NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New research out of the University of New Mexico shows hantavirus may be more prevalent than originally thought. The research also shows there could be hope for a cure. Originally

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With yet another COVID-19 booster available for vulnerable populations in the U.S., many people find themselves wondering what the end game will be. The mRNA vaccines currently used in the U.S. again

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge in Florida has voided the national mask mandate covering airplanes and other public transportation as exceeding the authority of U.S. health officials even

Around 32 million children in the US eat cafeteria food every weekday, and most of these students consume over half their daily calories at school. With this in mind, it's clear that school cafeterias

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At the rear of Taylor Hawkins’ Los Angeles property, past the swimming pool, is a guest house he converted into a rock & roll clubhouse and studio straight out of his teenage daydreams. His drum kit i

FILE - Boxes of General Mills' Lucky Charms cereal are seen on a shelf at a Costco Warehouse in Robinson Township, Pa., Thursday, May 14, 2020. On Saturday, April 16, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Admi

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The COVID-19 pandemic and the strain it has put on healthcare workforces is threatening patient care. Why it matters: Years of progress reducing medical errors and preventable hospital-acquired infec

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Public health officials in Europe and the United States are investigating dozens of puzzling cases of severe hepatitis in young children. Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver. The cause is often

A New Jersey town is trying to understand a heartbreaking mystery of dozens diagnosed with brain tumors across three decades. Al Lupiano and his wife, Michele, share a rare non-cancerous brain tumor d

© Provided by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The White House and Senate Democrats are working to make sweeping reforms to our drug pricing system. Lowering the cost of prescriptions was a critical and wide

While most Americans are shedding their masks and returning to their pre-pandemic lives, Marie Jackson remains in a Chicago hospital room. She has been there for more than 250 days. There is no indi

Thousands of doses of COVID-19 therapeutics and preventive treatments sit unused in Michigan because doctors haven't been prescribing them, the state's top doctor told the Free Press last week. "The

The Australian government has announced that a record AU$18 million (about $13.5 million) from the Medical Research Future Fund will be used to support research into multiple sclerosis (MS) as part of

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Caring for Americans with multiple sclerosis cost over $63 billion in direct medical costs and $22 billion in indirect non-medical costs in 2019, a new study shows. Photo by stevepb/Pixabay In 2019 a

In the face of cancer, oncologists face a dual epidemic of overtreatment and undertreatment. Treating the disease often involves harsh chemotherapies and other interventions with extensive side effect

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So there’s good news and there’s bad news. The good news is there are steps you can take to slow your heart’s aging process, increasing the chances of living a long, healthy, fruitful life. The trade

When COVID-19 first emerged, many researchers were focused on its impact on the lungs. But others, including Avindra Nath, clinical director of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Str

Los Angeles County reported 1,355 new Covid cases on Friday, continuing an upward trend that began about a week ago as the more-infectious BA.2 subvariant continues to spread. Last week, the 7-day av

Fact checked on April 15, 2022 by Rich Scherr, a journalist and fact-checker with more than three decades of experience. Biotechnology company Moderna is expanding its mRNA technology. The makers of

Although the loss of smell and taste became cardinal symptoms of COVID-19 early in the pandemic, researchers are still working out why that happens—is the virus directly infecting and destroying the c

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For Immediate Release: April 14, 2022 Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the first COVID-19 diagnostic test that detects chemical compounds i

GREER — What’s left of the old plant is easy to miss from the nearby highway that connects Greenville and Spartanburg. A fence topped with barbed wire warns those who come close not to walk through th