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Bird flu concern prompts US to award Moderna $176 million for vaccine development

The U.S. government has awarded $176 million to Moderna to advance development of its bird flu vaccine, the company said on Tuesday, as concerns rise

Bird flu concern prompts US to award Moderna $176 million for vaccine development
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US relaxes regulations for labs handling bird flu samples to ease virus response

U.S. government officials have temporarily relaxed strict guidelines on how public health laboratories and healthcare facilities handle, store and transport

US relaxes regulations for labs handling bird flu samples to ease virus response
Health

What to know about bird flu in dairy cows and the risk to humans

A second human case of bird flu was confirmed in a dairy worker in Michigan, U.S. government officials said, expanding the impact of the H5N1 outbreak, which

What to know about bird flu in dairy cows and the risk to humans
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Dairy worker bird flu case shows need for protective gear, US CDC study shows

The Texas dairy farm worker infected with H5N1 bird flu was not wearing respiratory or eye protection and had been exposed to cattle that appeared to have the

Dairy worker bird flu case shows need for protective gear, US CDC study shows
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US to post influenza A wastewater data online to assist bird flu probe, official says

The U.S.

US to post influenza A wastewater data online to assist bird flu probe, official says
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Alzheimer's drug adoption in US slowed by doctors' skepticism

Nine months into the U.S. launch of the first drug proven to slow the advance of Alzheimer's, Eisai and Biogen's Leqembi is facing an unexpected hurdle to widespread use: an

Alzheimer's drug adoption in US slowed by doctors' skepticism
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Patients or payroll? US healthcare hack creates hard choices

Nearly two weeks after the ransomware attack on UnitedHealth's Change Healthcare unit that has disrupted claims processing across the U.S., doctors are

Patients or payroll? US healthcare hack creates hard choices

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