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Health news • May 26

The Best Late-Night Drink for Gut Health, According to a Dietitian

A gut health nutrition expert shares her pick of the best late-night drink for gut health. Discover why golden milk is worth drinking at bedtime.

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Health news • May 26

What Happens to Your Liver When You Occasionally Binge Drink

Occasional binge drinking can still stress your liver and impact your health over time. Learn how to drink smarter and better protect your liver.

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Health news • May 25

A Common Diabetes Drug Is Linked With 'Exceptional Longevity' in Women

A common diabetes drug may hold great potential to help with aging, even if scientists aren't exactly sure why.

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Health news • May 25

Coloradan tests positive for hantavirus

ARAPAHOE COUNTY, Colo. — A resident in Arapahoe County has tested positive for hantavirus, according to a notice from the county's public health department.

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Health news • May 25

What happens to your brain when you eat an avocado every day for six months?

Adding an avocado to your daily diet is a trendy health choice, but a new clinical trial shows it won't provide a quick fix for your brain health or protect...

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Health news • May 25

Woman's Doctor: Sunlight isn't enough to treat Vitamin D deficiency

Vitamin D is a crucial nutrient that maintains bone health, but some women are deficient.

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Health news • May 25

Ebola fears spread as suspected cases detected in Italy amid Covid-style measures

A health alert has been issued after two suspected Ebola cases were detected in Italy in the past 24 hours, as nations neighbouring the Democratic Republic...

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Health news • May 25

Health alert issued as two suspected cases of deadly virus recorded in Europe

Two suspected cases of a deadly virus have been detected in Europe in the last 24 hours. The two patients have developed symptoms such as high fever,...

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Health news • May 25

Dozens of hikers suddenly fall sick on California section of iconic Pacific Crest Trail

Roughly a dozen hikers have reportedly fallen ill with a nasty stomach bug after traversing a section of the scenic Pacific Crest Trail.

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Health news • May 25

Arapahoe County man recovering after contracting hantavirus; infection not tied to cruise ship cluster

An Arapahoe County man is recovering at home after testing positive for a variant of the hantavirus that is endemic to Colorado, county health authorities...

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Health news • May 25

Helping Children Laugh Can Make Their Brains More Resilient and Learning Easier

Laughter is the best medicine, according to an old adage. Now, new research suggests it also boosts child development. Making children laugh can help make...

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Health news • May 25

Ebola Death Toll Rises To 220, Officials Say 11 Countries Now At Risk (Live Updates)

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday warned 11 African countries are now considered to be at risk amid an ongoing Ebola outbreak...

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Health news • May 25

Rhonda Clark Holman Obituary May 25, 2026

Rhonda Clark Holman, 73, of Lexington, NC passed away at the Hinkle Hospice House, May 25, 2026 after a 5-year battle with cancer.

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Health news • May 25

Spread of Ebola in DRC ‘outpacing’ response efforts, warns WHO | Democratic Republic of the Congo

The World Health Organization has warned that the Ebola outbreak is outpacing response efforts and countries neighbouring the Democratic Republic of Congo...

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Health news • May 25

Spanish citizen evacuated from hantavirus-hit cruise ship tests positive

A Spanish national who was evacuated from the cruise ship MV Hondius and is isolating at a hospital in Madrid has tested positive of hantavirus,...

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Health news • May 25

Spanish national evacuated from hantavirus cruise ship tests positive

A ​Spanish national in quarantine in a ‌Madrid military hospital, who is among those evacuated from a cruise ship earlier ​this month, has tested positive...

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Health news • May 25

Skipping meals and irregular eating habits linked to depression symptoms

Eating regular, consistent meals is linked to lower odds of experiencing symptoms of depression. A recent analysis found that people who frequently skip...

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Health news • May 25

Laughter Rewires Brain Architecture and Lowers Cognitive Load

Laughter restructures the brain, lowers cognitive load, and builds emotional resilience.

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Health news • May 25

Ebola outbreak in DRC, Uganda 'will get worse before it gets better': WHO chief

The head of the WHO warned on Monday that a rapidly growing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda "will get worse before it gets...

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Health news • May 25

The human brain accounts for about two per cent of body weight and consumes about twenty per cent of the body's total energy every day — and that consumption barely changes whether you are solving differential equations or staring at a wall

The number that gets repeated in pop-science columns is the 2/20 split (that the brain is 2% of body weight but consumes 20% of energy) — a small organ,...

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