What’s the best way to remove a splinter?

You don’t need any special hacks – but taking a few simple precautions can save you from pain or an infection.

1 Dead, 36 Sickened by Outbreak of Lethal Fungus

Cases of histoplasmosis are surging in Tennessee as officials race to find the source of the outbreak ...

5,500-year-old skeleton yields oldest evidence yet of syphilis-related bacteria

Scientists have recovered a genome of Treponema pallidum—the bacterium whose subspecies today are responsible for four ...
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5,500-year-old human skeleton discovered in Colombia holds the oldest evidence yet that syphilis came from the Americas

An ancient DNA analysis of a 5,500-year-old human skeleton reveals that an ancestor of the bacterium that causes syphilis was ...
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Study traces deep origins of syphilis to prehistoric Americas

A newly sequenced genome of the bacterium that causes syphilis, Treponema pallidum, highlights the deep antiquity of treponemal diseases in the Americas. The findings, based on a 5,500-year-old ...
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Ancient bacterium discovery rewrites the origins of syphilis

A 5500-year-old genome recovered from human skeletal remains in Colombia may give insights into the early evolution of ...
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How fast can you get frostbite? What to know as Illinois wind chills drop

You may not notice you have frostbite until it's pointed out. Here are signs and symptoms to look out for as temperatures drop.