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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NEW YORK − Health officials are still finding cases in one of the city's largest Legionnaires' disease outbreaks in years as they ...

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A new study from Clarkson University is uncovering surprising clues about how simple, everyday actions—like talking or singing—may influence how diseases spread through the air in indoor environments.

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So, how does Legionnaires' disease spread? Here's what you should know as New York City reports over a dozen cases.