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Congressmen came to an agreement on Tuesday to fund Puerto Rico's Medicaid program in a way that prevents it from running out of federal funding by the end of the year and guarantees stable funding for the following five years.…

Researchers are examining if the COVID-19 virus can alter an infected person's vision and depth perception. Understanding how COVID-19 affects the eyes and whether it could act as a virus infection route are the goals of the study,…

As COVID-19 cases in China rise following the ease of zero-covid policy, residents are rushing to buy medicines even from black markets. Antibiotics are typically the first line of defense against Strep A infections, and despite initial…

As the Strep A outbreak spreads throughout the US, one of Missouri's largest children's hospitals is experiencing an influx of young patients with peculiar symptoms. Seven kids have presented to Children's Mercy Kansas City Hospital in…

The Biden administration announced that it would give Ukraine another US$1.85 billion in military aid, including the Patriot air defense system that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said his nation urgently needs to fend off…

The UK Health Security Agency had previously documented 4,622 instances of scarlet fever from September to December. Streptococcus pyogenes can stay in the throat and on the skin and, if transmitted through sneezing or physical contact,…

As China fights a wave of COVID-19 cases that authorities have stated is impossible to trace, crematoriums nationwide struggle to handle an influx of dead. Following the government's abrupt decision to relax years of lockdowns,…

Children's medicine shortage that can be purchased over-the-counter has been issued by CVS Health and Walgreens as demand for the drug is on the rise due to a winter full of respiratory ailments. This season, a perfect storm of viruses…