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Health news • Jun 11

Measles has no treatments. Changing that may not be easy

A highly effective vaccine has long kept measles at bay in many parts of the world. But as childhood vaccination rates drop, leaving a growing population...

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Health news • Jun 11

A New Targeted Option on the Horizon for Pancreatic Cancer – CancerWorld

In CancerWorld, Mariam Khachatryan interviews Dr. Shiraj Sen on the emerging data behind daraxonrasib, a RAS(ON) inhibitor that could reshape treatment for...

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Health news • Jun 11

Socioeconomic Status Leaves Deep Imprints on Developing Brains

A new study, analyzing 12000 children proves socioeconomic factors drive 16% of brain development, completely outpacing IQ.

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Health news • Jun 11

The FIFA World Cup will bring tourism, soccer fans — and the risk of infectious diseases

How the city's public health and public safety departments have been preparing for the global event.

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Health news • Jun 11

Possible hantavirus case reported at San Quentin

A 38-year-old inmate has contracted a case of the rodent-borne virus, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

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Health news • Jun 11

3 child Benadryl deaths spark renewed fears of dangerous social media trend

Three children have died in Connecticut after overdosing on diphenhydramine, commonly sold as Benadryl. Their deaths have renewed warnings about a social...

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Health news • Jun 11

Ebola testing has improved in DRC, but still isn't nearly enough

The DRC has improved testing capacity for Ebola, with two facilities operating in or near the epicenter. But this still may not be enough to keep up with a...

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Health news • Jun 11

Ebola testing has improved in DRC but still isn't nearly enough

The DRC has improved testing capacity for Ebola with two facilities operating in or near the epicenter. But this still may not be enough to keep up with a...

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Health news • Jun 11

Socioeconomic factors are becoming 'biologically embedded' in children's brains

A study of more than 2300 9- to 10-year-olds found that socioeconomic factors explained most differences in the preteens' brain development.

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Health news • Jun 11

Georgia hospitals test ‘game-changer’ pancreatic cancer drugs

Clinical trials at Emory and Piedmont are signaling a potential breakthrough in treating pancreatic cancer, one of the nation's deadliest diseases.

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Health news • Jun 11

White House response to hantavirus and Ebola contrasts with COVID criticisms

The administration imposed mandatory quarantine orders on two passengers from the cruise ship hit by hantavirus and is blocking Americans who catch Ebola...

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Health news • Jun 11

Pensacola doctor warns as social media 'Benadryl Challenge' resurfaces online

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- A dangerous social media trend from 2020 is making rounds again online.

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Health news • Jun 11

Hantavirus Cruise Passenger Says She’s ‘Being Held Hostage’ Due to Public Health Dispute Between CDC, Florida

An American passenger who was aboard a cruise ship that endured a deadly hantavirus outbreak says she is being held in a federal quarantine facility against...

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Health news • Jun 11

There’s a Teenage Milestone That I Couldn’t Wait to Achieve. My Son Is Actively Avoiding It.

Care and Feeding is Slate's parenting advice column. Have a question for Care and Feeding? Submit it here. Dear Care and Feeding,.

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Health news • Jun 11

The midlife habits that could make or break your brain health long-term

Researchers increasingly believe your 40s, 50s and 60s represent a critical window for protecting cognitive health later in life.

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Health news • Jun 11

Can What You Eat Actually Help Prevent Dementia?

Experts explain whether what's on your plate can make a meaningful difference in your dementia risk. Plus, healthy recipes to put it into practice.

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Health news • Jun 11

It’s Not Just Food. Our Entire World is ‘Ultraprocessed.’

It is widely agreed that the American diet has issues. This is one of our ever-shrinking number of bipartisan convictions: Something should be done about...

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Health news • Jun 11

A single plastic water bottle takes about 450 years to decompose — meaning every bottle produced since the 1970s is still essentially intact somewhere on Earth, slowly breaking down into particles now found in Arctic ice, Pyrenees rainfall, and the sediments

The plastic water bottle is one of the more recent inventions in the history of human packaging. The polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle, the standard...

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Health news • Jun 11

Ebola testing kits run out as infections mount in Congo

Three major laboratories in the Democratic Republic of Congo have run out of Ebola testing kits as infections continue to mount, the World Health...

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Health news • Jun 11

We move through the day convinced everyone notices our flaws, but when psychologists made students walk into a crowded room wearing an embarrassing T-shirt, the wearers guessed nearly half the room would remember the face on the shirt, and barely a

The students were asked to put on a shirt with a face on it most of them found mortifying, then walk into a room full of peers, and afterward guess how many...

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