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All adults should be tested for hepatitis B at least once, CDC says End-shutdown
CNN — A new recommendation from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that all adults should be screened for hepatitis B at least once in their lifetime, a disease that is linked to liver disease. and cancer. The agency estimates that between 580,000 and 2.4 million people are living with hepatitis B, […]
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SIDS increased for black babies during early pandemic and cause unknown, CDC says End-shutdown
Despite a record infant mortality rate in 2020, a new study finds an unexpected rise in unexplained deaths in black babies during the first year of the coronavirus pandemic. The rate of SIDS, or sudden infant death syndrome, rose 15 percent in a single year, from 33.3 deaths per 100,000 babies born in 2019 to […]
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Russia agrees to give mercenary group more ammunition after fight, Wagner boss says End-shutdown
Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of Russia’s Wagner Group mercenary force, said Thursday that much-needed ammunition had been sent to his troops, after a public spat in which he accused military leaders of treason. Prigozhin had posted a grisly image on Wednesday of dozens of men he said had been killed because commanders including Defense Minister Sergei […]