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Health news • Jul 02

Imaging mass cytometry reveals functional and immunological changes during type 1 diabetes progression in human pancreata

The pathogenesis of type 1 diabetes, particularly at autoantibody-positive preclinical stages, remains poorly understood, in part due to limited sample...

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Health news • Jul 02

Medicaid drops GLP-1 coverage for tens of thousands in Mass., including children

Over the past two years, GLP-1s have transformed Carolina Martinez's lifelong struggle to lose weight. She shed 80 pounds and reversed the high blood...

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Health news • Jul 02

Taking the world’s temperature: WHO chief spotlights global health emergencies

The hantavirus global outbreak is officially over, Ebola outbreaks are growing in Africa and responders are helping recovery efforts in quake-hit Venezuela,...

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Health news • Jul 02

Brain protein Arc may hold key to Alzheimer’s spread, U of U study finds

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Two University of Utah Health researchers have discovered that a specific brain protein can help Alzheimer's disease spread,...

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Health news • Jul 02

Tick season is expected to be worse than normal as ER visits rise in much of the U.S.

This summer tick season is expected to be worse than usual. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports the highest rate of emergency room visits...

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Health news • Jul 02

WHO says Hantavirus outbreak linked to ship is over

The World Health Organization's director general says no further cases have been reported since 25 May.

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Health news • Jul 02

Africa CDC confirms Marburg case in Uganda as Ebola outbreak rages

Amid disease surveillance for the ongoing Ebola outbreak, Ugandan health authorities identified a case of Marburg virus disease in a one-and-a-half-year-old...

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Health news • Jul 02

Researchers launch study on Ebola treatments as Congo outbreak worsens

Researchers are beginning a highly anticipated study of two possible treatments for the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo.

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Health news • Jul 02

What new data says about US life expectancy

The U.S. death rate in 2025 was 4.6% lower than in 2024, marking a record low, according to provisional data.

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Health news • Jul 02

Cyclospora cases are rising in Texas and the parasite hiding in your produce can resist routine cleaning

Cyclospora, a parasite causing gastrointestinal illness, has reemerged in Texas and several other states, with Texas and Illinois reporting up to 30 cases...

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Health news • Jul 02

New Health Risks of Artificial Sweeteners Identified by Study

Sugar's health risks are well known, but the long-term effects of sweeteners remain unclear, a food scientist told Newsweek.

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Health news • Jul 02

Hantavirus outbreak linked to cruise ship over after last contact completes quarantine: WHO

The World Health Organization said on Thursday that the hantavirus outbreak linked to a cruise ship is over.

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Health news • Jul 02

Trial for Bundibugyo Ebola treatment starts in DRC, WHO says

July 2 (Reuters) - A treatment trial for the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo enrolled its first patient on Thursday,...

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Health news • Jul 02

WHO Director-General's opening remarks at the media briefing – 2 July 2026

Good afternoon to those in the room, and good morning, good afternoon and good evening to those online. Today, the final contact of a person exposed to...

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Health news • Jul 02

MS Coast man fighting to save his leg contracts flesh-eating bacteria on a ‘typical day’ fishing

A Mississippi man is fighting to keep his leg after contracting a flesh-eating Vibrio infection while fishing in the Gulf of Mexico near Bay St. Louis and...

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Health news • Jul 02

The 5 Best Canned Foods to Reduce Your Risk of Colorectal Cancer, Recommended by Dietitians

Dietitians share their picks of the top five canned foods to help reduce your risk of colorectal cancer. See which ones made the list.

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Health news • Jul 02

He thought it was just a rash. He nearly died of AIDS.

He had no idea he was infected with HIV. It progressed to AIDS, and he nearly died before learning the truth.

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Health news • Jul 02

Found a tick? Here’s what to do.

A little preparation and know-how goes a long way to protect Scouts and Scouters from ticks.

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Health news • Jul 02

Hantavirus Cruise Ship Outbreak Officially Over After 13 Infected, 3 Dead

The last person to have come into contact with someone confirmed to have the Andes variant of hantavirus completed their six-week quarantine on Thursday,...

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Health news • Jul 02

Doctors explain what really happens when you stop taking Ozempic and other GLP-1 drugs

Weight regain is common, but it's only part of the story. Experts explain why hunger, food noise and other health changes return after stopping weight loss...

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