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PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — Prince William County Public Schools confirmed Sunday that Candis King, a 10th-grade student at Colgan High School and daughter of Virginia Delegate Candi Mundon King, has died. In a letter sent to Colgan families on Sunday, Principal Tim Healey informed parents of the student’s death. He said the school community would receive counseling and emotional …

The test was developed by a team at Mass General Brigham, particularly in the Mike Toth Head and Neck Cancer Research Center (Mass Eye and Ear). Their earlier work had shown that using only small portions of the HPV genome or more limited assays yielded reduced accuracy, especially for early or minimal disease. By contrast, HPV-DeepSeek’s “look broadly” approach improves …

The new acting director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has announced changes to the recommended vaccination schedule for adults against COVID-19 and for kids against chickenpox. The changes were expected and were already previewed by recommendations made two weeks ago by the CDC’s powerful Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. All members of the committee were recently …

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The seasonal flu is, without a doubt, back, and it’s killing more children than ever. New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that reported child flu deaths reached a record high last winter. CDC experts laid out the sobering data in a paper published late last month. At least 280 children died of the flu during …

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Through landmark new guidelines released today, leading reproductive health agencies are calling for a major shift in how postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is prevented, diagnosed and treated. The recommendations highlight the urgent need for earlier detection and faster intervention – steps that could save the lives of tens of thousands of women each year. Defined as excessive bleeding after childbirth, PPH …

Dr. Mark Harper recalls his first cold-water swim in the south of England 20 years ago. It was August, but the initial jolt from the plunge took his breath away. The shock to his system lasted a minute or two until he was “recombobulated and able to think about something other than the cold,” Harper says. A surprise sensation soon …

After her husband died two years ago, Ena Kane, 83, moved to Sonoma County to be near her son. She’d been living in retirement in Florida for many years and the loss, after 54 years of marriage, left her struggling with grief, isolation and depression. “After my husband died, I did think of taking my life,” Kane said. “I told …