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Health news • May 20

Rabid bat confirmed in Douglas County, first positive case of 2026

A bat found in Douglas County has tested positive for rabies, marking the county's first confirmed rabies case of 2026 and prompting county officials to...

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Health news • May 20

Common food preservatives linked to high blood pressure and heart disease

Eating foods that contain common preservative food additives may increase the risks of high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease, according to research...

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Health news • May 20

Dopamine drives persistent remodelling of the maternal brain

Pregnancy and postpartum experiences represent transformative physiological states that impose lasting demands on the maternal body and brain, resulting in...

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Health news • May 20

Public Health Alerts: Andes hantavirus on a cruise ship, 2026

A Public Health Alerts report today provides detailed information on 10 of the 11 cases of Andes hantavirus infection on passengers of the MV Hondius cruise...

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Health news • May 20

Visualizing the Ebola outbreak in maps and charts

The World Health Organization this week declared an outbreak of Ebola in Central Africa a public health emergency. Health officials are racing to trace...

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Health news • May 20

From whole-body to organ-specific biological age clocks

Recent work leveraging omics and imaging data now enables the estimation of aging at the level of individual organs. Emerging findings suggest that organs...

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Health news • May 20

AI atlas reveals hidden whole-body-damage caused by obesity

Obesity affects far more than metabolism and fat storage. It alters immune activity, nerve structure, and tissue organization across multiple organ systems,...

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Health news • May 20

Feeding the brain for mood, focus and memory

What we eat plays a direct role in how our bodies function. But far beyond fuel for physical activities of daily living, nutrition impacts how we think,...

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Health news • May 20

How Wet Weather in Argentina Helped Fuel the Cruise Ship Hantavirus Outbreak

Climate change is helping create conditions that are driving the rodent boom—dubbed a "ratada"—in Argentina.

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Health news • May 20

Common asthma drug helps fight hard-to-treat cancers, including aggressive breast cancers, early study finds

A common asthma drug could be repurposed to help tackle hard‑to‑treat cancers, such as triple‑negative breast cancer, an early study suggests.

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Health news • May 20

I saw Ebola as both doctor and patient. I wish people cared more about the Africans I worked alongside

Public attention during Ebola outbreaks often focuses on Western aid workers who become infected, ignoring the local health care workers.

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Health news • May 20

This type of exercise could be a low-cost therapy for panic attacks

Experts are hopeful that 30-second bursts of activity could be an effective therapy for those with panic disorder.

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Health news • May 20

Got back pain? The way you sit might be making it worse.

Experts explain how to find relief — and why there really is no “perfect posture.”

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Health news • May 20

The hantavirus outbreak is a tragedy—and a valuable data source

A hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship provides epidemiologists with valuable data on how the Andes strain spreads among humans in confined...

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Health news • May 20

How decades of sleep research led to a new sleep apnea drug

A University of Toronto professor's research on the physiology of sleep and breathing has paved the way for a new sleep apnea treatment that recently...

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Health news • May 20

Why a deadly, massive measles outbreak in Bangladesh has some U.S. health experts concerned

A measles outbreak in Bangladesh that has killed almost 400 people is spreading fast, and health experts say it could carry risks even for the U.S.,...

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Health news • May 20

Post-hantavirus outbreak, infectious disease experts share how to cruise safely—and assess the health risks

A hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship has brought some health and safety questions about cruises back into the public eye.

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Health news • May 20

Introducing The Book of Menopause , a New Guide Coming From Oprah Daily This Fall

This candid, compassionate book features wisdom and advice from Oprah, our editors, and an army of women's health experts—and the cover was just released.

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Health news • May 20

Anxiety Diagnoses By Pediatricians Up 300% in 10 Years, Study Shows

A study tracking nearly 2 million children found that anxiety diagnoses at pediatric primary care visits surged 300% between 2014 and 2023.

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Health news • May 20

Ebola and hantavirus reveal US as a major threat to global health

Ebola virus is in the headlines again this week. It's a perennial pathogen, highly contagious and extremely deadly, and its occasional flareups could...

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