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Screening for a deadly virus in livestock milk

...a mosquito infected with the virus bites them, said pediatric infectious disease expert Desiree LaBeaud, MD, who, along with Keli Gerken, DVM, a postdoctoral scholar at Stanford, led the study...

...a mosquito infected with the virus bites them, said pediatric infectious disease expert Desiree LaBeaud, MD, who, along with Keli Gerken, DVM, a postdoctoral scholar at Stanford, led the study...

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Video helps Eswatini residents avoid snake bites

...the puff adder, the Mozambique spitting cobra and the black mamba. It's a perfect storm for harmful snake bites -- and it begs for an effective teaching tool on preventing...

...the puff adder, the Mozambique spitting cobra and the black mamba. It's a perfect storm for harmful snake bites -- and it begs for an effective teaching tool on preventing...

From loss comes hope: Pediatric brain tumor treatment shows promise

...his face, and couldn't open his mouth wide enough to take bites of hamburgers or pizza, his favorite foods. Jace Ward, second from left, with his family. Other family members...

...his face, and couldn't open his mouth wide enough to take bites of hamburgers or pizza, his favorite foods. Jace Ward, second from left, with his family. Other family members...

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Watching movies and learning about medicine

...does she want doctors to do? “Just let it stop,” the patient says between bites of popsicle. FADE OUT. The video paused, and the lights went up. Seven medical students...

...does she want doctors to do? “Just let it stop,” the patient says between bites of popsicle. FADE OUT. The video paused, and the lights went up. Seven medical students...

Health care financial burden of animal-related injuries is growing, study says

...after rat bites; 6.4 after venomous snake or lizard bites; and 6.1 after dog bites. The study, Forrester said, was designed to examine the "considerable financial burden in the U.S....

...after rat bites; 6.4 after venomous snake or lizard bites; and 6.1 after dog bites. The study, Forrester said, was designed to examine the "considerable financial burden in the U.S....

Microaggressions in medical training: Understanding, and addressing, the problem

...specific traits to certain groups. If these subtle hostilities come your way only occasionally, you may be able to ignore their effects, as though they were stray mosquito bites. But...

...specific traits to certain groups. If these subtle hostilities come your way only occasionally, you may be able to ignore their effects, as though they were stray mosquito bites. But...

Is climate change fueling the spread of Lyme disease? A podcast

...flea bites more than tripled in the United States from 2004 to 2016. For those who are unfamiliar with Lyme disease, this 1:2:1 podcast is an excellent introduction to the...

...flea bites more than tripled in the United States from 2004 to 2016. For those who are unfamiliar with Lyme disease, this 1:2:1 podcast is an excellent introduction to the...

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Stanford study: Not all dog bites should be treated with antibiotics

...doctors are well aware of bites' potential for infection. However, new research shows that the protocol for dog bites should vary depending on the bite's characteristics, and that routine prescriptions...

...doctors are well aware of bites' potential for infection. However, new research shows that the protocol for dog bites should vary depending on the bite's characteristics, and that routine prescriptions...

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