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Measles Hits Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma: The Update — It’s Now 45 States
This started in close-knit, under-vaccinated communities in West Texas in January 2025. It is now the largest US measles year since 1991, and the…
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Flu Season 2025: More Cases Worried Health Experts — Here’s How Bad It Got
The experts who sounded worried mid-season turned out to be right. Now the season is over and the final numbers are in, they're worse…
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Bird Flu Spreads Silently Among Vets: What the CDC Serosurvey Actually Found
Three veterinarians had been infected with H5N1 and none of them knew. That's a small number — and the reason it matters has nothing…
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Yogurt May Help Protect Against Colon Cancer, Study Says: The Subgroup Detail That Matters
The study is real, large and interesting. It also found no significant association between yogurt and colorectal cancer overall — which is the sentence…
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Ozempic May Help Cut Drinking, Study Says: What Two Trials Actually Found
This started as an anecdote — people on GLP-1 drugs saying they'd lost interest in alcohol. It is now a randomised controlled trial with…
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How Old Is Too Old to Shovel Snow Safely? The Answer Isn’t an Age
There is no age at which snow shovelling becomes dangerous. There is a cardiac risk profile at which it does — and plenty of…
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Birth Control Pills Linked to Higher Heart Attack and Stroke Risks: The Actual Numbers
A study of more than two million women found a real increase in risk. It also found the absolute numbers are small — and…
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How the Hims and Hers Super Bowl Ad Caused Controversy — And What Happened Next
A Super Bowl ad promoted a weight-loss drug that regulators had not approved. Twelve days later, the legal basis for selling it disappeared —…