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Health news • Jul 20

Women with common health condition face higher risk of heart disease

Women with polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome face a four times higher risk of developing heart disease, a study has suggested.

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Health news • Jul 20

Common health condition could increase heart disease risk in women

New research found women with polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS) have a four times higher risk of heart disease.

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Health news • Jul 20

Exclusive | NYC Council Speaker Julie Menin demands answers from Mamdani after deadly Legionnaires' outbreak

City Council Speaker Julie Menin is demanding that Mayor Zohran Mamdani cough up answers on how the deadly Legionnaires' disease outbreak that has sickened...

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Health news • Jul 20

Brain tumor found during preventive scan puts full-body MRIs back in the spotlight

After a former "Bachelor" contestant said a preventive scan uncovered a brain tumor before symptoms appeared, doctors are once again weighing the promise...

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Health news • Jul 20

Brain tumor found during preventive scan puts full-body MRIs back in the spotlight

After a former "Bachelor" contestant said a preventive scan uncovered a brain tumor before symptoms appeared, doctors are once again weighing the promise...

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Health news • Jul 20

Ga. vaccination rates fall below level needed to stop measles spread

ATLANTA, Ga. - New CDC data shows 86.8% of Georgia kindergartners were fully up to date on required vaccines when they entered school last year — below the...

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Health news • Jul 20

American Heart Association Weighs In on Coffee Drinking

Caffeine consumption can be safely tolerated in reasonable amounts in most people, according to a review by the American Heart Association (AHA).

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Health news • Jul 20

An avocado a day reduces bad cholesterol particles, heart disease risk in adults with obesity, study says

Eating an avocado a day could decrease the risk of heart disease in adults with obesity, according to a recent study out of Pennsylvania State University.

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Health news • Jul 20

Here's how much coffee is safe to drink every day, research says

The American Heart Association found multiple cups of coffee a day won't have negative health impacts on your heart.

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Health news • Jul 20

Delaware officials confirm 1st case of measles in more than a decade

An unvaccinated Kent County man has tested positive for measles, making him the first confirmed case in Delaware in more than a decade, officials said.

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Health news • Jul 20

One of the oldest psychedelics meets modern brain imaging

Northeastern researchers examine how the psychedelic Mescaline drug affects the brain using MRI imaging and lab testing.

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Health news • Jul 20

Louisville resident tests positive for West Nile virus

There have been no West Nile-related deaths in Louisville since 2023.

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Health news • Jul 20

BREAKING: Delaware confirms first case of measles in over a decade

The Delaware Division of Public Health has announced the first confirmed case of measles in the state in over ten years.

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Health news • Jul 20

Delaware confirms first measles case in more than a decade

DOVER, Del. — The Delaware Division of Public Health has confirmed the state's first positive measles case in more than a decade, prompting an ongoing...

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Health news • Jul 20

Alabama health officials report 28 cases of Cyclospora amid national outbreak

The Alabama Department of Public Health has reported 28 confirmed cases of cyclosporiasis in the state as of July 20, as part of an ongoing national...

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Health news • Jul 20

DPH Confirms First Positive Measles Case in Over a Decade

DOVER, DEL. (July 20, 2026) – The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is reporting its first confirmed measles case in more than a decade.

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Health news • Jul 20

AHA Finally Comes Out in Favor of Coffee

For decades, doctors have advised patients with heart conditions to avoid caffeine. The tide, much to the relief of coffee lovers everywhere, has shifted.

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Health news • Jul 20

Death toll in Ebola outbreak in DR Congo approaches 1,000

At least 930 people have now died in the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with 37 new deaths recorded in 24 hours over the...

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Health news • Jul 20

More than half of U.S. adults now eligible for statin therapy under new cholesterol guidelines

More than 56% of U.S. adults between the ages of 30 to 79 years old are now eligible to start undergoing statins, according to new findings published in...

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Health news • Jul 20

Roadside runner may be why leprosy cases are rising in Central Florida

Florida's reported cases of Hansen's disease — also known as leprosy — hit 17 cases in 2026 as of July 11, outstripping the cases reported by this time last...

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