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Health news • May 27

Many people skip colonoscopies. Experts just added a blood test to the options.

Blood tests miss early cancers and should be limited to people who decline other methods, new guidelines say.

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Health news • May 27

Canada to suspend immigration documents for residents of Uganda, South Sudan, and the DR Congo

Canada will suspend immigration documents for residents of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, and South Sudan starting May 27, 11.59 p.m. EDT.

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Health news • May 27

Expedition Cruise Ship Hondius Delayed for Additional Cleaning

A week after the expedition cruise ship Hondius reached Rotterdam with a skeleton crew aboard, the operator reports its departure is being delayed for...

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Health news • May 27

Cluster of mpox cases identified in Wisconsin; prevention resources

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) encourages Wisconsinites to take steps to prevent mpox after cases were recently confirmed in southeastern...

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Health news • May 27

Hantavirus is in the news

Hantavirus news is usually confined to high-risk areas such as Arizona and New Mexico and unusual outbreaks like that in Yosemite National Park in 2012.

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Health news • May 27

Woman, 42, Suffers Burst Brain Aneurysm and Stroke While Driving. It Started With 2 Sudden Symptoms

Nichole Vallette, 42, had a sudden, severe headache and nausea while driving to work. It was the first sign of a life-threatening ruptured brain aneurysm...

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Health news • May 27

'Breakneck' Ebola epidemic in Congo outpaces world's response

Interviews with global health officials and documents ​from a meeting led by the World Health Organization and Africa Centres for Disease Control and...

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Health news • May 27

Inside Your Health: Tick bites activity on the rise in Minnesota

Tick bite activity is rising across the U.S. and Minnesota is among the states reporting high emergency room visits.

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Health news • May 27

Multi-Tissue Transcriptomic Clocks Offer Clues to Mammalian Aging, Mortality

Researchers identified genes and pathways involved in aging and mortality with new transcriptomic clocks based on cross-tissue expression data for four...

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Health news • May 27

‘Universal’ aging clocks offer new clues to longevity

“Universal” biological signatures of aging shared across different mammalian species—including humans—could offer new clues to identifying longevity and...

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Health news • May 27

False Ebola claims run wild as Congo outbreak worsens

Distrust and violence flare in the Democratic Republic of Congo as false claims spread that the outbreak — and the disease itself — is a hoax.

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Health news • May 27

5 ways daily cannabis use can affect your body and mind

Proponents say the drug can help with sleep and pain, but there's little research surrounding potential long-term effects of daily use.

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Health news • May 27

Sex advice: I haven't told my wife about why my last marriage ended. It feels like I'm lying to her.

How to Do It is Slate's sex advice column. Have a question? Send it to Stoya and Rich here. It's anonymous! Dear How to Do It,. I've been married to my...

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Health news • May 27

More Than This Many Hours of Sleep Is Linked to Early Death, Scientists Find

New research found that there's such a thing as too much sleep, which can accelerated aging and a higher risk of mortality.

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Health news • May 27

Blood test added to screening guidelines for colorectal cancers for first time

The American Cancer Society introduces new screening options for colorectal cancer, including a blood test, to increase early detection.

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Health news • May 27

This 1 Activity Could Actually Slow Down Aging. You Might Already Be Doing It Without Realizing

Unlike chronological age, which simply refers to how long you've been alive, biological age refers to how fast your cells, tissues, and organs are aging.

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Health news • May 27

Hantavirus latest updates: New case in Spain takes total to 13 after cruise ship outbreak

The total now stands at 13 cases with three deaths, all of which occurred before May 2, according to the World Health Organization.

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Health news • May 27

A Disease Once Confined to the Tropics Just Saw a 359% Surge in the US

A dangerous disease spread by mosquitoes might be surging in the United States. Surveillance data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows...

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Health news • May 27

Many Cancers Are Actually Preventable, And There Are Just 2 Lifestyle Habits That Cause 50% Of Them

Finding a universal cure for cancer has been humanity's pipe dream for decades, and so far, it seems, even the full power of artificial intelligence can't...

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Health news • May 27

New "gene clocks" measure biological age in real time

How old is my body really? An international research team with Swiss participation has developed new "gene clocks" that measure biological age and remaining...

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