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Ebola Burial Team Attacked, 11 Patients Flee Care in Widening Outbreak in Congo

A burial team was attacked and 11 Ebola patients fled isolation facilities in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, as the outbreak spread to another health...

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Health news • Jun 03

Breakthrough ovarian cancer drug offers patients more time and better quality of life

Women taking the drug, which is kinder on the body, tell the BBC it has given them their lives back.

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Health news • Jun 03

Why Google wants to release 32 million mosquitoes in California

Google is seeking permission from federal regulators to release up to 32 million sterile mosquitoes in California — a pest control technique meant to quell...

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Health news • Jun 03

Cat Ownership Linked to Increased Risk of Schizophrenia, Study Suggests

Having a cat as a pet is linked to an increased risk of schizophrenia-related conditions, according to a 2023 analysis of 17 studies.

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Health news • Jun 03

Tick-related ER visits reach highest levels in nearly a decade, doctors urge caution

Emergency room visits from tick bites this year have reached the highest levels in nearly a decade as temperatures rise across Central Texas and we enter...

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Health news • Jun 03

Ebola had 'big head-start,' WHO chief Tedros warns

World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus had recently visited the epicenter of the outbreak in the DR Congo. He said the "virus is ahead...

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Health news • Jun 03

A new pancreatic cancer drug is changing survival rates for one of the deadliest cancers

A new pancreatic cancer drug is offering hope for patients with this deadly disease after clinical trial data showed that daraxonrasib nearly doubled...

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Health news • Jun 03

Health workers struggle to contain Ebola outbreak

The World Health Organization said Wednesday that the fight against Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo is "catching up" with the spread of the virus.

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Health news • Jun 03

A natural depsipeptide antibiotic binds the E-site of the bacterial ribosome

A key challenge in addressing the antibiotic resistance crisis is identifying new antimicrobial compounds1. Although natural products produced by fungi and...

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Health news • Jun 03

What we know about the spread of Ebola amid growing outbreak in DRC

A deadly Ebola outbreak is continuing to spread across the Democratic Republic of the Congo with global health officials warning "we're still behind."

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Health news • Jun 03

Scientists Just Discovered a Brain ‘Switch’ That Could Turn Off Anxiety: What It Means

A groundbreaking study revealed that rebalancing a single neural circuit in the amygdala can potentially reverse anxiety and depression-like behaviors.

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Health news • Jun 03

Opinion | This Is Why You Don’t Slash Humanitarian Aid

The fecklessness of Washington leaders contrasts with the courage of doctors, nurses and aid workers in places like Congo.

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Health news • Jun 03

Acquired genetic and cell-state changes in IDH-mutant glioma progression

Gliomas with mutant isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) are malignant brain tumours that typically arise in early to mid-adulthood and nearly always recur...

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Health news • Jun 03

Retired San Francisco firefighter Ken Jones dies from lung cancer being denied treatment by Blue Shield

The retired San Francisco firefighter at the center of a bitter insurance fight with Blue Shield has lost his battle against cancer.

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Health news • Jun 03

Your Gut Already Makes Its Own Ozempic — Here’s How to Boost It!

A Registered Dietitian shares how to boost your body's production of the active hormone found in weight-loss drugs like Ozempic — no injections, waitlists,...

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Health news • Jun 03

Doctor breaks down study showing GLP-1s may lower breast cancer risk

A new study of more than 111000 women ages 45 to 80 found those on GLP-1 medications had a reduced risk of developing breast cancer by about 30%.

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Health news • Jun 03

Chronic fatigue: Might B12, folate play a role in prevention?

Deficiencies in vitamin B12 and folate, or vitamin B9, are linked to physical and mental fatigue, which suggests they may play an important role in chronic...

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Health news • Jun 03

Alsobrooks, public health advocates warn of HHS ‘leadership vacuum’ under RFK Jr.

US Sen. Angela Alsobrooks calls again for removal of US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as deadly outbreaks of hantavirus and...

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