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Health news • May 16

Map Reveals Cities Facing Worst Mosquito Swarms This Summer

Mosquito season is coming around, and this year it could be particularly bad for many Americans living in some of the biggest cities.

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Health news • May 16

Medieval teeth open a new perspective on leprosy care and toxic medicine

A recent study published in the Journal of Archaeological Science, led by Dr. Elena Fiorin and her colleagues investigated the potential use of...

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Health news • May 16

A hospital worker felt healthy. Then he had 3 heart attacks in 4 days: "What have I done to myself?"

Tommy Bell knew he hadn't always had the best diet, but when he started working at a Florida hospital over 10 years ago, he learned a lot about how...

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Health news • May 16

Here’s What Science Tells Us About the Risks of Hantavirus

Rare virus has high fatality rate and can spread through the air, research shows, though it is easier to contain than Covid-19.

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Health news • May 16

My 29-year-old son had a stomach ache that wouldn't go away. He was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer and died 6 months later.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Kathy Lemoine, 58, who lives in Lawrenceville, Georgia. Her son, Andrew Reaster, died on August 9,...

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Health news • May 16

How Much You Need To Walk Every Day To Cut Your Risk Of Heart Disease

Data suggests there's a certain number of minutes you should aim for to improve your cardiovascular health. Here's how you can sneak them in.

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Health news • May 16

Mind wandering enhances the brain’s ability to learn hidden patterns, new study suggests

When our thoughts drift away from the task at hand, our brains might actually become better at unconsciously picking up hidden patterns in our environment.

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Health news • May 16

Disease, Drought, Climate Change — And the Joy of Fighting Back

On my Virginia farm, I have a front-row seat to the grim consequences of a warming planet. But I'm not surrendering.

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Health news • May 16

Hantavirus has no cure. Here’s where researchers are at with treatments and vaccines

A hantavirus outbreak aboard a luxury cruise ship this month has put the spotlight on a deadly disease that has no cure. Hantavirus cases are rare and...

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Health news • May 16

How weight loss jabs have changed the battle with obesity

More than 100 million people are on them worldwide, but how does the future of weight loss look?

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Health news • May 16

Scientists discover tiny gut particles that may drive aging and chronic disease

A new study suggests microscopic particles from the gut may actively drive inflammation and chronic diseases associated with aging.

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Health news • May 16

Do these three things weekly to have a healthier routine than 68 per cent of Brits

Expert strength and mobility coach Darren Ellis shares a straightforward and accessible workout plan that can make you fitter than most Brits.

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Health news • May 16

CDC tightens home monitoring guidance for high-risk hantavirus contacts

People in the “high-risk” category are instructed to stay home and limit contact with others, avoid being in buildings other than their home and avoid...

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Health news • May 16

Is Ketamine for Depression Moving Too Fast on Weak Data?

Ketamine has been hailed as a fast-acting, effective treatment for major depression. But new research questions whether the drug lives up to its hype.

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Health news • May 16

New York doctor who survived Ebola says he fears for healthcare workers treating the virus

A New York doctor who contracted and survived Ebola more than a decade ago says he is worried for healthcare workers who are at the center of treating the...

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Health news • May 16

Hantavirus monitoring ends in Atlanta as Emory University Hospital releases patients

Two Georgia passengers being monitored after a cruise ship hantavirus outbreak have been discharged from Emory University Hospital.

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Health news • May 16

Fourth King County resident potentially exposed to hantavirus

A fourth King County resident is under monitoring for the Andes type of hantavirus linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship.

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Health news • May 16

Colorado health officials confirm deadly hantavirus case

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. — State and local health officials have confirmed a fatal case of hantavirus in Colorado. The Colorado Department of Public Health and...

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Health news • May 16

Possible hantavirus case under investigation in upstate New York; no connection to deadly cruise ship outbreak

The Ontario County Public Health Department in upstate New York says it is investigating a "suspected locally acquired hantavirus case" with no connection...

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Health news • May 16

Fourth King County resident linked to cruise ship hantavirus outbreak

Public health officials in King County are monitoring a fourth resident who may have been exposed to the hantavirus linked to a cruise ship, according to a...

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