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Trendy weight loss supplements — why they're popular and what the risks are, according to a doctor
Be careful with trendy weight loss supplements. No natural weight loss boosters have been proven to…
Gabby Landsverk
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A rat exterminator who's helped successfully eliminate nearly 100% of rats in a section of NYC says people clap, cheer, and offer him free beer when he comes around
Matt Deodato uses carbon monoxide to kill rats in New York City. He said the highly effective metho…
Jenny McGrath
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Just 12% of Americans are eating the 'Hummer of animal proteins.' Getting them to cut back could help the climate crisis.
Men and older Americans are eating the most beef. Just 12% of Americans ate half of all the beef co…
Catherine Boudreau
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Loneliness is worse than a bad diet, smoking, or depression for people with diabetes, according to a new study
A new study found that loneliness increases the risk of heart disease in patients with diabetes mor…
Rebecca Torrence
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A 31,000-year-old Stone Age skeleton reveals the world's oldest limb amputation
Archaeologists in Borneo have discovered that people 31,000 years ago had a good grasp of complex s…
Bethany Dawson
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4 of the most dangerous fungi that can make you sick, according to the WHO — from toxic mold to yeast infections
According to the WHO, the most dangerous fungi include candida auris, aspergillus, and cryptococcus.
Andrea Michelson
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Viral hot sauce challenges have fueled a $100 million chile pepper arms race
The growing appetite for spicy food in the US has perhaps gone off the rails. Here's how we got her…
Lloyd Lee
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Monkeypox has almost nothing to do with monkeys. Here's why the disease was given its misleading name.
The disease gets its name from its discovery in monkeys in 1958, but humans are usually thought to …
Marianne Guenot,Hilary Brueck
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Aside from vaccination, mask-wearing seems the most effective tool for combating COVID-19, a major study suggests
But the researchers bemoaned a lack of quality data on quarantine, lockdowns, and school closures, …
Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce
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Omicron appears to be spreading faster in the UK than in South Africa, experts say
John Edmunds, an epidemiologist and UK government advisor, said COVID-19 cases caused by Omicron ar…
Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce
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Here's how long people with COVID-19 may remain contagious, according to the best available data
After five days of symptoms or a positive COVID-19 test, about 31% of people are still contagious. …
Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce
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SIGN UP: Learn the latest on the road ahead for a COVID-19 vaccine at our live event on Monday
Learn the latest on coronavirus vaccines with bioethicist Art Caplan and infectious-disease experts…
Andrew Dunn
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Every single person in Maryland who died of COVID-19 in June was unvaccinated. The pattern applies to other states, too.
Last month, 130 people in Maryland died from COVID-19. All of them were unvaccinated, according to …
Aylin Woodward
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Some experts who had Johnson & Johnson's single-dose vaccine are now getting extra shots of Pfizer or Moderna to try to protect against the Delta variant
Some experts, fearing Delta, are having Pfizer booster shots after J&J's one-dose vaccine. "We shou…
Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce
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Stop linking monkeypox to gay and bisexual men, disease experts say: This virus spreads via contact, regardless of who you are
Some health officials are studying monkeypox clusters in men who have sex with men, but a CDC offic…
Hilary Brueck
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Sniffer dogs are being trained to recognise the coronavirus in the UK
Sniffer dogs might not seem like a big deal, but testing the coronavirus is an important part of ge…
James Pasley,James Pasley
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The growing list of countries suspending use of the AstraZeneca vaccine may be doing much more harm than good, experts say
As of Tuesday morning, at least 16 countries - mostly in Europe - had stopped using the vaccine, ci…
Marianne Guenot
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UK begins trial to see if 'Covid dogs' can sniff out deadly virus
Researchers at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) will carry out the first …
PTI
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Scientists say at least 500,000 people may become infected with the coronavirus in Wuhan before it peaks in the coming weeks
According to their analysis, the disease is likely to peak in mid-to-late-February, though there is…
Rosie Perper,Rosie Perper
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The UK has two new 'life-saving' COVID-19 treatments that cut the death risk by 24% in critically unwell people. Experts say it's not a miracle cure but is 'clearly useful'
COVID-19 patients who are critically unwell can receive the drugs Tocilizumab and Sarilumab in the …