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A man gets tested for diabetes at an event in Dhaka, Bangladesh, for World Diabetes Day in 2019.

The WHO Knows Insulin Is Too Expensive. How It Plans To Drive Down The Price

6:05pm February 17, 2020

by Emily Kwong

Globally, half of the estimated 100 million people who are in need of insulin do not have reliable access. The World Health Organization hopes a "prequalification" program will help.

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New World Health Organization Data Confirms Around 80% Of Cases Are Mild

5:26pm February 17, 2020

by Maria Godoy

The virus behind COVID-19 continues to spread, but there are small signs of good news — the death rate is still lower than other coronaviruses and new research confirms most cases are mild.

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American evacuees from the Diamond Princess cruise ship arrive at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland on Monday in San Antonio, Texas.

14 Americans Taken Off Cruise Ship And Flown To U.S. Test Positive For Coronavirus

2:54pm February 17, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

U.S. officials said the people infected with the virus were isolated from the other passengers. The two evacuation flights landed at military bases in California and Texas.

Disposable vapes may be hotter than Juul among kids, according to researcher Bonnie Halpern-Felsher. She received a bag of vape pens recently confiscated by a high school principal in northern California, with flavors like Banana Ice and Cool Mint.

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Teens Are Still Vaping Flavors, Thanks To New Disposable Vape Pens

10:38am February 17, 2020

by Allison Aubrey

Despite enforcement efforts to stop teen vaping, kids are getting their hands on a new array of disposable products that come in sweet and fruity flavors.

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Search a directory of Vermont residential care homes and assisted living residences for citations and complaints reported between 2014 and 2019.

Lax Regulations And Vulnerable Residents 'A Recipe For Problems' In Eldercare Homes

7:01am February 17, 2020

Assisted living-type facilities often are subject to less scrutiny than nursing homes. Investigations in Vermont and elsewhere have revealed patterns of poor care and deaths.

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Why Sitting For Long Periods Can Effect Teens' Mental Health

6:39am February 17, 2020

by Rhitu Chatterjee

A new study finds that sitting still is linked to a higher risk of depression among teens, but even an hour of light physical activity every day reduces the risk of depression by 10%.

U.S. To Evacuate Quarantined Americans From Cruise Ship

5:25pm February 16, 2020

by Jason Beaubien

The U.S. State Department is sending a charter plane to Japan to evacuate U.S. citizens from the Diamond Princess cruise ship. At least 44 American passengers have been diagnosed with the coronavirus.

Buses arrive at Yokohama Port, near Tokyo, as the Japan Self-Defense Forces prepare to move American passengers from the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship on Sunday.

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44 Americans On The Diamond Princess Cruise Ship Diagnosed With Coronavirus

4:14pm February 16, 2020

by Aubri Juhasz

Not all of the Americans on board the vessel, which is currently quarantined in Japan, are sick. Those who are will remain in Japan for treatment.

Fact-Checking 'Contagion' — In Wake Of Coronavirus, The 2011 Movie Is Trending

4:01pm February 16, 2020

by Fran Kritz

We asked epidemiologists and doctors to assess the science in the 2011 movie, in which the character played by Gwyneth Paltrow starts a global pandemic. Spoiler alert: It does a pretty good job.

Ethan Howard was among 235 people in the southern Indiana community of Austin, Ind., to be infected with HIV in an outbreak that hit in 2015. It was fueled by injection drug use.

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5 Years After Indiana's Historic HIV Outbreak, Many Rural Places Remain At Risk

9:42am February 16, 2020

by Laura Ungar

Fewer than a third of the 220 counties deemed by the federal government as vulnerable to similar outbreaks have active syringe exchange programs which can stop the spread of the infection.