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(Damian Dovarganes/AP) UCLA and Cal State L.A. quarantine hundreds of students and staff in measles outbreak UCLA and California State University at Los Angeles said hundreds of students were exposed to people infected with measles earlier this month. By Michael Brice-Saddler · Read more Measles cases break record since disease was eliminated in United States in 2000 Nationwide, CDC confirms that 695 cases of the vaccine-preventable illness had been reported in 22 states this year, as of 3 p.m. Wednesday, the highest number in a single year since measles was eliminated in the U.S. By Lena Sun · Read more   Male angst prompts a new fertility service: sperm freezing New businesses are capitalizing on research that explodes the notion that men can easily father healthy children into their 70s and 80s. By Ariana Eunjung Cha · Read more   A bloodsucking 'kissing bug' was found in Delaware. Beware its poop. Triatomine bugs head for the eyes and lips and leave behind parasite-infested poop. They're usually found farther south. By Alex Horton · Read more     ADVERTISEMENT   Americans are more focused on health costs than Medicare-for-all, poll shows Majorities of both parties believe Congress should find ways to lower how much they spend on prescription drugs. By Amy Goldstein · Read more   Postpartum depression is one of the most common complications of childbirth. Researchers are homing in on risk factors. Findings from a study show that it can vary in severity, which can affect the type of treatment a woman might need to recover. By Juli Fraga · Read more   Trump administration prepares a rule civil rights groups worry may deny care to transgender patients U.S. "has returned to its longstanding position" that sex discrimination does not include gender identity, court filing says. By Ariana Eunjung Cha · Read more     ADVERTISEMENT   For three years her skin ulcers and pain would flare, then vanish, stumping doctors. Her daughter, a nurse, finally figured it out. After hearing a case study in class, Kimberly Ho was startled by the similar symptoms. By Sandra G. Boodman · Read more   Dental care is tough to find for people with autism, other developmental disorders Many dentists either avoid treating such patients or lack the skills needed to do so. By David Tuller · Read more   For the first time, U.S. files criminal charges against an opioid distributor The conspiracy charges are a milestone in the government's battle against companies accused of ignoring the diversion of hundreds of millions of painkillers to the black market. By Lenny Bernstein · Read more   Recommended for you Get the Speaking of Science newsletter The latest, greatest and weirdest in science news, every Wednesday. Expect news on discoveries, animals and space. Sign Up

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