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Health news • Jul 09

Cancer cases worldwide are expected to soar in the coming decades, a report finds. Here’s why.

The World Health Organization tempered optimism about improvements in cancer treatment and said global health care inequities are driving more cases and...

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Health news • Jul 09

Texas reports rise in cyclospora cases as foodborne illness spreads nationwide

Cyclospora cases are rising in Texas and other states. The source is unknown, but past outbreaks have been linked to fresh produce.

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Health news • Jul 09

Tiny silica particles wiped out aggressive prostate cancer in mice

Tiny silica nanoparticles engineered to seek out prostate cancer caused tumor cells to self-destruct and supercharged the immune system in preclinical mouse...

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Health news • Jul 09

Soaring demand for GLP-1 drugs strains city budgets in North Texas, causing cuts

DALLAS — Public employees shrinking their waistlines have forced the cities they work for to tighten their belts as costs for GLP-1 drugs supersize pharmacy...

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Health news • Jul 09

New York City health officials search for source of Upper East Side Legionnaires' outbreak linked to 36 cases

New York City health officials say there are now 36 confirmed cases of Legionnaires' disease tied to an outbreak on the Upper East Side.

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Health news • Jul 09

Parasite-linked stomach illness reported in Massachusetts

A parasite that can cause weeks of gastrointestinal illness has sickened people in Massachusetts this summer, but health officials say the number of cases...

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Health news • Jul 09

Confirmed Ebola deaths in DR Congo hit 600

The number of deaths comes as healthcare workers threaten to walk off the job over a delay in payments.

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Health news • Jul 09

‘Explosive’ diarrhea-causing parasite surging in Midwest, CDC says no risk in Bay Area

(KRON) — A parasite that is causing painful symptoms to the bowel is surging in Michigan. As of Wednesday, there have been nearly a thousand cases reported...

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Health news • Jul 09

Ladera Ranch families concerned after several children diagnosed with rare cancer

Families in Ladera Ranch say they want answers as to why several children in their one community have all been diagnosed with the same rare cancer.

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Health news • Jul 09

UK girl, 12, underwent six grueling –and unnecessary — rounds of chemo after misdiagnosis

A 12-year-old girl in England was forced to endure six grueling rounds of chemotherapy that robbed her of several years of her childhood — only for the...

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Health news • Jul 09

Ebola Outbreak, DRC and Region, Situation Report #10, July 8, 2026

Situation Report in English on Democratic Republic of the Congo and 1 other country about Health and Epidemic; published on 8 Jul 2026 by IMC.

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Health news • Jul 09

New Congo province has suspected Ebola case as deaths hit 600, report says

The Democratic Republic of Congo said on Wednesday that suspected ​Ebola cases had been reported in a new province, ‌highlighting the expansion of the...

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Health news • Jul 08

Iowa confirms first measles case of 2026 in Polk County

Iowa health officials have confirmed the state's first case of measles in 2026. The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services confirmed the case in a...

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Health news • Jul 08

Why you should be glad 500K mosquitoes are being released in San Gabriel Valley

The San Gabriel Valley is heading into peak mosquito season. If a new program goes well, there'll be even more of the pesky fliers than normal — and that's...

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Health news • Jul 08

Norton warns parasitic infection causing 'explosive' diarrhea is on the rise in Kentucky

Beware, Kentuckiana. A parasite causing "explosive diarrhea" across the country is on the rise in the region. In the player up top: Doctor talks about the...

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Health news • Jul 08

Multistate outbreak of foodborne parasitic illness reaches Virginia and Maryland

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Health news • Jul 08

Doctor warns of ‘cancer tsunami’ as WHO projects sharp rise in cases by 2050

A new WHO report warns annual cancer cases could rise from 20 million to nearly 35 million by 2050, with experts warning Canada must prepare for a 'cancer...

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Health news • Jul 08

Children keep dying in a country that made huge progress on measles

"I have never seen an outbreak this huge," says paediatrician Dr Mohammed Golam Mawla, as we look around a measles ward in the Bangladeshi city of...

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Health news • Jul 08

Alcohol Alters Brain Flexibility Based on Hidden Dementia Markings

A new study proves alcohol interacts differently with amyloid-beta and tau pathologies in Alzheimer's models.

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Health news • Jul 08

Scientists Just Connected This Daily Habit to Higher Blood Pressure

Sugar-sweetened beverages and fruit juice intake may raise blood pressure risk, according to a new study. Learn healthy swaps to support your heart.

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