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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Heartbeats physically stop cardiac cancer from growing — and that could be key to thwarting other cancers, too ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/health/cancer/heartbeats-physically-stop-cardiac-cancer-from-growing-and-that-could-be-key-to-thwarting-other-cancers-too</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists have pinpointed a mechanism that may explain heart cancer's rarity and point to new cancer treatments. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sophie Berdugo ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/gif" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/K3BmY9j8hRskYrRc2TvGoi-1280-80.gif">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Cardiac cancers mainly arise from other cancers spreading to the heart, and even then, they&#039;re fairly uncommon.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Gif of animated x-ray 3D rendering of a beating heart in a person&#039;s chest]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Brain-eating' amoebas are nearly always fatal. New treatments may change that. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Doctors are pulling out new techniques and drugs in an effort to cure devastating brain infections. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 16:01:28 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 16:06:16 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/U9Vuh3K746SGpu6vifPerc-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[New drugs may help patients with life-threatening &quot;brain-eating&quot; amoeba infections.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A pencil drawing showing brain eating amoebas entering a boy&#039;s nose, and an artistic representation of the boy&#039;s brain breaking down]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Oslo patient' likely cured of HIV after getting stem cell transplant from his brother, who is genetically resistant to the virus ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A man known as the "Oslo patient" joins a short list of people in long-term remission from HIV following bone marrow transplants. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 21:08:33 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[HIV]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nyMuAaZA2RcDNTPpCpLPBU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A patient who underwent a HIV-eliminating transplant procedure at age 58 is still in remission from HIV at age 63.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of a 3D sphere with red spikes on it getting dissolved into yellow and red particles in a clear fluid with bubbles all around]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Diagnostic dilemma: Woman's 'biologically implausible' infection led her to sneeze 'worms' out of her nose ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Doctors reported a highly unusual case of parasitic fly infection in a woman in Greece. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 22:05:05 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5ER67Qc8oBViegjaXJpafN-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A close up of the larvae of the sheep bot fly (&lt;em&gt;Oestrus ovis&lt;/em&gt;). ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two images labeled A and B show translucent yellow worms with small red stripes and large black eyes in a plastic petri dish.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Diagnostic dilemma: A cross tattoo on a man's neck disappeared — killing his skin as it did so ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A man's neck tattoo triggered a reaction so rare that it was only the second recorded case. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 21:58:15 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sophie Berdugo ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DvhfAUhiX6gfwEBsCyW2WY-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A man had an extreme and rare reaction to getting a new tattoo.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A person holding a tattoo needles with a pot of red ink.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A gene carried by 99% of humanity raises Alzheimer's risk dramatically. Could gene therapy correct it? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ New research suggests that a single gene may play an outsize role in developing Alzheimer's, which suggests gene therapy for the condition could reach many people. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 15:41:47 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ RJ Mackenzie ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/to7CmxNnNJVpR2nJoLoh2T-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The vast majority of Alzheimer&#039;s disease cases occur in people who have high-risk versions of the gene that codes for apolipoprotein E (shown in blue), which ferries fats through the blood stream.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[illustration of blue molecules near red cylindrical blood cells in a red blood vessel]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ I was at ground zero for the AIDS epidemic. RFK's cuts could fuel a new pandemic, just when elimination seemed within reach. ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/health/his/is-the-coming-hiv-pandemic-inevitable-opinion</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ RFK Jr.'s cutbacks may leave us near-defenseless against HIV spread, but moments in the past show how we can stop the seemingly inevitable. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 17:01:05 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charles LeBaron ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BXLmSQMdBxyUuFCaAnEpNC-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[In 1983, Dr. Mervyn F. Silverman, Director Of Health for the City and County of San Francisco, tried to educate the public about behaviors to mitigate the risk of contracting AIDS based on the limited information they had at the time. A few decades later, studies showed treatments could reduce HIV transmission to zero, and elimination of the disease seemed within grasp.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A black and white photo shows a man with long hair and a beard wearing a suit and patterned tie pointing at a poster labeled &quot;AIDS is everyone&#039;s problem&quot;]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Colorectal cancer is now the most common cause of cancer deaths in the US for people under 50 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The American Cancer Society estimates that over 55,000 people will die from colorectal cancer in the U.S. this year. Of those, 7% will be under 50. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 13:07:38 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 12:03:12 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sophie Berdugo ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XAxkdaAnwrzAuWdrWZbddG-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The American Cancer Society guidelines state that individuals at average risk for colorectal cancer should start screening from age 45.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Medical professional performing a colonoscopy]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Measles' resurgence in the US is a grim sign of what's coming ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Two pandemic researchers explore the recent resurgence of measles in the U.S. and what it could mean for the future of disease responsiveness. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Viruses, Infections &amp; Disease]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jennifer B. Nuzzo ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/U4yqUhokJfQe5GQavw68vA-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The U.S. eliminated measles in 2000, but the disease is once again circulating around the country.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Human skin covered with measles rash.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Single protein could dramatically alter trajectory of Alzheimer's disease ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In people destined to get Alzheimer's in their mid-40s, one protein can delay the onset of the disease by about 20 years. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 15:30:13 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 13:11:28 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ RJ Mackenzie ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cedmu6WdD28JmoSpiAB6DV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A daughter holds the arm of her father, who has Alzheimer&#039;s disease. Many people in this region of Colombia have a gene mutation, called presenilin 1 (PSEN1), that leads them to develop Alzheimer&#039;s in their mid-40s.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A woman wearing a blue tank top and jeans with long dark hair holds the arm of an older tan man wearing a gray shirt and a baseball cap as they walk down the street, their backs to the camera]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Diagnostic dilemma: A parasite never before seen in humans was behind a woman's lung infection, organ damage and forgetfulness ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A woman developed a persistent infection, and doctors couldn't pinpoint the cause for many months. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 23:57:57 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tHib6ZqRvQkCAXKGkweVDT-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Hossain, M., Kennedy, K. J., Wilson, H. L., Spratt, D., Koehler, A., Gasser, R. B....Senanayake, S. N. (2023). Human Neural Larva Migrans Caused by Ophidascaris robertsi Ascarid. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 29(9), 1900-1903. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2909.230351.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A red, parasitic worm turned out to be behind the woman&#039;s wide array of symptoms]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[(left) Magnetic resonance image of patient’s brain by fluid-attenuated inversion recovery demonstrating an enhancing right frontal lobe lesion, 13 × 10 mm. (right) Live third-stage larval form of O. robertsi (80 mm long, 1 mm diameter) under stereomicroscope (original magnification ×10).]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Obesity is linked to 1 in 10 deaths from infection worldwide — and scientists are still learning why ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new study finds that people with obesity are more likely to be hospitalized with or die from severe infections. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Viruses, Infections &amp; Disease]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yd7H3s5QaVg8e3jeq8yEJT-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Obesity is tied to a higher risk of severe infections that can lead to hospitalization and death. But researchers are still learning why that is.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close up of the right side of a tan person lying in a moving hospital bed, with a blue blood monitor clamped on their right index finger. Their body is covered by white sheets on a blue mattress. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Diagnostic dilemma: 83-year-old man's unusual form of syphilis had an 'uncertain' source ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A man went to the emergency room after being in and out of hospitals for a month, and doctors found a surprising explanation for his illness. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sophie Berdugo ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qWVxfaL9NzqDKKHNvTmKLV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Vaccine denial sets Americans up for more chronic illness ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Despite well-established links between pathogens and chronic illness, the U.S. government continues to weaken public health measures to treat and prevent infectious diseases — a strategy that will ultimately make Americans even sicker. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2026 15:15:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 10:39:38 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Janna K. Moen ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MZF3YAmiHLGqvbAoGxAbKJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Vaccines are critical tools for preventing both acute illnesses and the post-acute syndromes that can follow.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[photo of woman lying in bed with an arm resting on her forehead]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'DNA origami' could be key for making an effective HIV vaccine, early study hints ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new vaccine design uses folded DNA to steer the immune system toward producing the rare immune cells needed to make protective antibodies against HIV. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 17:05:10 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Zunnash Khan ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LDQAQSnaDo74YB69zbkAQc-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Scientists are getting closer to engineering an HIV vaccine capable of producing antibodies that can stop many versions of the virus.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close up shows two hands covered in blue latex gloves. The left is holding a small bottle containing blue liquid while the right hand uses a small syringe to pull out the liquid from the bottle]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Cancer vaccine shows promise against HPV-related throat tumors in early study ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ If proven effective in humans, the vaccine could complement standard therapies for HPV-driven cancer, as well as inform the design of therapeutic vaccines for other diseases. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 21:15:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Cancer]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Clarissa Brincat ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EDs2zmTRoC7rFjshBN64Km-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The experimental vaccine is made up of nanoparticles containing an immune-response-triggering substance and protein fragments from the cancer being targeted. In this design, the fragments (purple and green) are arranged so they stick off the nanoparticle surface.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[illustration of nanoparticles that make up a cancer vaccine. each spherical particle has skinny bits of protein sticking off its surface]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Diagnostic dilemma: Teenager contracts rare 'welder's anthrax,' marking the ninth known case ever reported ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A teenager training to be a welder contracted a rare and dangerous lung infection, prompting a combined state and federal investigation. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:39:59 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sophie Berdugo ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DYKKpG6y6ZpAeeoQXCYYve-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[All known cases of welder&#039;s anthrax have been in Louisiana or Texas.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A construction worker in safety helmet and gloves uses an angle grinder on a steel plate, sending a cascade of bright orange sparks across a dim industrial workshop.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Only certain types of brain-training exercises reduce dementia risk, large trial reveals ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A large, 20-year trial showed that speedy cognitive exercises could reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia. The question is, could these tasks be adapted into video games? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 17:30:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 17:05:37 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kamal Nahas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/scryGNEw5SYcoBDcrL9RyK-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A long-term study found that only certain types of brain training were linked to lower dementia risk.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Elderly Woman Discovering New Technology]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'A second set of eyes': AI-supported breast cancer screening spots more cancers earlier, landmark trial finds ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/health/cancer/a-second-set-of-eyes-ai-supported-breast-cancer-screening-spots-more-cancers-earlier-landmark-trial-finds</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A clinical trial shows that AI-assisted mammography can detect more cases of dangerous cancer and reduce missed diagnoses. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2026 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 10:45:41 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jennifer Zieba ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3LHmyfnhDb3WLgivaUe9EW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A clinical trial suggests that an AI trained to look for signs of breast cancer can help radiologists spot more cancers, earlier, compared to unassisted radiologists.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Nurse taking a mammogram exam to an adult patient at the hospital]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The 'mono' virus raises the risk of MS and cancer in some. 22 genes hint at why. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An infection with Epstein-Barr virus is a nonevent for most people. But for a subset, the virus can contribute to chronic conditions and cancer, and genes may play a role in that risk. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 22:30:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Sat, 07 Feb 2026 02:09:51 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iZahXj8iRfgA6enRw6WQk7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Epstein-Barr virus infects most people, but in some, it raises the risk of chronic illnesses. Why?]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an illustration of Epstein-Barr virus against a black background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Nose-in-a-dish' reveals why the common cold hits some people hard, while others recover easily ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Using a laboratory model of the human nose, scientists have investigated why the severity of common-cold infections varies so widely between individuals. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 17:18:07 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ RJ Mackenzie ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/v5sKQZERRm5FJsmWVzrkrm-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A local immune reaction inside the nose is key for fighting off colds, a study finds.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Close up on older man blowing his nose]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New triple-drug treatment stops pancreatic cancer in its tracks, a mouse study finds ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ By targeting three key growth pathways at once, researchers eliminated pancreatic tumors in multiple mouse models and prevented the cancer from returning, a promising step toward overcoming treatment resistance. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 19:30:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 17:18:07 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Zunnash Khan ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9mKwWGDgcWbJEC4GB7iLz-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Recent mouse experiments point to a promising new treatment approach for pancreatic cancer.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[illustration of a tumor, shown in red, growing on a pancreas, depicted in blue]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ South Carolina's measles outbreak nears 790 cases — making it the biggest in decades ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Nearly 790 people, primarily children, have been infected in South Carolina's ongoing measles outbreak, officials report. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 19:34:09 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 15:11:15 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Ffr2HXQzJ5wi6Yg9NS6RsZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[South Carolina&#039;s measles outbreak continues to rage, with hundreds of new cases reported in January.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[illustration of giant multinucleated cells seen during microscopy of biopsy specimens from people with measles infection]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The UK has lost its measles elimination status — again ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Measles has been spreading continuously in the U.K. for over a year, meaning the country has lost its elimination status. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3KR2tvAMzwC3WhFYipjqr6-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Measles has been reestablished in the U.K. after the country had eliminated the disease for several years. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close-up shot of the side profile of a child with a red rash on their face caused by measles. The child is wearing a dummy and looking down. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Color blindness linked to lower bladder cancer survival, early study hints ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ People with color blindness may be less able to spot an early sign of bladder cancer, making them likelier to be diagnosed later, a study suggests. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 17:15:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 11:38:10 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Marianne Guenot ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/v4VSnESLqP2jqcyLNtSvEX-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[People with color blindness and bladder cancer may face a poorer prognosis than those with bladder cancer and normal vision, a study has found.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Portrait of an Asian man in his 50s]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Viruses that evolved on the space station and were sent back to Earth were more effective at killing bacteria ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Near-weightless conditions can mutate genes and alter the physical structures of bacteria and phages, disrupting their normal interactions in ways that could help us treat drug-resistant infections. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:39:51 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Manuela Callari ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/knU5Nwa2cyoNvuCmmKGiGg-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Scientists brought bacteria and phages, meaning viruses that infect bacteria, aboard the ISS to study their evolution. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[International Space Station as main image, circle superimposed on the image showing a digital illustration of e.coli bacteria.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why is flu season so bad this year? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Flu season in the U.S. is particularly bad this year, and a new branch of the flu family tree may be to blame. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2026 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 10:50:37 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Clarissa Brincat ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UQmU2orihhaXAwnMPAC4mj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Flu cases have been notably high in the U.S. this season. Experts explain why.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[photo of a young girl napping with a stuffed rabbit as an adult checks her temperature with the back of their hand on her forehead]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ This is SPARDA: A self-destruct, self-defense system in bacteria that could be a new biotech tool ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/health/genetics/this-is-sparda-a-self-destruct-self-defense-system-in-bacteria-that-could-be-a-new-biotech-tool</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A bacterial defense system called SPARDA employs kamikaze-like tactics to protect cells and could be useful in future biotechnologies. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:39:50 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ RJ Mackenzie ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pqDGnAYuxgJAbu7J98Y9B-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s depiction of SPARDA defending a bacterial cell against an invading virus.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Artist illustration of four men in Roman armor fighting a snake-like creature. One of the warriors shields says &quot;SPARDA&quot;]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New tests could nearly halve the rate of late-stage cancers, some scientists say — is that true? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Blood tests that look for over a dozen cancers are being developed. But how soon will they help patients? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 17:57:28 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ RJ Mackenzie ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hreq675jdr7veQHNED9XR7-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Blood tests that can look for multiple cancers at once are being developed. But are they ready for prime time?]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Female doctor collecting patient&#039;s blood sample for test or donation in medical clinic.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ It matters what time of day you get cancer treatment, study suggests ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Giving immunotherapy earlier in the day can significantly extend patients' survival, compared to giving treatment later in the day, a new study of lung cancer shows. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 00:02:40 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Clarissa Brincat ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6wh7Q8pYeu3Q8qe7UhdbdW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Getting immune checkpoint inhibitors earlier in the day — before 3 p.m. — may result in better outcomes for people with an aggressive type of lung cancer.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Stock photo of a middle aged white male sitting in a chair in a medical facility. He is facing the camera but looking into the distance to the right. His right arm is hooked up to an IV. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Cassius the giant crocodile died from sepsis after 40-year-old dormant infection burst from 'abscess,' necropsy reveals ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Cassius was an 18-foot-long saltwater crocodile living in captivity in Marineland Crocodile Park in Australia. He died last year at the age of about 120, and we finally know why. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 17:15:38 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:00:53 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bMhBcNs8Sou6Ri892NzCa9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Cassius died last year from sepsis, new tests results reveal.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The manager of a crocodile park in Australia with the carcass of Cassius, a 120-year-old crocodile.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Diagnostic dilemma: Man caught rabies from organ transplant after donor was scratched by skunk ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/health/viruses-infections-disease/diagnostic-dilemma-man-caught-rabies-from-organ-transplant-after-donor-was-scratched-by-skunk</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A Michigan man died of rabies despite having no recent exposure to a potentially infected animal. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 23:45:30 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/T4ScAdBskGESVZqtTvzwra-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[In a strange medical case, a man got rabies from a transplant organ that contained the rabies virus due to its donor being scratched by a skunk before death. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an adult skunk standing in a field of grass]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Widespread cold virus you've never heard of may play key role in bladder cancer ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists uncovered how childhood BK virus infections may set off cancer-causing mutations decades later: by activating a host immune system enzyme that attacks DNA. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 19:15:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 16:38:07 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jennifer Zieba ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BQPAp3yYsZq3k9ZytAsGZM-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The BK virus, caught by most people in childhood, typically causes symptoms of the common cold. But if reactivated, it may raise the risk of bladder cancer, a study suggests.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Computer illustration of the capsid of a polyoma BK virus. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Science history: Female chemist initially barred from research helps develop drug for remarkable-but-short-lived recovery in children with leukemia — Dec. 6, 1954 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In December 1954, Gertrude Elion and colleagues described a new compound they had developed that sent children with leukemia into remission. It would guide a new approach to "rational drug design." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2025 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 08 Dec 2025 17:37:41 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tia Ghose ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FbPS5uJfgQ7afTetsNAA7L-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Elion and Hitchings helped discover the drug mercaptopurine, which sent some children with acute leukemia into remission, buying them precious weeks or months. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[white, pink and orange illustrations of leukemia in white blood cell]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ CDC panel, stuffed with vaccine skeptics, votes to end recommendation for universal newborn hepatitis B vaccination ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The CDC's vaccine committee has voted to roll back a universal recommendation that newborns be vaccinated against hepatitis B, which is one of public health's major success stories. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 17:47:05 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Viruses, Infections &amp; Disease]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uwh6bodVnfqVagojRkc3LG-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[At a chaotic meeting on Friday, ACIP members, including vice chair Dr. Robert Malone, voted against recommending universal newborn hepatitis B vaccination. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Screen showing Robert Malone&#039;s face at a vaccine committee meeting ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Diagnostic dilemma: A woman got a rare parasitic lung infection after eating raw frogs ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In an unusual case, a woman developed a parasitic infection in her lungs, when more typically, the parasite stays just under the skin. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/A8aETuMCzWFJrth2YRFD46-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Undercooked or raw frog meat can sometimes carry parasites capable of infecting people who consume the meat.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[ten or so east asian bull frogs shown sitting in water]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A 'functional cure' for HIV may be in reach, early trials suggest ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ People infected with HIV must take antiretroviral drugs for life. But promising trials using engineered antibodies suggest that "functional cures" may be in reach. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 00:21:14 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrea Teagle ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/t9RPRqR6kZD4qvzBPjKsTi-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[New antibody-based treatments have enabled some HIV patients to reach long-term remission, early trials suggest.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an illustration of HIV viral particles attacking an immune cell]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ US could lose its measles elimination status within months, experts say ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ With 45 outbreaks of measles over the past year, the United States is at risk of endemic spread within months, experts told Live Science. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 16:52:59 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Viruses, Infections &amp; Disease]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/U4yqUhokJfQe5GQavw68vA-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The U.S. is at risk of losing its &quot;measles elimination status&quot; very soon, as the infection continues to spread via various outbreaks.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Human skin covered with measles rash.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The US is on track to lose its measles elimination status in months. RFK needs to go.  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Canada has lost its measles elimination status and the U.S. is likely to be next. These failures are the result of the anti-vaccination movement, bolstered by the appointment of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — and it's a bellwether of the erosion of public health. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 16:51:55 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 15:34:04 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Jacobs ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Ry7SHz5SvdxLbUquC9B6Cc-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was appointed as the head of the Department of Health and Human Services in February. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[ Robert F. Kennedy Jr.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ High-fiber diet may 'rejuvenate' immune cells that fight cancer, study finds ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A laboratory study reveals an interaction between dietary fiber and the gut microbiome that may be helpful for fighting cancer. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2025 17:15:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 17 Nov 2025 23:59:29 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ RJ Mackenzie ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/o6dwvpskCpCyW5Z6mLGk6a-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A high-fiber diet may help support the function of immune cells that spot and kill cancer, mouse studies suggest.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Lymphocytes attacking cancer cell, illustration.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Science history: 'Patient zero' catches SARS, the older cousin of COVID — Nov. 16, 2002 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A person came down with an atypical form of pneumonia in November 2002, but it would be two months before anyone realized it was the start of a pandemic. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2025 07:03:59 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Sun, 16 Nov 2025 07:04:56 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tia Ghose ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5dPau3aimYNReBoKbQdbEJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Passengers on a tram in Hong Kong during the SARS epidemic.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[passengers on a tram in Hong Kong wear surgical masks]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists invent way to use E. coli to create and dye rainbow-colored fabric in the lab ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/chemistry/scientists-invent-way-to-use-e-coli-to-create-and-dye-rainbow-colored-fabric-in-the-lab</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists have used a novel method to create sustainable, rainbow-colored fibers using bacteria in the lab. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2025 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:54:51 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mason Wakley ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4EgPjCHTAYiJLxcnuufbmE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An &lt;em&gt;E. coli&lt;/em&gt; colony imaged under an electron microscope. The infectious bacteria could have a bright future in the textile industry, new research hints. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[E. Coli bacteria imaged under an electron microscope]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Canada has lost its 'measles elimination status' — here's what that means ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A large, ongoing outbreak that began in Canada in 2024 has cost the country its measles elimination status. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 19:14:56 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 16:17:16 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XRpTfuRSojdUsPfKxAbEL7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Measles can be deadly, and in survivors, it can cause long-term health consequences. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Young child with measles having his heart checked by a doctor]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Chemo brain' may stem from damage to the brain's drainage system ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An early-stage study has found that a common chemotherapy drug disrupts lymphatic cells in the tissue surrounding the brain. This is linked to memory issues in mice. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sophie Berdugo ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9HREZDZeuXtpc8JM5aqPjY-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[These meningeal lymphatic vessels, depicted in pink, are found within a meningeal layer (blue) in the brain and provide one of the organ&#039;s drainage pathways for fluid and waste.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Pink meningeal lymphatic vessels in a blue meningeal layer of the brain]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ COVID-19 mRNA vaccines can trigger the immune system to recognize and kill cancer, research finds ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The researchers found that mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines could potentially help patients whose tumors don’t respond well to traditional immunotherapy. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2025 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Cancer]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Adam Grippin ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hsP63eK4bcUvQj9mf2YNZa-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[With a little help, your immune cells can be potent tumor killers.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a microscope image of T cells attacking a cancer cell]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Diagnostic dilemma: A toddler accidently ate gonorrhea bacteria from a lab dish ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In a bizarre medical case published in 1984, a young boy was inadvertently exposed to an STI-causing bacteria in a lab dish. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:07:17 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zGQiC47hHLQztvVdk8CyLh-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A young boy accidentally consumed the contents of a lab dish and ended up with a bacterial infection.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a microscopic image of n. gonorrhoeae bacterial cells]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Could simple blood tests identify cancer earlier? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Blood tests that detect early cancer are coming to market. Could they lead to earlier diagnosis and treatment? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2025 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 17 Oct 2025 16:23:15 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ emily.cooke@futurenet.com (Emily Cooke) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emily Cooke ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hXF3G6qG9ARcriM65EFnm-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mysterious chunks of DNA called 'inocles' could be hiding in your mouth ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers have discovered giant DNA structures in oral bacteria, and data hint they could influence the function of your immune system. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2025 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:23:37 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jennifer Zieba ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wsQXhZ8zqgk9wBjQjgfW6K-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Newfound bits of DNA in the human oral microbiome may be linked to the function of the immune system, a study finds.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a close-up of a smiling man&#039;s mouth]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'The Big One' could be even worse than COVID-19. Here's what epidemiologist Michael Osterholm says we can learn from past pandemics. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The new book "The Big One" describes lessons learned from past pandemics and how they might be applied to mitigate the dangers of future outbreaks. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 07 Oct 2025 23:39:05 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Dr. Michael Osterholm ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JoRxxTwYcK8gLFh649PcT3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Experts predict that influenza viruses and coronaviruses pose the biggest risk of triggering &quot;The Big One,&quot; a pandemic with dramatically worse outcomes than COVID-19.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Health workers unload a patient from an ambulance outside a hospital]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ AI can now be used to design brand-new viruses. Can we stop it from making the next devastating bioweapon? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists have used AI to design bacteriophages, or viruses that infect only bacteria. Does the prospect of designing viruses with AI pose threats to biosecurity? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2025 17:35:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 08 Oct 2025 13:35:33 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hYE2i6sSisXDSbKk5f8QVL-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[As scientists design new viruses using AI, experts are investigating whether current biosecurity measures can hold up to this potential new threat.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of a grenade made out of computer keys]]></media:text>
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