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Health

Dengue is sweeping through the Americas early this year

While most infected people don’t get symptoms, severe cases can lead to death.

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice breaks with GOP Legislature to veto bill rolling back school vaccine rule

Justice, who is running for Democrat U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin's seat, received immense pressure to reject the bill from health care leaders, educators and parents.

Oxygen-powered implantable batteries may extend life of medical devices

The batteries could help pacemakers last longer and could even pioneer in new cancer treatments, the research team says.

Controversial military reproductive health care travel policy was used just 12 times in 7 months

The policy does not cover the cost of abortions, and it's not clear how many of the 12 trips were for abortions or other type of reproductive health care, such as IVF treatment.

Cases settled: 2 ex-officials of veterans home where 76 died in the pandemic avoid jail time

Defense attorneys argued the court had to take into account the fact that this was in the early days of the pandemic when the dangers of the disease were poorly understood.

Florida HIV clinic faces shutdown after federal judge denies temporary restraining order

A company that operates free HIV clinics in Northern and Central Florida cautioned that, without the order, the company could be forced to lay off staff on Thursday.

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