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Health news • Jun 08

'5 a day': Which fruit and veg are best for heart health and why?

Fewer than one in five people consume enough flavanols each day to help reduce their cardiovascular disease risk, even if they are following the '5 a day'...

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Health news • Jun 08

Dementia is common for older adults living alone but many are not diagnosed, UCSF study finds

D., a patient with dementia, holds his keys. He has locked himself out of his apartment several times, and has taken to keeping multiple sets of keys.

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Health news • Jun 08

Postpartum Depression Is Coming for Fathers

Postpartum depression is coming for fathers. Men are more involved parents than ever, and it's leading to a crisis no one warned them about.

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Health news • Jun 08

Our Neighbors Asked to Speak With Us. Then They Showed Us Something We Can’t Ignore.

Pay Dirt is Slate's money advice column. Have a question? Send it to Kristin and Ilyce here. (It's anonymous!) Dear Pay Dirt,.

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Health news • Jun 08

Creatine May Supercharge Cancer-Fighting Immune Cells

A new study shows that creatine enhances immune cells that activate T cells, helping improve tumor-fighting activity in mice and human cells.

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Health news • Jun 08

Naked mole-rats age so slowly, resist cancer so well and survive oxygen loss so strangely that researchers now study them as one of nature’s best clues to human ageing.

The naked mole-rat is a small, hairless, more or less blind rodent that lives in colonies under the deserts of East Africa. It is about the size of a mouse,...

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Health news • Jun 08

Why the U.S. Is Unprepared for a Potential Public Health Outbreak at the World Cup

The federal government allocated $625 million to World Cup security—and none of it went to public health. Just days away from the tournament, major concerns...

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Health news • Jun 08

Ebola cases rise in Congo, as government revives travel restrictions

The Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak is spreading at an unprecedented pace, Africa CDC warns.

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Health news • Jun 08

Top five-a-day foods new study says your heart needs

Not all fruit and veg is equal for getting nutrients called flavanols, say researchers.

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Health news • Jun 08

Some fruits and vegetables are especially good for heart health

Including blueberries, plums, blackberries, broad beans or cherries (washed down with green tea) in your recommended five-a-day (five 80g portions of fruit...

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Health news • Jun 08

How Ultra-Processed Foods Can Affect Your Health

Research links higher intake of ultra-processed foods to risks involving the brain, heart, metabolism, gut and muscles, with effects seen across the body.

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Health news • Jun 08

Prostate cancer: The new diagnostic method for the most common cancer in men

The Prime Minister's diagnosis recently brought one of the most common types of cancer among men back into the headlines. For most of the public,...

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Health news • Jun 08

Ebola crisis exposes ‘preventable’ pandemic risk, say leaders

Ongoing outbreaks demonstrate the urgent need for a global pandemic deal, leaders say.

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Health news • Jun 08

Dementia risk linked to nitrate in drinking water, study finds

A major long-term study of more than 54000 adults found that where nitrate comes from may matter far more than how much you consume.

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Health news • Jun 08

What is glioblastoma and why is it so hard to treat?

Glioblastoma claims the lives of 200000 people each year globally. Despite decades of research and funding, survival rates remain low.

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Health news • Jun 08

The Worst Health Habits You're Probably Picking Up In Middle Age

Taking care of your health becomes even more important at this stage of life, "but a lot of people do not realize that until symptoms start showing up.”

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Health news • Jun 08

Ebola Cases Top 500 in Congo as Patient Escapes Add to Troubles

Confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo surpassed 500 as health officials struggle to trace exposed contacts and keep patients in care in...

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Health news • Jun 08

State funeral honour for Scolyer, as final letter to the nation revealed

World-renowned pathologist and former Australian of the Year Richard Scolyer will be honoured with a state funeral following his death at 59 from a...

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Health news • Jun 08

Richard Scolyer to be honoured with state funeral | Midday News Bulletin 8 June 2026

An Australian man arrested in Greece after a 27 year international manhunt; Former Australian of the year Richard Scolyer to be honoured with a state...

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Health news • Jun 08

The Guardian view on cancer treatments: new hope for patients now and in the future | Editorial

Editorial: A drug for pancreatic cancer shows immense promise, but we shouldn't forget research in the field is a story of small victories.

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