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"Good hand hygiene remains the most effective way to stop transmission, and this is being reinforced across all wards," she ...

Last fall, more than 100 people in 14 states got sick after eating at McDonald’s. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention traced the outbreak to raw onions on the quarter-pounder hamburger, ...

Kaiser hospital confirms Legionella bacteria with 18 cases reported at Santa Clara Medical Center amid water treatment efforts.