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Health news • Jun 26

The Bay Area towns hit hardest by a highly-contagious diarrheal illness

A highly contagious diarrheal illness is on the rise in parts of the Bay Area, with multiple cities recording increasing levels of the virus in wastewater...

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Health news • Jun 26

Doctors suspected man had brain cancer. He actually had worms.

His doctors went looking for cancer, then they saw the worms' heads.

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Health news • Jun 26

State health officials monitor measles spread in Pennsylvania

Health officials say symptoms include fever, runny nose, cough and a flat red spotted rash that appears early on.

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Health news • Jun 26

Doctors Explain The Viral ‘Sadness Trigger’ Syndrome Distressing Women

I had this with my first baby. The first 3 min or so of pumping would make me feel so horribly depressed, and then it would just go away.”.

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Health news • Jun 26

Oh deer, ‘ticks are winning’: Booming deer populations, shifting weather are fueling sharp rise across New England

Every year, “The Tick Guy” Thomas Mather is asked if the tick season will be bad, and his answer is always yes. “Most tick experts will say, 'Oh,...

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Health news • Jun 26

Measles cases over 70 in Lancaster-Lebanon, health officials urge vaccinations

State health officials are urging people in the Lancaster-Lebanon region to watch for symptoms, as more than 70 measles cases were confirmed in the area.

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Health news • Jun 26

Richard Scolyer, Cancer Expert Who ‘Became His Own Subject,’ Dies at 59

His lifesaving melanoma research in Australia illuminated the treatment he underwent for his own brain tumor, an ordeal he courageously shared with the...

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Health news • Jun 26

The Race to Build the Next Generation of Weight Loss Pills Is Heating Up

The future of weight loss treatment is looking to get easier to swallow. Several research teams and pharmaceutical companies are developing promising...

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Health news • Jun 26

How some men could benefit from estrogen patches — yes, the ones women use in menopause

A surprising cohort of men could seriously benefit from this type of hormone therapy.

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Health news • Jun 26

Kids Figuring It Out

Ruth Chan is an illustrator who lives in Brooklyn with her family. She writes and illustrates children's books. For Cup of Jo, Ruth has written about many...

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Health news • Jun 26

Pennsylvania health officials address measles outbreak: ‘We will not slow down until this ... is over.’

Vaccination is the best defense against the highly contagious disease, health officials stressed at a Friday news conference in Lancaster.

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Health news • Jun 26

I'm Ending My Life Today. Here's What I Want You To Know Before I Go.

"I know my husband is devastated — he's broken down a few times — but he's trying to keep himself together because he knows that is what I want."

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Health news • Jun 26

HIV was once a ‘death sentence.’ A Lansing doctor was there from the start

On the Frontlines: Lansing doctor witnessed evolution of HIV from 'death sentence' to 'chronic disease'

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Health news • Jun 26

Rhode Island man diagnosed with Powassan disease

The Department of Health said the man, in his 60s, was hospitalized but is now home.

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Health news • Jun 26

We went tick hunting with Multnomah County health workers. Here’s what we learned

Sporadically throughout the spring and summer, Multnomah County employees bring a white canvas into Portland-area parkland — not to channel their inner Bob...

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Health news • Jun 26

‘Zombie’ squirrels with oozing warts are found in several states in peoples’ backyards

Squirrel fibromatosis, a disease that causes oozing tumors to form, typically doesn't impact their ability to survive.

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Health news • Jun 26

What Happens to Your Liver When You Drink Green Tea Every Day

What does green tea do for your liver? Learn how it may affect fat buildup, inflammation, and liver enzymes, plus risks and benefits.

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Health news • Jun 26

CDC elevates Ebola response to highest level

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is raising its Ebola response to the highest level, agency officials said Friday, as the outbreak...

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Health news • Jun 26

CDC elevates Ebola response to highest level

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is raising its Ebola response to the highest level, agency officials said Friday, as the outbreak...

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Health news • Jun 26

Doctors warn of severe adult measles cases as Lancaster County outbreak grows

As a regional measles outbreak that includes more than 40 Lancaster County cases continues to grow, a handful of “very sick” adults with the virus have...

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