacuations as a hantavirus-hit cruise ship heads for the Canary Islands

Spain readies for evacuations as a hantavirus-hit cruise ship heads for the Canary Islands

Argentina’s hot spot for Antarctic cruises insists it didn’t cause the hantavirus outbreak

Argentina’s hot spot for Antarctic cruises insists it didn’t cause the hantavirus outbreak

California to provide free diapers to newborns at more than 60 hospitals

California to provide free diapers to newborns at more than 60 hospitals

US lifts hold on immigration applications for doctors, but leaves others waiting

US lifts hold on immigration applications for doctors, but leaves others waiting

The Latest: Stricken cruise ship heads for the Canaries as authorities rush to identify contacts

The Latest: Stricken cruise ship heads for the Canaries as authorities rush to identify contacts

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