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U.S. Measles Cases Hit Highest Level Since 1990
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U.S. Measles Cases Hit Highest Level Since 1990

The outbreak comes as anti-vaccine sentiments in the US and elsewhere have grown in recent years The number of reported...


July 8, 2025
U.S. Measles Cases Hit Record High Since Elimination
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U.S. Measles Cases Hit Record High Since Elimination

The vast majority of measles cases in the US this year have been in people who have not been vaccinated. ...


July 8, 2025
Top Brain-Boosting Foods to Eat After 40, According to Experts
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Top Brain-Boosting Foods to Eat After 40, According to Experts

Best Brain Foods to Eat After 40, According to Experts As we age, many of us notice subtle changes in...


July 7, 2025
AI Helps Couple Conceive After 18 Years of Infertility
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AI Helps Couple Conceive After 18 Years of Infertility

As artificial intelligence shapes fertility care, it’s now helping doctors at Columbia University Fertility Center find hidden sperm.  Chinnapong/iStockphoto/Getty Images...


July 3, 2025
Top FDA Official Opposes Broad Covid Vaccine Use
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Top FDA Official Opposes Broad Covid Vaccine Use

Dr. Vinay Prasad, director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, said he disagreed with reviewers’ conclusions about...


July 2, 2025
Trump Aid Cuts May Cause 14 Million Deaths, Report Finds
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Trump Aid Cuts May Cause 14 Million Deaths, Report Finds

President Donald Trump’s move to cut most of the US funding towards foreign humanitarian aid could cause more than 14...


July 1, 2025
Miscarriage Risks Rise After Texas Abortion Ban
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Miscarriage Risks Rise After Texas Abortion Ban

Photo illustration by Alex Bandoni/ProPublica. Source photos: Justin Lambert/Getty Images, Yiming Chen/Getty Images. This story was originally published by ProPublica, a...


July 1, 2025
Insurance Cuts GLP-1 Drug Coverage for Weight Loss
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Insurance Cuts GLP-1 Drug Coverage for Weight Loss

Zepbound has been approved since November 2023 for chronic weight management in adults with obesity or who are overweight.  Shelby...


July 1, 2025
RFK Jr. Under Fire for Spreading Dangerous Vaccine Misinformation
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RFK Jr. Under Fire for Spreading Dangerous Vaccine Misinformation

In a controversial Fox News interview this week, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. repeated long-debunked claims...


June 27, 2025
It’s Never Too Late: Experts Say Healthy Eating Can Transform Lives at Any Age
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It’s Never Too Late: Experts Say Healthy Eating Can Transform Lives at Any Age

For anyone banking on the tale of a cigar-smoking, wine-drinking centenarian as proof that nutrition doesn’t matter in old age...


June 26, 2025