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By India Edwards HealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, Jan. 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A Louisiana resident has died after being hospitalized with bird flu in December of last year, marking the first known U.S. death from the virus.The patient who, “was over the age of 65 and was reported to have underlying …

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Findings seen among privately insured adolescents who identify as transgender and gender-diverse

Clinical studies must now include 25 percent of patients with darker skin tones

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