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Health news • Jun 03

Foreign nationals working at NIH charged with smuggling monkeypox into US at Metro Airport

FOX 2 - Two researchers with the National Institutes of Health were charged Tuesday in a criminal complaint with conspiracy to smuggle monkeypox into the...

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Health news • Jun 03

Weight-loss drugs may prevent thousands of knee replacements, study suggests

Patients with knee arthritis who took medications for at least three years at reduced risk of needing surgery.

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Health news • Jun 03

Weight-loss drugs can cut breast cancer risk by up to 30%, studies suggest

Three studies add to evidence that jabs could be part of cancer-fighting toolkit to cut risk of developing or dying from disease.

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Health news • Jun 03

4 Nighttime Habits You Need to Start to Help Slow Aging, According to Doctors

Aging well depends on your body's ability to repair and recover over time. Sleep can play a major role in that process, but the habits that happen before...

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Health news • Jun 03

Senior NIH scientist, research fellow charged with bringing deactivated mpox virus into U.S.

DETROIT — Two scientists at a U.S. government lab were charged with smuggling vials of deactivated mpox virus into the country from Africa and lying about...

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Health news • Jun 03

Bend doctor returns home to finish quarantine after hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship

After weeks in a federal quarantine center, Dr. Stephen Kornfeld is finally back home in Central Oregon and doing “phenomenally well.”.

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Health news • Jun 02

It’s a fight for two lives: a mother is trying to survive for her unborn daughter

IDAHO FALLS — A local husband and his family are facing a situation they never imagined. He is fighting for his wife's life while also trying to protect...

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Health news • Jun 02

2 NIH researchers charged with allegedly smuggling monkeypox into the US

Two National Institutes of Health (NIH) researchers were arrested and charged for allegedly smuggling monkeypox into the U.S. and lying to border officials.

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Health news • Jun 02

Scientists raise alarm about effects of commonly prescribed sleeping pill

A commonly prescribed sleeping pill, quetiapine, could act for longer than intended and impair alertness and driving performance the following day,...

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Health news • Jun 02

FBI: NIH scientists accused of smuggling monkeypox into US through Detroit Metro Airport

Two National Institutes of Health researchers were charged Tuesday with conspiracy to smuggle monkeypox into the United States and making false statements...

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Health news • Jun 02

Montana researchers accused of smuggling Monkeypox into the U.S. from the Republic of Congo

HAMILTON, Mont. – The Chief of the Virus Ecology Section and a research fellow at a virology laboratory in Hamilton were arrested on charges for conspiracy...

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Health news • Jun 02

WHO drastically downsizes Ebola case count in DR Congo outbreak

Yesterday and today, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reduced the official case count of the...

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Health news • Jun 02

Popular Weight Loss Drug Could Have Other Medical Uses

GLP-1 medications have helped millions of people manage diabetes and loose weight, but a recent study at UT Health San Antonio shows another possible use to...

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Health news • Jun 02

Two hours of strength training a week may help you live longer

Two hours of weight training per week is the “sweet spot” for slashing the risk of an early death, according to a study. Consistently doing strength...

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Health news • Jun 02

Woman Says Doctor Told Her to Cancel a Scan. Then She Was Diagnosed with Stage 4 Cancer

Clare Din experienced severe bleeding for over a year before being diagnosed with stage 4 cervical cancer. Doctors initially dismissed her symptoms as...

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Health news • Jun 02

The conversation women aren't having with their doctors about menopause and memory loss isn't just overdue — it may be one of the most important health decisions of their fifties

Most conversations about menopause, to the extent they happen in a clinical setting at all, start and end at the same set of symptoms. Hot flashes.

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Health news • Jun 02

Lab evolution recreates COVID's path to omicron in months, reveals key conditions

A key step in the origin of many pandemics occurs when an animal-borne virus infects humans and then evolves to spread more efficiently from person to...

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Health news • Jun 02

How your weather forecast can help protect you from ticks

With ER visits from tick bites already hitting a 10-year high in the U.S., your weather app holds the key to summer protection that most people completely...

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Health news • Jun 02

Early Introduction, Rescue Refeeding, and Home OIT: Reframing Pediatric Food Allergy Management

At EAC 2026, Dartmouth Children's Health allergist Marcus Shaker, MD, outlined a framework built on shared decision-making for families navigating food...

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Health news • Jun 02

Obesity May Be More Prevalent Than Previously Thought

New research using an updated definition of obesity suggests that many more people may have the disease than previous studies have suggested.

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