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2 more tuberculosis cases confirmed in Edmonton's inner-city outbreak

An outbreak of tuberculosis that has been spreading among people experiencing homelessness in Edmonton’s downtown core for nearly a year has left two more people fighting the disease.

2 more tuberculosis cases confirmed in Edmonton's inner-city outbreak

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Trump executive order would split up MMR vaccine

The Trump administration is working on an executive order that calls for fewer childhood vaccinations, splitting the childhood MMR vaccine into three shots and delivering vaccines at separate medical visits, according to language obtained by Axios. Trump will sign the EO this afternoon, White House press secretary Karoline Levitt tweeted.

Simple blood test on a chip could help diagnose lung cancer

Researchers at Tel Aviv University have developed a new method for diagnosing lung cancer: a simple, fast, low-cost blood test that does not require DNA sequencing. The method identifies a chemical fingerprint of cancer cells in the blood by analyzing cell-free DNA originating from those cells.

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