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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?
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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

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?

This student is creating an app to help independent pharmacists and patients in times of medication shortages
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This student is creating an app to help independent pharmacists and patients in times of medication shortages

What should I do with an expired COVID test?
Three boxes of different brands of COVID test on a table.

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What should I do with an expired COVID test?

Are my eye drops safe to use? OTC medications aren’t subject to the same testing as prescription meds, drug expert says
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Are my eye drops safe to use? OTC medications aren’t subject to the same testing as prescription meds, drug expert says

Homeland security expert details what would a government shutdown mean for US national defense
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Homeland security expert details what would a government shutdown mean for US national defense

Long COVID clinical trials a step in the right direction, but scale doesn’t match the need, researchers say
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Long COVID clinical trials a step in the right direction, but scale doesn’t match the need, researchers say

Protect your skin for only pennies a day by using these moisturizing tips
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Protect your skin for only pennies a day by using these moisturizing tips

Will the COVID-19 vaccine become an annual dose like the flu shot? How will it work?
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Will the COVID-19 vaccine become an annual dose like the flu shot? How will it work?

Butter board viral food fad is yummy – but is it safe?

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Butter board viral food fad is yummy – but is it safe?

Got COVID? Wait a few weeks to get the Omicron booster: Northeastern experts explain why
A person wearing medical gloves inserts a needle into a vial of vaccine

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Got COVID? Wait a few weeks to get the Omicron booster: Northeastern experts explain why