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As Mosquito Season Peaks, Officials Brace for New Normal of Dengue Cases

Physician's Weekly

Dengue presents a challenge to the many primary care doctors who have never seen it. Ben-Aderet said doctors who suspect dengue should obtain a detailed travel history from their patients, but confirming the diagnosis is not always quick. The fires occurred in a hot spot for mosquito-borne illnesses.

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Not Only Harvard. RFK Jr.’s Slashed Science Funding Cuts Across States That Backed Trump

Physicians News Digest

Those changes — plus the firing of 1,200 agency employees as part of mass layoffs across the government — are alarming scientists and NIH workers, who warn that they will undermine progress in combating diseases and other threats to the nation’s public health. in 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.