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How concerned should we be over a rising Covid-19 variant with a terrifyingly named symptom? That’s because the variant — NB.1.8.1. or “Nimbus” — may cause painful sore throats and in some parts of the world it has earned a new nickname: “razor blade throat” COVID.

More than 1,100 measles cases have been reported in the United States this year, and the highly contagious virus has put people at risk while they wait in emergency rooms and doctor’s offices, CNN reports.

There appears to be a breakthrough in the fight against Alzheimer's. A new blood test that detects a distinct characteristic of the disease is likely going to change the way doctors diagnose and treat it.

Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an “aggressive form” of prostate cancer, according to a statement released from his personal office, saying the cancer has spread to Biden's bones. Dr. Marc Kahn, a professor and Chief of Hematology at the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at 51�ԹϺ���, joined ARC Las Vegas to share his insight on the spread of the disease and the former president's diagnosis.

A new NBC News report shows a 27% decrease in overdose deaths in the United States but even with the decline, the latest numbers are still above prepandemic levels. Two states did not report a decrease, including Nevada.

A new shot is headed for approval. Moderna’s combined Covid and flu shot outperformed the existing standalone vaccines for both viruses, according to the results of a phase 3 clinical trial published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

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A new study says measles could become endemic in the United States if routine childhood vaccination rates continue to decline over the next quarter century, CNN reports.