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FDA approves FluMist for upcoming flu season

The Food and Drug Administration announced on Friday an approval of a new self- and caregiver-administered nose spray against the flu.

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US FDA approves AstraZeneca's flu vaccine for self-administration

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday it has approved AstraZeneca's influenza nasal spray vaccine for self-administration, making it the first of its kind that patients can give themselves.

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Nasal Flu Vaccine Is Approved for At-Home Use

The F.D.A. authorized AstraZeneca’s treatment to be given outside a health care setting, although it will still need a prescription.

MarketWatch · 2h

MedImmune Receives FDA Approval for Self-Administered Flu Vaccine

AstraZeneca's MedImmune has received Food and Drug Administration approval for FluMist, an influenza vaccine that can be administered either by oneself or by a healthcare provider. FluMist, which is sprayed into the nose,

MIT Technology Review10h

Flu season is coming—and so is the risk of an all-new bird flu

The convergence of multiple flu strains in one animal can allow new virus strains to form—just as they did in past pandemics.

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UW Medicine gets funding for 3 projects to better detect syphilis

The University of Washington School of Medicine is one step closer to developing tests that can better detect syphilis. It’s ...

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Fatal drug overdoses down in the U.S. — but not in Utah and the West

The predictive data for Utah shows a 8.08% increase in overdose deaths — 722 deaths for the yearlong period ending in April ...

MIT Technology Review7h

The Download: training robots for unfamiliar environments, and all-new bird flu

September will soon be drawing to a close. The kids are back to school, and those of us in the Northern Hemisphere are ...

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Cancer death rates are falling, but more young people are getting diagnosed. The good and bad news from the annual cancer progress report.

Cancer deaths are down in the U.S., but the disease is taking hold in younger populations, likely fueled by obesity, alcohol ...

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With cold and flu season here, it's time to start thinking about getting an updated COVID vaccine

A new vaccine is out just in time for fall, offering protection against the latest variant. Anyone 6 months and older can get ...

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This dominant COVID-19 variant accounts for over 50% of cases, new CDC data shows

The COVID-19 variant KP.3.1.1 rose 12.7% and now makes up over 50% of COVID cases, the CDC Nowcast data tracker shows.

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Study Reveals Why Poor More Affected By Heart Disease

Heart disease affects poorer communities more than the rest of the U.S., mostly because of just four factors, a study has found.

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Suicide prevention training presented at Johnsonburg Community Center

JOHNSONBURG — During National Suicide Prevention Month in September, Chi Catalone, Penn State Extension educator and licensed ...

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Wastewater monitoring can detect foodborne illness, researchers find

First used in the 1940s to monitor for polio, wastewater surveillance proved such a powerful disease monitoring tool that the ...

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