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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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Health news • Jun 18

Hunter-gatherers in Siberia died of a plague outbreak 5,500 years ago

Plague swept through groups of hunter-gatherers in southeastern Siberia 5,500 years ago, leaving dozens dead in its wake—with DNA from Yersinia pestis...

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Health news • Jun 18

Could Lowering Inflammation Treat Depression?

Psychiatrists think inflammation may be at the root of some people's illness. How to treat it is an open question.

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Health news • Jun 18

These 3 brothers lost their parents to AIDS. Now they struggle to make it on their own

Whenever it rains, Joseph, Gift and Alumbwe — ages 17, 15 and 12 — scramble to move their clothes to a dry corner of their home, deep in the Copperbelt...

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Health news • Jun 18

South African scientists make breakthrough in decoding cancer’s most effective survival strategy

In the intricate biology of the human body, organs such as the breast, the colon and the lungs are lined with a defensive barrier known as the epithelium.

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Health news • Jun 18

AI helped diagnose 18 children whose rare diseases had stumped doctors

Researchers from Boston Children's Hospital identified 18 diagnoses for children with rare diseases using OpenAI's o3 model.

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Health news • Jun 18

Winter’s snow cover contributes to explosion of ticks

SOUTHWICK — It may sound counterintuitive, but the amount of snow the area got this winter has contributed to the dramatic increase in the number of ticks...

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Health news • Jun 18

The Number-1 Sign of Colon Cancer Doctors Say You Shouldn’t Ignore

Gastroenterologists reveal the number-one sign of colon cancer. Plus, other symptoms to watch for and why the illness can be difficult to diagnose.

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