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The highest prevalence of Type 1 diabetes is among middle-aged and older adults, though data on these populations remain sparse, according to a study by Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. 

While health officials say the threat avian flu poses to humans remains low, the situation is being closely monitored and taken "very seriously," the CDC director told ABC News in an April 3 report — days after a person in…

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A person in Texas has tested positive for bird flu, state and federal health officials confirmed April 1. The individual is believed to have been exposed to dairy cattle in Texas presumed to be infected with the H5N1. 

Last year, more than 9,600 tuberculosis cases were reported in the U.S., marking the highest number of annual cases reported in over a decade, according to data the CDC published March 28. 

Americans' life expectancies are declining right alongside their happiness scores, according to U.S. News & World Report. 

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