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Health news • Jun 17

The Best Time to Take Vitamin D for Maximum Absorption, According to Health Experts

Should you take your vitamin D supplement in the morning or at night? Learn what health experts say about when it's best to get the most benefits.

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Health news • Jun 17

Surprising benefit of Covid vaccine found in new study

The study found that the jab was linked to a lower risk of Covid-19-related major adverse cardiovascular events.

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Health news • Jun 17

4 Late-Night Drinks for Better Blood Sugar, According to Dietitians

Hydration is helpful for balancing blood sugar, but not all drinks are equal. Dietitians share the four best evening drinks for healthy blood sugar.

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Health news • Jun 17

Florida 17-year-old's minor scratch becomes emergency after swim exposes him to flesh-eating bacteria

A swim outing in Florida turned serious for a 17-year-old after bacteria in the water entered a small cut on his leg. Within two days, the scratch had...

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Health news • Jun 16

Dear Annie: It’s been 6 years since our daughter has talked to us. We’re at our wits’ end

This column originally ran in 2023. Dear Annie: I don't know where to start. It has been six years since our youngest daughter, “Emily,” has been close to...

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Health news • Jun 16

Several men diagnosed with rare infection after frequenting the same gay bathhouse

The CDC has recently reported on a rare infection among men in France. Each of the men presented with symptoms of dermatophilus, a rare skin infection...

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Health news • Jun 16

RFK Jr. overrules experts to keep hantavirus cruise ship passenger in quarantine

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has refused to release a cruise ship passenger exposed to hantavirus from the Nebraska quarantine facility where...

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Health news • Jun 16

A three-minute smartphone game can detect a subtle cognitive mechanism behind depression

People with depression experience a measurable shift in their expectations for reward, making pleasure harder to achieve. A new study in the Proceedings of...

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Health news • Jun 16

Cockroaches scurry around with thousands of pieces of bacterial genomes

Last week, we looked at a new study of the origin of complex cells, one that showed that our ancestors' genomes were pieced together from bits and pieces of...

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Health news • Jun 16

Leading OB-GYN group breaks from CDC on maternal vaccination schedule

Medical societies endorse ACOG's schedule, saying maternal vaccines are 'key element' of protection.

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Health news • Jun 16

RFK Jr. Orders American Exposed to Hantavirus to Stay Quarantined Against Medical Advice

Health secretary says cruise passenger Angela Perryman has to stay isolated in Nebraska despite CDC report advising otherwise.

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Health news • Jun 16

RFK Jr. orders continued hantavirus quarantine of American woman despite CDC advice

An American passenger exposed to the hantavirus on a cruise ship was ordered to remain in quarantine in Nebraska against her will and despite a federal...

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Health news • Jun 16

RFK Jr. orders passenger from hantavirus-stricken cruise to remain in quarantine in Nebraska, despite CDC recommendation

A woman who was exposed to hantavirus on the MV Hondius cruise has been ordered by US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to stay in...

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Health news • Jun 16

American Medical Missionary Survives Ebola, Returns to US With Family

An American medical missionary who contracted Ebola while serving in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has returned safely to the United States...

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Health news • Jun 16

Fort Bend County declares public health emergency over mosquito surge

FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas — Fort Bend County has declared a local public health emergency because of unusually high mosquito populations following weeks of...

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Health news • Jun 16

Kidney healing improves after protein blockade, with less scarring and faster recovery

A drug previously developed at UCLA to help heart tissue repair itself after a heart attack might also help kidney tissue repair and regenerate,...

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Health news • Jun 16

Ebola Outbreak Could Become Worst on Record, Africa C.D.C. Chief Warns

Health officials on Tuesday warned that the Ebola outbreak in East Africa could significantly worsen, saying it could last as long as a year and infect...

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Health news • Jun 16

GLP-1s are different for older adults

GLP-1 access for obesity will get easier for Medicare beneficiaries as of July 1 — but they can have serious side effects for older adults.

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Health news • Jun 16

Ebola outbreak in DR Congo could become worst in history, Africa CDC warns

The current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) could become deadlier than the worst outbreak on record, which killed more than 11,000...

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Health news • Jun 16

Northern California resident infected with extremely rare tick-borne illness

A California resident was hospitalized this spring with an extremely rare tick-borne illness documented in only four known human infections worldwide,...

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