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B.C. teen with avian flu off oxygen, no longer infectious, Canadian health officials tell medical journal

A letter sent to The New England Journal of Medicine and signed by Canadian health officials says the 13-year-old girl from British Columbia who tested positive for avian flu has been taken off supplemental oxygen and is no longer infectious.
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I survived Stage 3 cancer. I was surprised to find myself struggling with my mental health after it

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