Health
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Physical Fitness Linked to Better Mental Health in Young People
A new study bolsters existing research suggesting that exercise can protect against anxiety, depression and attention challenges.
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Philips Settles CPAP Breathing Device Lawsuits for $1.1 Billion
Thousands of people with sleep apnea and other illnesses had sued the company, claiming flawed devices were harming them.
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U.S. Lags Behind Other Countries in Hepatitis-C Treatment
Despite an arsenal of drugs, many Americans are still unaware of their infections until it’s too late. A Biden initiative…
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Federal Officials Find No Live Bird Flu Virus in Initial Milk Tests
The early results suggest that pasteurization is killing the H5N1 virus in milk, something that regulators were not certain of.
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Biden Delays Ban on Menthol Cigarettes
The proposal had been years in the making, in an effort to curb death rates of Black smokers targeted by…
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At Least Three Women Were Infected With H.I.V. After ‘Vampire Facials’
The women underwent the cosmetic procedure at an unlicensed spa in New Mexico.
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One in Five Milk Samples Nationwide Shows Genetic Traces of Bird Flu
There is no evidence that the milk is unsafe to drink, scientists say. But the survey result strongly hints that…
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Beth Linker Is Turning Good Posture on Its Head
A historian and sociologist of science re-examines the “posture panic” of the last century. You’ll want to sit down for…
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Dairy Cows Transported Between States Must Now Be Tested for Bird Flu
Since a new form of bird flu arrived in 2022, federal officials have sought to reassure Americans that the threat…
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Grandmother Becomes Second Patient to Receive Kidney From Gene-Edited Pig
NYU Langone Health surgeons performed the transplant after implanting a mechanical heart pump in the severely ill patient.