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Rat-urine-spreading leptospirosis jumps in NYC as people get sick
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NYC is looking to hire a ‘rat czar’ as city wages war on rodent population New York City is looking to hire ...
Eclipse watchers at Children’s Museum may have been exposed to measles
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How the anti-vax movement brought the measles back from near extinction Outbreaks across the U.S. have forced officials to declare emergencies. Why ...
Hunters died after eating infected venison
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The recent report of two hunters who developed neurological diseases after eating infected deer meat has scientists concerned that ‘zombie deer disease’ ...
Intermittent fasting diets are ‘nothing magical’, research shows
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Researchers from the University of Chicago said the paper, published in Annals of Internal Medicine, had “important clinical implications”. They said that ...
Delta-8 gummies and vapes sales soared, so did poison calls
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Recreational marijuana remains illegal in about half of the U.S. as products that deliver a similar high gain popularity in some of ...
Women in wealthy areas are twice as likely to get access to HRT, official data shows
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Menopause specialists have said women struggling with debilitating hot flushes, sleepless nights and insomnia were too often short-changed if they were not ...
Cardiac arrest and COVID vaccines aren’t linked in young, CDC says
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Your COVID vaccine questions: how is distrust being addressed? COVID vaccine distrust: Dr. William Schaffner, Medical Director of the National Foundation for ...
Mom with early Parkinson’s diagnosis recounts deep brain stimulation
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A previous version of this story incorrectly named the surgeon who performed the surgery. The doctor who performed the surgery is Dr. ...
Detroit child with measles exposed others at 3 locations: What to know
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A 4-year-old from Detroit has a confirmed case of the measles, and potentially exposed others while seeking treatment for the highly infectious ...
Anti-vax pet owners opposing rabies shot. That’s concerning to vets.
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Hesitancy around vaccines has spilled over to pet owners in recent years, sparking concern about the resurgence of rabies, a virus that’s ...
