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Health news • Apr 13

Dallas County's latest health report card is here

In Dallas County, residents are dying at a lower rate than during the peak of the pandemic, but the mortality rate still hasn't dropped back to prepandemic...

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Health news • Apr 13

I Thought I’d Be on a GLP-1 by Now

When I started writing my novel Cherry Baby three years ago, I kept having to explain what Ozempic was. First to my agent, then to my editor.

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Health news • Apr 13

What People With Small Penises Bring Up Most In Therapy

"Size isn't everything" may feel terribly cliché. But, especially for men who feel they can't "measure up," experts stand by it.

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Health news • Apr 13

Scientists are trying to build a vaccine that works against almost any respiratory pathogen — here's how close they are.

A nasal spray in mice boosted lung immunity against viruses, bacteria and allergens — but a truly universal vaccine is still years away.

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Health news • Apr 13

Saunas May Do More Than Raise Body Temperature – They Activate Your Immune System

A sauna session may do more than raise your heart rate and body temperature. A new study from Finland found that it also briefly increases the number of...

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Health news • Apr 13

What do people die from in different countries?

To answer this, my colleagues Sophia Mersmann and Fiona Spooner built an interactive visualization of causes of death across the world. In this article...

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Health news • Apr 13

Exercise in a Pill? Metformin Shows Surprising Effects in Cancer Patients

Researchers have identified a surprising metabolic effect of a widely used diabetes drug in men undergoing prostate cancer treatment.

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Health news • Apr 13

'It's incredible, like science fiction': How a new wave of immunotherapy is eliminating cancers

After nearly 100 years of development, treatments that bolster the body's immune system to fight cancer are coming of age – and saving patients' lives.

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Health news • Apr 13

Help! My New Neighbors Have a Pungent Parking Lot Tradition. Not on My Watch.

Dear Prudence is Slate's advice column. Submit questions here. Dear Prudence,. I'm a 30-ish woman who recently moved into my first solo apartment after...

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Health news • Apr 13

Erectile dysfunction is more than a sexual issue

Taking erectile dysfunction seriously is critical to preventing cardiovascular disease and dementia, writes a urologist.

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Health news • Apr 13

Release of CDC study concluding Covid vaccines dramatically cut hospitalizations blocked by RFK. Jr.

The acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has delayed publication of a CDC report showing the covid-19 vaccine cut the.

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Health news • Apr 13

Adolescent and young adult cancers increase risk of developing future cancers

People who survived cancer as teens and young adults are at increased risk of developing cancer later in their lives, according to research from the...

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Health news • Apr 13

AI to predict how bowel cancer patients will respond to new NHS drug

A new AI-driven way of identifying how patients with advanced bowel cancer will respond to a drug that was recently introduced by the NHS has been announced...

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Health news • Apr 13

Turns Out, This Subtropical Superfruit May Help Reduce Inflammation and Support Blood Sugar Control

Native to southern China, monk fruit has been brewed into teas and traditional remedies for centuries. Today, its extract is used as a sweetener that...

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Health news • Apr 13

Utah now ‘epicenter’ of measles outbreak in US

Utah's measles outbreak is now the most active in the United States.

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Health news • Apr 13

Struggling to shift the pounds on weight-loss injections? This could be why

New findings could partially help explain why some people appear to lose weight more quickly than others while taking the drugs.

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Health news • Apr 13

This ridiculously cheap food could lower your cholesterol in two days

A very popular breakfast could be the key to lowering your cholesterol.

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Health news • Apr 13

Is it true that … having a diverse microbiome stops you from getting sick?

Having diverse microbes in the gut has been promoted as a way to boost immunity, but studies suggest it's more complicated than that.

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Health news • Apr 13

Are you pooping all wrong? : Short Wave

Talking about poop can be taboo, and this social norm may be hurting our health. Dr. Trisha Pasricha says around 40% of people in the U.S. have bathroom...

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Health news • Apr 13

Why cannabis users may recall events that never happened

The old line about cannabis and memory goes like this: it makes you forget things. Researchers now say that's only half the story, and the other half is...

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