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Health news • Jul 09

Something Strange Is Happening to Athletes Who Take GLP-1s. Experts Are Racing to Find Out Why.

GLP-1 weight-loss drugs may affect athletes' heart rate, HRV, VO2 max, and recovery. Here's what experts know—and what active users should watch.

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Health news • Jul 09

WHO: Global Cancer Cases May Surge Almost 70% by 2050

The World Health Organization is warning that the global cancer burden is on track to soar, with annual cases projected to jump from about 20.6 million in...

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Health news • Jul 09

Congo Ebola response workers protest over pay

Ebola response workers in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo staged protests outside three treatment centres ‌on Thursday, saying they had not been...

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Health news • Jul 09

Legionnaires’ outbreak rocks New York as experts warn of rising climate threat

Officials say climate crisis 'worsening our exposure' to bacteria as at least 28 people sickened in Manhattan.

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Health news • Jul 09

Cluster of extremely rare cancer cases suddenly strikes kids in wealthy SoCal city

A cluster of diagnoses involving an extremely rare form of cancer has left families in an affluent Orange County community searching for answers after...

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Health news • Jul 09

90 percent of U.S. adults have this syndrome — but most have never heard of it

Susan Gilchrist, a preventive cardiologist and epidemiologist, sees patients all the time at the University of North Carolina...

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Health news • Jul 09

Persistent vision problems after COVID linked to ongoing inflammation, nerve damage

Long-lasting vision problems following mild cases of COVID-19 may stem from persistent inflammation and nerve damage, even as the results of standard eye...

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Health news • Jul 09

Africa CDC warns of ‘fastest-growing Ebola outbreak ever’ as DR Congo death toll climbs to 600

The number of confirmed deaths in the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has risen to 600, figures published by the UN health agency showed...

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Health news • Jul 09

Strength Training These 3 Muscles Will Lead to the Biggest Heart Health Benefits, Doctor Says

In TODAY.com's Expert Tip of the Day, a sports medicine doctor reveals which muscle groups you should focus on to build strength and also give the heart a...

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Health news • Jul 09

Sexually transmitted diarrhoea spreading rapidly among gay men in UK

Variants of Shigella, which can cause bloody or prolonged diarrhoea, are causing more disease and growing more antibiotic-resistant, a new study from the...

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Health news • Jul 09

Genomic epidemiology of the ongoing 2026 Bundibugyo Virus Disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale (INRB), Kinshasa – DRC and partners. Context. On 15 May 2026, the Ministry of Public Health, Hygiene and Social...

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Health news • Jul 09

Is This the End of Booze?

The turn against moderate drinking has been sudden and sharp. But it's not often based in science.

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Health news • Jul 09

An Illegal Injectable Tanning Drug Is Trending on TikTok – And It May Be Giving People Risky Moles

Dermatologists in multiple countries are expressing concern about TikTok influencers promoting what is known by some as 'the Barbie drug'.

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Health news • Jul 09

Severe Upper East Side pneumonia outbreak expands again as NYC probe continues

What is Legionnaires' disease? How do you get it? Is the Upper East Side outbreak going to spread? Here's the latest.

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Health news • Jul 09

Martha Lillard, last American using iron lung, dies in Shawnee

Martha Lillard, the last known American to use an iron lung, died in Shawnee on June 26 at age 78. Lillard contracted polio as a 5-year-old in 1953,...

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Health news • Jul 09

From PMOS to CKM: The silent metabolic crisis behind new disease names

Metabolic dysfunction often develops silently for years before conditions like diabetes, heart disease, kidney disease, or fatty liver are diagnosed.

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Health news • Jul 09

Georgia health officials warn of seasonal Cyclospora risk as parasite cases rise nationwide

As thousands of Cyclospora infections are reported across the United States this summer, Georgia health officials are reminding residents that the state...

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Health news • Jul 09

Mass-produced science is coming. What happens to scientists?

Artificial intelligence may soon enable researchers to generate high-quality science at a previously unimaginable speed.

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Health news • Jul 09

The smell of dark chocolate could make a leg workout easier, even on an empty stomach

Could the smell of chocolate wafting through the gym make strength training easier, or at least more pleasant? A new Frontiers in Physiology study found...

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Health news • Jul 09

Iowa's first measles case of 2026 reflects a changing reality for doctors, health officials

Iowa's first measles case of 2026 is highlighting how rising cases across the U.S. have Iowa doctors preparing for a disease once thought to be on it's way...

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