Total Number of Excess Deaths >14.7 Million in U.S. in 1980 to 2023
U.S. mortality rose rapidly in 2020 and 2021, then declined in 2022 and 2023, remaining higher than in 2019
RFK Jr. May Block Government Scientists From Publishing in Top Medical Journals
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HPV Genome Sequencing Superior in Detecting Head & Neck Cancer
Whole-genome sequencing-based ctHPVDNA detection has highest sensitivity, specificity for HNSCC
U.S. Ends $600M Moderna Bird Flu Vaccine Contract
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Odds of Cardiovascular Events Up for RSV Hospitalization Versus COVID-19 Hospitalization
Odds of any acute cardiovascular event increased when compared with COVID-19 hospitalizations in boosted and unboosted individuals
RFK Jr. Ends COVID Vaccine Urging for Healthy Kids, Pregnant Women
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Parts of the World Seeing New COVID-19 Variant
New variant has been spotted in the Mediterranean, Southeast Asia, Western Pacific regions
NIH Director’s COVID Comments Spark Staff Walkout
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Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 May Affect Risk for Alzheimer Disease
Patients with HSV-1 who used antiherpetics were less likely to develop Alzheimer disease than those who did not
China Donates $500M to WHO as U.S. Pulls Back Support
By I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, May 22, 2025 (HealthDay News) — China has promised to give $500 million to the World Health Organization (WHO)...
