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Will your old measles shot protect you from new outbreaks?
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Will your old measles shot protect you from new outbreaks?

Dengue fever spreads fast. How can you protect yourself as cases explode in Puerto Rico and other popular travel destinations?
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Dengue fever spreads fast. How can you protect yourself as cases explode in Puerto Rico and other popular travel destinations?

There’s only one syphilis medication for pregnant people. And the supply is running out. What can the government do to help?
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There’s only one syphilis medication for pregnant people. And the supply is running out. What can the government do to help?

Experimental antibiotic treatment for Lyme heads for human safety trials
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Experimental antibiotic treatment for Lyme heads for human safety trials

COVID-19 guidelines may be relaxed by CDC, indicating a shift to a new ‘phase of post-pandemic world’
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COVID-19 guidelines may be relaxed by CDC, indicating a shift to a new ‘phase of post-pandemic world’

Why it took a decade to find the source of a deadly listeria outbreak
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Why it took a decade to find the source of a deadly listeria outbreak

Should doctors who are public officials have the right to spread medical misinformation to the general public?
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Should doctors who are public officials have the right to spread medical misinformation to the general public?

The CDC is modernizing its approach to data, and this Northeastern graduate is leading the way
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The CDC is modernizing its approach to data, and this Northeastern graduate is leading the way

 Why do some vaccines (polio, measles) prevent diseases, while others (COVID-19, flu) only reduce their severity?
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 Why do some vaccines (polio, measles) prevent diseases, while others (COVID-19, flu) only reduce their severity?

Northeastern receives $17.5 million from CDC to launch infectious disease prediction center
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Northeastern receives $17.5 million from CDC to launch infectious disease prediction center

Could ‘new’ antibiotic treatment prevent chronic Lyme disease?

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Could ‘new’ antibiotic treatment prevent chronic Lyme disease?

CDC overestimating number of vaccinated Americans, Northeastern professor and the COVID States Project say
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CDC overestimating number of vaccinated Americans, Northeastern professor and the COVID States Project say