United States Health News API

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            "description": "After a year of ongoing measles outbreaks that have sickened more than 2,400 people, the United States is poised to lose its status as a measles-free country.",
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            "description": "PHSS said each year, hundreds of thousands of people in the United States are hospitalized with flu-related illnesses.",
            "content": "Thurston County Public Health and Social Services (PHSS) reported an influenza-related death of a county resident on Wednesday, as flu activity remains elevated across Washington.\nThe Washington State Department of Health also confirmed 39 flu-relate... [1458 chars]",
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            "description": "Deaths from both causes are down, but they still eclipse all other causes, according to new statistics.",
            "content": "Despite gains in treatment, cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States, accounting for nearly three in 10 fatalities — 916,000 — in 2023, according to a report published Wednesday by the American Heart Association.... [1841 chars]",
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