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Health news • Jul 29

What’s in your drinking water? Activists want tests for microplastics

When you're drinking a glass of water, you might not think about the potential for microplastics floating around inside the cup.

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Health news • Jul 29

Colorado is seeing a ‘significant increase’ in salmonella cases. Here’s what you should know.

Colorado health officials are seeing a “significant increase” in salmonella cases this month, though where these cases are coming from or what food may be...

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Health news • Jul 29

Florida's Surgeon General Blames a Debunked Abortion Vaccine Claim to Explain Measles Surge

During a recent press conference, Joseph Ladapo seemingly endorsed the misleading claim that the MMR vaccine is made using aborted fetuses.

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Health news • Jul 29

Inflammation Keeps Us Alive. It's Also Making Us Sick.

The discovery that chronic inflammation is a cause of myriad illnesses could be this century's biggest medical breakthrough.

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Health news • Jul 29

The fastest growing Ebola outbreak is worsening hunger in eastern Congo, a UN agency chief warns

The head of the U.N. food agency is warning that the fastest growing Ebola outbreak ever recorded is leaving thousands more people hungry in eastern Congo.

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Health news • Jul 29

Summit County schools’ immunization rates have continued to drop since the pandemic

The start of a new school year is only about a month away, with classes scheduled to start on Aug. 27 for Akron Public Schools.

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Health news • Jul 29

How Long Poop Stays in Your Body Could Have A Surprisingly Big Impact On Your Disease Risk

It might not be something you think about all that often, but at any given moment, your body is busily digesting all the food you've recently consumed.

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Health news • Jul 29

Limiting sugar before age two linked to better brain health

Study suggests less sugar in early life is good for long-term brain health, but the evidence is not conclusive.

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Health news • Jul 29

Maine sees surge in salmonella cases linked to backyard poultry

Maine is seeing a surge in salmonella infections amid a multistate outbreak tied to backyard poultry. There have been 30 salmonella cases in Maine between...

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Health news • Jul 29

Senator Warnock calls for RFK Jr.'s resignation as measles cases spike

Georgia Senator Raphael Warnock has repeatedly called for the resignation of RFK Jr. as measles cases in 2026 surpass 2025 numbers by July.

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Health news • Jul 29

What does it take to get NYC buildings to test for disease-causing Legionella?

On the Upper East Side, public shaming has helped spur compliance with measures to prevent Legionnaires' disease, city officials say.

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Health news • Jul 29

Oral Ozempic Cuts Heavy Drinking and Cravings

Oral semaglutides like Wegovy and Ozempic reduce heavy drinking and cravings in adults with Alcohol Use Disorder.

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Health news • Jul 29

Bay Area’s first human West Nile virus cases of 2026 confirmed in Santa Clara County

Two residents of Santa Clara County were infected by West Nile virus and are recovering at home after medical care, public health officials said Wednesday,...

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Health news • Jul 29

GLP-1 weight-loss drugs may cut drinking and alcohol cravings, new study finds

Can Ozempic reduce alcohol cravings? A new study finds semaglutide cuts drinking and offers hope for alcohol use disorder.

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Health news • Jul 29

Opinion | Americans deserve the truth about measles vaccines

Despite global cases rising in previous years, U.S. measles cases did not rise correspondingly. The difference today is vaccination rates.

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Health news • Jul 29

These Drugs Save Lives, But Millions of Eligible Americans Aren’t Taking Them

New research suggests that a large percentage of U.S. adults eligible for hypertension treatment aren't getting it.

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Health news • Jul 29

The Drug Behind Ozempic And Wegovy Pills May Also Treat Alcohol Use Disorder, New Trial Finds

A clinical trial from the University of Colorado Anschutz found oral semaglutide, the medication behind Ozempic and Wegovy used to treat diabetes and weight...

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Health news • Jul 29

Why you might need reverse Kegels, according to pelvic floor therapists

There are multiple ways to do these pelvic floor exercises, and focusing your efforts on the wrong one can backfire.

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Health news • Jul 29

I Finally Confessed My Secret Attraction to My Husband. He Thinks I’m Just Covering Up Something Bigger.

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Health news • Jul 29

Hunger hampers Ebola response as cases top 3,200 in DR Congo

The UN emergency food agency appealed for immediate funding on Wednesday, warning that deepening hunger is undermining the response to an Ebola outbreak in...

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