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A Huge New Study Should Calm Fears About Using Antidepressants During Pregnancy

A study of over 3 million pregnancies suggests that antidepressants don't raise the risk of autism or ADHD in…

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CDC Says We Probably Can't Get Rid of Monkeypox Now

New cases of monkeypox in the U.S. are slowing down, but the virus may circulate locally at low levels…

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Our Cancers Are Filled With Fungi

New research shows that many cancers play host to their own unique microbiomes of fungi, which may affect our…

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More States Than Ever Have High Obesity Rates, CDC Data Shows

As of 2021, 19 states and territories have at least 35% of their residents living with obesity—more than double the…

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'Forever Chemicals' Are Everywhere. Is There a Way to Avoid Them?

The EPA now calls PFAS 'hazardous substances,' but these chemicals widely contaminate our homes, workplaces, and…

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Experimental Alzheimer's Drug Succeeds in Large Trial, but Questions Remain

The antibody therapy lecanemab appears to have slowed people's cognitive decline in a Phase III trial, but its…

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Study Links Coffee—Even Decaf and Instant—to Longer Life

Drinking decaffeinated, ground, and instant coffee was associated with a lower risk of dying early and…

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A Cancer-Fighting Version of Herpes Shows Promise in Early Human Trial

At least one patient with advanced cancer experienced a complete remission after being treated with a modified…

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More Americans Are Surviving Cancer Than Ever Before

There are now more than 18 million cancer survivors in the U.S., but many challenges remain in prevention,…

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Teens Are Getting Into Vapes and Weed, Losing Interest in Booze and Other Drugs

New research shows that teens have been using most drugs less over the past three decades, but cannabis and vaping…

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A Common Heart Drug May Help People Struggling with Alcohol Use Disorder

In both rodents and humans, scientists have found evidence that spironolactone can reduce people's craving for…

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America's Sexually Transmitted Disease Problem Is 'Out of Control'

At a conference this week, public health experts and health officials sounded an alarm over growing case numbers of…

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The Pandemic May Be Over, but Covid-19 Isn't

Covid-19 is likely to cause less death and misery moving forward, but it's far from a vanquished public health…

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Constipated Scorpions and the Best Way to Open a Door: The 2022 Ig Nobel Winners Are Here

The awards are in their 32nd year and "honor achievements that first make people laugh, and then make them think.”

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Five People With Lupus Went Into Complete Remission After Immunotherapy

Up to 17 months later, five lupus patients have remained free of damaging autoantibodies after receiving CAR T cell…

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A Virus That Can Cause Polio-Like Paralysis in Children Has Returned

The CDC warned that cases of enterovirus D-68 have surged this summer, which will likely lead to a rise in cases of…

Ed Cara

9/14/22 4:30PM

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Japan to Fully Reopen to Tourists Despite Record Covid-19 Cases in August

Just 245,900 foreign tourists visited Japan in 2021, the lowest number since records started in 1964.

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Poor Dental Health Linked to Greater Dementia Risk, Large Review Finds

People with gum disease or missing teeth were more likely to develop cognitive decline and dementia, researchers…

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Right-Wing Tweeters Melt Down Over White House's New Disease Control Daddy

Monkeypox cases are declining, and the new White House czar is eminently qualified for the job, but the right can't…

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U.S. Hits 1 Million Organ Transplants Since First in 1954

The milestone comes nearly 70 years after the first successful transplant of a kidney in Boston.

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9/09/22 1:30PM

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