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The CDC announced Friday that it is considering recommending Hepatitis C t…

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released their annual healt…

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The University of West Georgia graduate student infected with rare "flesh-…

When babies are on the verge of walking, their parents know it's high time…

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