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Nobody wants to get bitten by a sandfly and catch a terrible disease with a daunting name – visceral leishmaniasis.

Since June 1, 2022, Marine Mammals of Maine (MMoME) – a NOAA Fisheries authorized marine mammal stranding network partner – has responded to 40 stranded seals, most of which were found dead.

A modeling study led by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) researchers estimates that COVID-19 vaccination averted 27 million infections, 1.6 million hospitalizations, and 235,000 deaths among US adults from December 2020 to September 2021.

While rare, children can still have serious hepatitis, and we don’t always know the cause. That’s why investigators continue to look at possible causes and investigate.

COVID-19 deaths in 2020 led to the biggest life expectancy drop in the United States since World War II, according to a new reports from a federal research group.

COVID-19 accounted for one in eight US deaths from March 2020 to October 2021 and was the third leading cause of death, estimates a study published yesterday in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Over the past 2 years, the scientific community has acquired a better understanding about coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) as an acute disease, but there is still much to learn, especially when considering the chronic aspects of this illness.

The scientists also identified a potential way to block the scent and stop the spread of the disease using a medication already known to people struggling with acne

The research helped establish clean-air norms and inspired dozens of spinoff studies on air quality

As temperatures warm, US health officials are braced for rising rates of West Nile virus, a disease transmitted by mosquitoes that can cause meningitis, paralysis, and death.