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Health news • Jun 24

New antibiotic targets a hidden weak spot in drug-resistant bacteria

A rare compound from soil bacteria could help address antibiotic resistance by targeting a completely new bacterial site.

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Health news • Jun 24

People With Eating Disorders Are Misusing Ozempic

New research finds that rates of GLP-1 use and misuse are shockingly high among people with a history of eating disorders.

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Health news • Jun 24

Yale study finds the secret to aging well over 65

Over 60 million adults are now over the age of 65 in the US, representing about 18% of the population. And they're living longer too — the death rate for...

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Health news • Jun 24

How I used public radio to recruit 20,000 participants for a peer-reviewed study on walking breaks

Journalists don't usually appear in the byline of peer-reviewed scientific papers. But recently, I received an email I'd been waiting on for nearly three...

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Health news • Jun 24

Ebola Has Passed 1,000 Cases. This Outbreak Is Different From Any Before

More than 1000 cases of Ebola have been confirmed in the DRC in 2026. A comparison of three major outbreaks shows how unusual this trajectory is — and what...

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Health news • Jun 24

Chicago health officials warn of possible measles exposure at O’Hare airport

CHICAGO — Health officials in Chicago are offering a warning to the public following a possible measles exposure at O'Hare International Airport last week.

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Health news • Jun 24

A Streptomyces megacluster encodes synergistic biotin-targeting antibiotics

Natural products remain a major source of antibiotics, but discovery efforts have traditionally treated biosynthetic gene clusters as sources of individual...

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Health news • Jun 24

Landmark study reveals ‘megacluster’ of bacterial genes behind arsenal of potent antibiotics

By Blake Dillon. Posted on June 24, 2026. Two researchers examine a petri dish in a university laboratory. McMaster Professor Eric Brown (right) and...

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Health news • Jun 24

The Ebola Outbreak’s Central Mystery: Where Did This Virus Come From?

Scientists believe that the Bundibugyo virus persists in an animal species, occasionally spilling over into humans. But they have yet to identify the...

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Health news • Jun 24

Nature retracts provocative PD-1 study that tied lung cancer survival to treatment timing

A Nature Medicine paper landed on Feb. 2 like a stone in a pond, sending out ripples that quickly turned into tidal waves across biomedical circles.

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Health news • Jun 24

7 Foods With More Vitamin D Than a Glass of Milk

Milk is a primary source of vitamin D, but other foods, such as sardines and cod liver oil, are more concentrated sources of this important nutrient.

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Health news • Jun 24

Mutating mice becoming growing problem in New York City, Rutgers researchers say

Mutating mice are becoming a growing problem in New York City, according to researchers.

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Health news • Jun 24

WHO Director-General's opening remarks at the media briefing – 24 June 2026

Good afternoon to those in the room, and good morning, good afternoon and good evening to those online, wherever you are in the world.

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Health news • Jun 24

First West Nile virus-positive mosquitoes reported in three Las Vegas ZIP codes

The Southern Nevada Health District has identified the first mosquitoes of the season to test positive for West Nile virus in Clark County.

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Health news • Jun 24

HHS Successfully Concludes Hantavirus Response Effort; Monitoring Ends with No Positive U.S. Case

WASHINGTON—JUNE 23, 2026—The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced the successful conclusion of the federal public health...

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Health news • Jun 24

France confirms 1st Ebola case linked to DRC as UN warns outbreak is fastest-growing in Africa's history

France has confirmed its first Ebola case linked to the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as the United Nations warned that the...

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Health news • Jun 24

Tick That Spreads Meat Allergy Expands In CT: Heres Where, What To Know

Researchers say tick activity has reached its highest level in years as invasive species continue expanding across Connecticut.

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Health news • Jun 24

Ebola response worker who traveled from DRC to France is first in outbreak to test positive outside of Africa

A patient in France has tested positive for Ebola after returning from a humanitarian mission in an area where the virus is circulating in the Democratic...

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Health news • Jun 24

CIDRAP Op-Ed: Call it what it is—the US has lost its hold on measles elimination

There is an old rule of thumb: If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, you stop debating taxonomy and call it a duck. When it comes to measles,...

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Health news • Jun 24

New Study Suggests Shingles Vaccination May Be Associated with Reduced Dementia Risk in Older Adults

PRNewswire/ -- New research published in Annals of Internal Medicine suggests that shingles vaccination may be associated with a reduced risk of dementia...

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