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Fungal disease that poses threat to sick people in health care settings likely to continue to spread, Northeastern biotechnology expert says
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Fungal disease that poses threat to sick people in health care settings likely to continue to spread, Northeastern biotechnology expert says

Dry January is over. Now what? Binge drinking isn’t the answer, but is there a compromise?
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Dry January is over. Now what? Binge drinking isn’t the answer, but is there a compromise?

Can ‘digital traces’ from internet searches and social media predict outbreaks of COVID-19?
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Can ‘digital traces’ from internet searches and social media predict outbreaks of COVID-19?

Could a pill help prevent a leading cause of childhood mortality?

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Could a pill help prevent a leading cause of childhood mortality?

Study finds life-saving COVID-19 treatments didn’t make it to US patients recently infected
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Study finds life-saving COVID-19 treatments didn’t make it to US patients recently infected

Northestern’s Life Sciences Testing Center is helping a Boston biotech company develop best practices for monkeypox testing
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Northestern’s Life Sciences Testing Center is helping a Boston biotech company develop best practices for monkeypox testing

Experts weigh in: Is monkeypox the next COVID-19? Here’s what we know.
This 2003 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows mature, oval-shaped monkeypox virions, left, and spherical immature virions, right, obtained from a sample of human skin associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak. Monkeypox, a disease that rarely appears outside Africa, has been identified by European and American health authorities in recent days.

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Experts weigh in: Is monkeypox the next COVID-19? Here’s what we know.

People are receiving unapproved extra COVID-19 vaccine doses. Is it a problem?

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People are receiving unapproved extra COVID-19 vaccine doses. Is it a problem?

Here’s why parents are hesitant about vaccinating their kids
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Here’s why parents are hesitant about vaccinating their kids

How false information could be lowering COVID-19 vaccination rates
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How false information could be lowering COVID-19 vaccination rates

Public support for mandatory vaccinations grows, US survey shows, but holdouts remain deeply skeptical of the shots
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Public support for mandatory vaccinations grows, US survey shows, but holdouts remain deeply skeptical of the shots

How is COVID-19 affecting people’s mental health?
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How is COVID-19 affecting people’s mental health?