As several states report surges in animal cases, federal officials are warning about an apparent increase in human exposures.

People with the APOE4 gene variant have more to lose from unhealthy habits — and potentially more to gain from healthy ones.

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Ending routine vaccination for hepatitis B at birth, as the health secretary has recommended, would increase the number of chronic infections by as much as 83 percent, a team of researchers reported.

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