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Flu, Covid-19 and RSV are all trending lower for the first time in months

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Flu, Covid-19 and RSV are all trending lower for the first time in months

CNN — A difficult respiratory virus season in the United States appears to be easing as three major respiratory viruses that have hit the country in recent months are finally all trending down at the same time. A new dataset from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that the number of emergency … Read more

US investigates first cases of new strain of drug-resistant gonorrhea ‘regarding’

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US investigates first cases of new strain of drug-resistant gonorrhea ‘regarding’

Massachusetts health officials announced Thursday that they have identified two cases of a new strain of gonorrhea that appears to have developed resistance to a wide range of antibiotic treatments. Both patients improved after receiving injections of ceftriaxone, the main drug currently recommended to treat cases of sexually transmitted infections. But state health officials are … Read more