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Health news • Jun 18

‘It is serious’: Tick-borne diseases surging nationwide

ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) — State health officials say ticks are on the rise as summer progresses. Tick season in Georgia typically runs from mid-April through...

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Health news • Jun 18

New Discovery That Hunter-Gatherer Children Died of Plague More Than Five Millennia Ago Sets Back the Date of the Earliest Outbreak

Victims of the world's oldest known plague outbreak have been identified in Siberia. They were children of hunter-gatherers, and about 5,500 years ago,...

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Health news • Jun 18

Scientists Say We’ve Been Wrong About the Aging Brain

The aging brain may be far more capable of growth and improvement than scientists once believed.

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Health news • Jun 18

Scientists Link 8 Common Food Additives to Heart Disease Risk

Certain food preservatives might silently be raising our blood pressure and heart disease risk, recent research has found.

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Health news • Jun 18

Ticks are spreading Lyme disease across America, but we can beat them. Here’s how.

A Lyme disease vaccine, alpha-gal-treatments, and good habits to get rid of ticks can help us stop these diseases caused by deer and dog tick bites.

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Health news • Jun 18

Don’t touch the bat! Officials in Colorado's Jefferson County warn of rabies exposure

DENVER — Despite their cuddly demeanor, Coloradans should be wary of touching wild bats, even if injured, Jefferson County health officials said.

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Health news • Jun 18

Rare Lyme disease-causing strain spreads to new state: What to know

A rare pathogen known to cause Lyme disease has been detected in a new state, far from where it has typically been found.

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Health news • Jun 18

5 Nighttime Habits Health Experts Recommend for a Longer Life

How you treat your sleep routine may directly impact how long you live. But consistently prioritizing sleep and making a few tweaks can improve longevity.

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Health news • Jun 18

Public Health Confirms Measles Case in LA County -

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is investigating a confirmed case of measles in a traveler who was infectious while traveling through Los...

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Health news • Jun 18

On TikTok, sunscreen misinformation goes viral

Videos promoting misinformation about sunscreen got more engagement on the platform despite making up a fraction of the most popular posts, a study found.

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Health news • Jun 18

Mom Thought She Had a Boil. Then She Vomited 'Black Tar', Ended Up in a Coma from Flesh-Eating Disease

Caroline Fonjock needed emergency surgery after she developed an aggressive case of the flesh-eating disease that left her leg looking 'like roadkill'

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Health news • Jun 18

Mom Thought She Had a Boil. Then She Vomited 'Black Tar', Ended Up in a Coma from Flesh-Eating Disease

Caroline Fonjock needed emergency surgery after she developed an aggressive case of the flesh-eating disease that left her leg looking 'like roadkill'

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Health news • Jun 18

Shingles vaccine(s) and dementia: the only medical intervention to work faster than Tums

I am going to talk about how fast shingles vaccines reverse dementia across 4 papers. Turns out the effect is near instant. But before I do that,...

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Health news • Jun 18

Don’t touch the bat! Jefferson County officials warn of rabies exposure

Despite their cuddly demeanor, Coloradans should be wary of touching wild bats, even if injured, Jefferson County health officials said.

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Health news • Jun 18

Your pelvic floor weakens as you get older. Here’s how to keep it strong for life.

Weakness in this part of the body becomes increasingly common with age, causing urinary incontinence and other symptoms. But it's also treatable.

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Health news • Jun 18

7 unexpected takeaways from the newest research on cannabis and brain effects

Stephen Lankenau has spent years studying how people use cannabis in everyday life. As director of Drexel University's Medical Cannabis Research Center,...

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Health news • Jun 18

Ebola Outbreak, DRC and Region, Situation Report #7, June 18, 2026

in English on Democratic Republic of the Congo; published on 18 Jun 2026 by IMC.

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Health news • Jun 18

42 babies die in Australia and cases of devastating STI spike in US — doc warns he’s ‘never been more concerned’

The deadly and entirely preventable disease has claimed the lives of 42 babies in Australia, and a spike in cases in the US has experts worried about a...

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Health news • Jun 18

People possibly exposed to rabies after picking up injured bat in Evergreen

Several people may have been exposed to rabies after reports of people picking up and touching an injured bat in Evergreen.

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Health news • Jun 18

Are Cardiologists Against Statins? What Heart Doctors Really Think

Roughly 40 million people with high cholesterol in the U.S. take statins to help bring their numbers back into a healthy range. Whether you're a long-time...

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