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Biopsy triggered 'spontaneous regression' of woman's arm tumorDiagnostic dilemma Doctors describe a strange case in which a tumor in a woman's arm disappeared without specific treatment.
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More young people are getting colorectal cancer — here's what scientists think might be happeningAnalysis People 65 and older are seeing their rates of colorectal cancer drop, but younger people are being felled by a rising number of cases.
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Deadly Ebola outbreak is a public health emergency of international concern, WHO declaresHealth officials suspect that an Ebola epidemic has killed 100 people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with the World Health Organization declaring it a public health emergency.
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What counts as 'close contact'? Why the risk of hantavirus transmission is tricky to defineHealth officials have said the Andes virus implicated in the cruise ship outbreak spreads via "close contact." Live Science spoke to experts about what that means.
By Naomi Mihara Published
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Hantavirus cruise: 41 people in the United States being monitored as investigation into outbreak source continuesTake a look back at our live coverage during the cases of hantavirus aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius.
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A pill can stop people from developing COVID after being exposed to the virus, trial findsA pill called ensitrelvir is the first drug shown to effectively reduce infection after exposure to SARS-CoV-2.
By Pandora Dewan Published
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'Membership in WHO is critical': America is no longer at the helm of international outbreak responses, Emory epidemiologist saysInterview Live Science spoke with a leading epidemiologist from Emory University about her impressions of how the hantavirus outbreak is being managed in the U.S.
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Hantavirus outbreaks could become more likely as virus-carrying rodents expand their range, model findsNew models chart how virus-carrying rodents may spread across Argentina as climate change reshapes weather patterns.
By Naomi Mihara Published
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What is a hantavirus? Symptoms, treatments, prevention and how it spreadsHantaviruses are spread by rodents and can cause deadly respiratory and kidney illnesses in humans, although these infections are relatively uncommon globally.
By Emily Cooke Last updated
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