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UN vows to radically scale up Ebola fight as ‘invisible’ caseloads are escaping detection

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Senior UN System Coordinator for Ebola David Nabarro (centre) flanked by WHO Assistant Director-General for Health Security, Keiji Fukuda (left) and Special Representative Karin Landgren at a press conference in Monrovia, Liberia.

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Maternity care practices differ in neighborhoods with more black residents than average, CDC research finds.

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Liberia’s Ebola Quarantine Affecting Livelihoods

Some residents of Liberia’s West Point say Ebola-related restrictions are becoming unbearable. And they say if the situation continues for another week, the already angry residents could become even angrier.

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New Drug May Fight Serious Respiratory Virus in Infants

RSV leading cause of hospitalization among infants, researchers note.

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Monthly blood transfusions reduce sickle cell anemia-related brain injury in children

NIH-funded study provides hope for children with disease-related brain damage

Regular blood transfusions prevent recurrent blockage of brain blood vessels, a serious neurological side effect that occurs in one third of children with sickle cell anemia, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health.

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Test reliably detects inherited immune deficiency in newborns

NIH-supported study suggests that early diagnosis of severe combined immunodeficiency leads to high survival rates

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Blood is collected from a newborn for screening.

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Certain Symptoms Can Delay Lupus Diagnosis, Researchers Report

Headache, seizures often lead doctors down the wrong path.

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'Bubble Boy' Disease May Be More Common Than Thought

Screening infants for SCID saves lives, researchers report.

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More Than 200,000 People Call For Stronger WorkPlace Protections For Farmworkers

EPA proposal is a step in the right direction as farmworkers demand stronger rules now

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Farmworkers harvest strawberries in Salinas, CA.

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Unite Campaign’s Africa event to move south amid Ebola threat

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