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Nearly half of all cancer cases are linked to obesity
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The study led by Lund University in Malmo, Sweden, involved 4.1 million participants who were monitored for about 40 years, with close ...
Long Beach declares public health emergency for tuberculosis outbreak
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Long Beach reports tuberculosis outbreak Long Beach health officials are sounding the alarm after a tuberculosis outbreak at a local hotel. Fox ...
What to know about spread, symptoms
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CDC director Mandy Cohen on COVID response Mandy Cohen, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, talks about their role ...
Rural Americans more likely to die early from preventable causes
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Challenges Americans deal with when it comes to health care A new poll from KFF finds that health care is the expense ...
One woman’s journey with deep brain stimulation
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Neurological conditions lead cause of ill health worldwide Research, as part of the Global Burden of Disease, found that migraines, strokes, dementia ...
New Mexico spa’s ‘vampire facials’ likely gave 3 women HIV: CDC
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The VIP Beauty Salon and Spa was shut down in 2018, but health officials have continued to investigate former clients’ exposure to ...
Hunters didn’t get ‘zombie deer disease’ from venison, CDC says
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While some past studies have suggested chronic wasting disease (CWD), or “zombie deer disease,” may “pose a risk to people,” the CDC ...
Patients ‘less likely to die’ if treated by a female doctor, study reveals
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Patients treated by female physicians have a reduced risk of dying, with female patients benefiting more than their male counterparts, new research ...
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 ...
