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How Lubbock is impacted by the U.S. withdrawal from World Health Organization
One executive order that President Donald Trump signed during his first week in office was the withdrawal of the U.S. from ...
New strain of bird flu found in California: Current status in maps
The newly reported H5N9 strain was found Monday at a duck farm in Merced County, California, according to the World ...
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The tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas is alarming. It’s not the biggest in US history though, CDC says
A yearlong outbreak of tuberculosis in the Kansas City, Kansas area has taken local experts aback, even if it does not appear ...
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Who funds the World Health Organization? A list of its biggest donors
President Donald Trump’s decision to exit the World Health Organization means the U.N. agency is losing its biggest funder.
CDC ordered to stop working with WHO immediately, upending expectations of an extended withdrawal
A memo to senior leaders at the CDC told them that all staff who work with the WHO must immediately stop their collaborations ...
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Researchers identify genetic ‘fingerprint’ to predict drug resistance in bacteria
New research from Tulane University has identified a unique genetic signature in bacteria that can predict their likelihood of developing antibiotic resistance, a finding that can help quickly ...
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C-section rates for Louisiana, U.S. are double global recommendations. See the parish data.
The World Health Organization recommends a C-section rate between 10% and 15%. In Louisiana in 2023, 36.1% of live births ...
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New Orleans Health Department aims to help patients find Misoprostol
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Dr. Jennifer Avegno, director of the New Orleans Health Department, about a new map created to ...
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What a US Exit From the WHO Means for Global Health
By withdrawing from the World Health Organization and overhauling aid, Trump’s new executive orders endanger Americans and ...