The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services said a teen from central North Carolina has an infection caused by Naegleria fowleri, a microscopic organism that can damage the brain.

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Kennedy and his allies have a history of downplaying vaccine-preventable deaths.

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Several animals recently found across the Upstate have been confirmed to have rabies by state health officials.

“I reach up to my mouth … and then I touch something that is kind of slimy and a little hairy and cool,” the gastroenterologist said.

Oil Nut Bay in the British Virgin Islands reduced two invasive mosquito populations by up to 98 percent using a targeted, nature-based approach.

Cardiologist has one diet rule when it comes to preventing heart disease. He avoids eating high-starch white food such as sugar, salt and white flour.