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at 20:05 on June 19, 2013, EDT.

Saudi MERS outbreak showed SARS-like features, including possible superspreader

TORONTO - A long-awaited report on a large and possibly still ongoing outbreak of MERS coronavirus in Saudi Arabia reveals the virus spreads easily within hospitals, at one point passing in a person-to-person chain that encompassed at least five generations of spread.

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at 18:45 on June 19, 2013, EDT.

Auditor makes recommendations for schools, health; denied access to youth files

REGINA - Saskatchewan's corrections minister says the provincial auditor can get a court order if she wants information the government denied her on young offenders.

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at 18:17 on June 19, 2013, EDT.

Study: Vaccine against sexually transmitted HPV cut infections in teen girls by half

ATLANTA - A vaccine against a cervical cancer virus cut infections in teen girls by half in the first study to measure the shot's impact since it came on the market. The results impressed health experts and a top government top health official called them striking.

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at 17:45 on June 19, 2013, EDT.

Two Alberta family doctors suspended over inappropriate patient relationships

EDMONTON - Two family doctors in Alberta have been suspended from practising medicine for having an inappropriate relationship with a patient.

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at 17:30 on June 19, 2013, EDT.

New MERS virus spreads easily, more lethal than SARS but source of infection still unknown

LONDON - A mysterious new respiratory virus that originated in the Middle East spreads easily between people and appears more deadly than SARS, doctors reported Wednesday after investigating the biggest outbreak in Saudi Arabia.

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at 15:51 on June 19, 2013, EDT.

Study says focusing preventive health care on those in poor health could save billions

CALGARY - Billions of dollars could be saved in Canada's health-care system with the introduction of preventative programs that focus on those individuals in poor health, says a study by the School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary.

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