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Two rabies epidemics in animals spurred a state health emergency in Texas and a program that oversees annual mass wildlife vaccination. Millions of doses have been distributed since the ‘90s.
A varíola causa lesões que se assemelham a bolhas cheias de pus, que acabam se transformando em crostas.
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A Organização Mundial da Saúde declarou a mpox uma ameaça global à saúde em 2022 e 2024. Embora a maioria das infecções por mpox seja leve, algumas podem ser fatais, e os casos estão se espalhando na África.
Mpox causes lesions that resemble pus-filled blisters, which eventually scab over.
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The World Health Organization had declared mpox a global health threat in 2022 and 2024. While most mpox infections are mild, some can be fatal, and cases are spreading in Africa.
A person holds an Impossible brand meatless burger in California in 2021.
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As vegan meat companies lose revenue, one company is trying a new packaging approach to bring in new consumers. But this step is unlikely to help end the ‘Meat Culture War.’
English language learners are among the most likely to be assigned to unqualified teachers in Texas.
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When students get unqualified teachers, it’s like missing one-third of the school year – and that’s what’s been happening with rural students in Texas.
Leadership decisions can be especially challenging for family companies.
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THC concentrations in newly available products far exceed those of traditional smoked weed, which can have dangerous unintended consequences in adolescents.
Honesty is the key.
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An unexpected case of rabies found in an animal can raise concerns for a potential outbreak. Proactive vaccination of both wildlife and people can help protect everyone.
Pour limiter le risque de décès dus à la drogue, il est important de vérifier régulièrement la santé mentale des adolescents.
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Chez les adolescents américains, les garçons sont plus susceptibles de mourir d'une overdose que les filles. Le fentanyl, un opioïde 100 fois plus puissant que la morphine, est très souvent en cause.
The cost of that diploma could fall, depending on this little piggy’s career path.
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Many of the Americans getting this debt relief are nurses, teachers, first responders, Peace Corps volunteers and social workers.
People living in larger bodies face constant discrimination and negative messages about their body weight.
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Among adolescents, boys are more likely to die of an overdose than girls, and using combinations of drugs substantially raises the risk of an overdose.
In the cult TV series ‘Supernatural,’ the car driven by the two protagonists is a star in its own right.
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Since 2019, fans of the TV series ‘Supernatural’ have flocked to Austin, where their encounters with 1967 Impalas customized to mimic the one used in the show arouse elation, astonishment and tears.
In one sense, Barbie is already dead, cheerfully doomed to repeat the same pink day, devoid of food, conflict and sex.
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People might go to the movies to escape reality. Yet Barbie and Ariel choose to live in the world their audiences inhabit − and, in doing so, decide to die.