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Health news • May 14

Seattle ranks 5th in population growth as large U.S. cities see slow gains, some declines

Seattle emerged as one of the nation's fastest-growing big cities over the past year, according to new U.S. Census Bureau estimates released Thursday.

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Health news • May 14

Ten times worse than benzene — California updates its science on two chemicals in everyday air

California officials announced two everyday air contaminants — acrolein and ethylene oxide — may be over 10 times more carcinogenic than benzene,...

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Health news • May 14

Hantavirus Doesn’t Spread Easily, but Officials May Be Downplaying Risks

The virus is clearly far less contagious than the coronavirus, scientists agree, but they have found cases where it spread among people without direct...

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Health news • May 14

Hantavirus case suspected in Ontario County

Ontario County is investigating a suspected case of locally acquired hantavirus, according to a release from Kate Ott, the county's public health director.

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Health news • May 14

Ontario County health officials report locally acquired case of han­tavirus

Health officials in Ontario County on Thursday announced they are investigating a locally acquired case of hantavirus. The Geneva City School District...

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Health news • May 14

I'm an influencer stuck in 42-day hantavirus quarantine. I cried when I hit 50K Instagram followers.

Jake Rosmarin is an influencer who's been in quarantine after the hantavirus outbreak. He hoped to grow his following, but not this way.

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Health news • May 14

41 people being monitored for hantavirus exposure. See map of states.

Officials said on May 14 that there are a total of 41 people across the United States who are currently being monitored for hantavirus exposure.

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Health news • May 14

US cancer clinics scramble to get experimental Revolution Medicines pancreatic cancer drug

U.S. cancer centers are scrambling to enroll patients in an early access program for a highly promising pancreatic cancer ​drug from Revolution Medicines...

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Health news • May 14

CDC says there are no U.S. hantavirus cases currently, 41 people being monitored

The CDC said the risk to the general public from hantavirus remains low.

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Health news • May 14

Brain-Stimulating Contact Lenses Match Prozac in Depression Study

Brain-stimulating contact lenses are as effective as Prozac at treating depression in mice via retinal pathways.

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Health news • May 14

Follow-up message by the WHO Director-General to the people of Tenerife regarding the hantavirus response

A message from the Director-General of the World Health Organization expressing gratitude to the people of Tenerife for their solidarity and successful...

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Health news • May 14

Brain Immune Cells Drive Compulsive Behavior

Calcium signaling in Hoxb8 microglia regulates anxiety and compulsive grooming behaviors.

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Health news • May 14

Aerobic, combined training most effective for reducing blood pressure

Research links combined aerobic and resistance exercise, as well as high intensity interval training (HIIT), with significant reductions in 24-hour blood...

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Health news • May 14

How to make your home smell nice without adding indoor air pollution

Experts share how to get that fresh feeling without overdoing it on home fragrances and the particulates they release into the air.

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Health news • May 14

Pancreatic Cancer Breakthrough Drug Extends Lives of Patients: 'I Had a Full Year of Normalcy'

Daraxonrasib, a new pancreatic cancer drug, extended survival in late-stage patients and may offer an option beyond chemotherapy.

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Health news • May 14

The Doomsday Organism

Scientists working on synthetic “mirror life” have come to realize that, if created, it could pose an existential threat to life on Earth.

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Health news • May 14

What happens to your brain under anesthesia?

A new study sheds light on what anesthesia does to the brain and how closely it resembles sleep versus a coma. People often describe anesthesia as something...

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Health news • May 14

2 patients at Pittsburgh VA test positive for Legionella, 11 Investigates confirms

PITTSBURGH — Two patients at Pittsburgh's VA Medical Center tested positive for the same bacteria that killed six patients and sickened 22 others at the...

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Health news • May 14

People who are optimistic tend to have healthier hearts, study finds

A growing body of research suggests that optimism may protect the heart — both biologically and by promoting healthier habits.

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Health news • May 14

“I fully expect to be at least as strong and healthy in my 90s as I am now, if not stronger”—a 72-year-old trainer shares the weekly routine she follows for strength and longevity

Trainer Liz Hilliard says that at 72 years old, she's in it for the long run.

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