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People wearing face masks to curb the spread of COVID-19 walk in downtown Lisbon
COVID-19
A COVID variant of concern or just another ‘scare-iant?’
President Donald Trump listens during a phone call Oct. 4, 2020, in his conference room at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland.
Former CDC head: COVID-19’s spread in White House shows ‘testing does not replace safety measures’
How the Spread of COVID-19 Could Impacted the Treatment of Other Global Diseases 2020-04-20
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Doctors On Gun Violence: “This Is Our Lane”
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The West Virginia State Capitol building in Charleston sits on the Kanawha River, which is fed in part by the Elk River — the main water supply for nearly 300,000 of the state's residents.
Science
Documentary uncovers contaminated truths behind water crisis in West Virginia, other locations
The percentage of parents who refuse to give any vaccines to their children remain at one to two percent of the general public. There is a much larger group of people who have doubts and concerns over certain vaccinations, experts say.
Health
Despite dozens of recent flu deaths among US children, vaccination skeptics remain — and their numbers have grown
Flu vaccine stock photo
Health
Scientists are working on ways of predicting where the flu will strike next
Attendees line up to meet musician Ted Nugent at a book signing event during the National Rifle Association's annual meeting in Houston, Texas, on May 5, 2013.
Global Politics
Gun owners face much higher murder risks, researchers said. Then the NRA silenced them.
Nurse Donna Riccardi administers a shot of Influenze virus vaccine to patient Deanna Joa at the New York Downtown Hospital in New York on January 10, 2013.
Health
The CDC says there’s a flu epidemic raging in America