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CDC health officials in US ordered to stop working with WHO immediately

Senior leaders at agency told to ‘await further guidance’ in stoppage that upends expectations of extended withdrawalUS public health officials have been told to stop working with the World Health

CDC ordered to stop working with WHO immediately, upending expectations of an extended withdrawal

U.S. public health officials have been told to stop working with the World Health Organization, effective immediately.

STAT+: NIH clarifies restrictions on staff after Trump’s broad freeze sparked chaos

Ongoing clinical trials can continue, and scientists can keep publishing their findings, a memo shows.

ctDNA Testing Shows Promise for Influencing Colorectal Cancer Treatment

(MedPage Today) -- SAN FRANCISCO -- Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) measurements showed promise for identifying patients with early colorectal cancer (CRC) most likely to benefit from adjuvant therap

Two Non-Steroid Options for Childhood Nephrotic Syndrome Show Similar Benefits

(MedPage Today) -- For children with nephrotic syndrome, there was no difference in time to relapse between two commonly used non-steroid immunosuppressive medications, according to an observational

Here Are 'Girl Dinners' to Avoid to Limit Gout Risk

(MedPage Today) -- Some dietary habits are worse than others when it comes to gout risk for women, a large study indicated.

Badenoch tells inquiry of fake claims on WhatsApp during Covid pandemic

Tory leader says comments from ‘likely reputable’ sources such as the BMA were used to support misinformationFamily WhatsApp groups were a greater concern for spreading fake news during the pandem

Norovirus Is Spreading Fast

(MedPage Today) -- It was 11 p.m. and I had just fallen asleep when I heard a cry from my 4-year-old son's room.

Gene Therapy Stabilizes Rare Chronic HPV Disease

(MedPage Today) -- For recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (RRP), novel gene therapy to jump-start immunity to the human papillomavirus (HPV) that causes it was safe and yielded complete response in

Human case of avian flu detected in England as virus spreads among birds

Second human case of H5N1 bird flu caught on farm in West Midlands but risk to public remains very low, says UKHSAA human case of highly pathogenic bird flu has been detected in England, authorities h

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