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Sugary Drinks Increase Hair Loss Risk, but These Nutrients Can Help

Sugar-sweetened drinks and alcoholic beverages have been linked to a higher risk of hair loss. Alejandro Moreno de Carlos/Stocksy United A new research review indicates that sugary drinks ...

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Death toll from Legionnaires' disease outbreak in New York City rises to 7 and infections hit 114

New York City health officials have discovered a seventh death linked to a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Central Harlem, where more than 100 people have been diagnosed with the ailmentNEW YORK ...

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Mass layoffs, resignations and major vaccine policy changes: Timeline of turmoil at CDC

The attempted ousting of the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and resignations of four high-profile officials on Wednesday were the latest developments in turmoil th...

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Trump Administration Approves New COVID Vaccines… For Barely Anyone At All

I’m starting to think that American is suffering from some sort of collective amnesia. Look, whatever your opinions on how the government handled the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in its early days...

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‘It Feels Like the CDC Is Over’

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is coming undone. The White House announced last night that it had ousted the agency’s newly sworn-in director, Susan Monarez, whose lawyers insist th...

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Killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO has inspired followers, prosecutors say

Federal prosecutors say the man who allegedly killed the UnitedHealthcare chief executive last December has inspired followers, such as the man who killed four people at a the National Football Lea...

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FDA Approves New COVID Vaccines With Restrictions. Can You Get a Shot?

New restrictions for COVID-19 shots could lead to an uptick in cases, especially among vulnerable populations. juanma hache/Getty Images The FDA approved updated COVID-19 shots for the fal...

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Urgent care for mental health in the NHS

The proposed rollout of 85 mental health emergency departments across England, backed by £120m of investment, aims to tackle the crisis in the provision of urgent and emergency mental healthcare. S...

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Lower-Calorie Mediterranean Diet With Exercise Cuts Diabetes Risk by 31%

Eating a Mediterranean diet and following a healthy lifestyle can be very effective in lowering diabetes risk. Ivan Solis/Stocksy United A Mediterranean diet, combined with calorie reducti...

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Why getting a COVID-19 vaccine is likely to be more complicated this year

Will you get a COVID-19 vaccine? That has become a complicated question for many people.The answer may depend on your age, insurance coverage, health and finding a health care professional who will...

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CDC dramatically scales back program that tracks food poisoning infections

Federal health officials have scaled back FoodNet, a program that tracked food poisoning infections in the U.S. The Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network has cut required monitoring to jus...

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FDA approves updated Pfizer COVID shots but limits access for some kids and adults

The Food and Drug Administration has approved Pfizer's updated COVID-19 vaccines for the upcoming fall and winter seasonWASHINGTON -- U.S. regulators approved Pfizer’s updated COVID-19 shot Wednesd...

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Federal officials urge medical schools to increase their nutrition education courses

In an effort led by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., HHS and the Department of Education are urging schools to strengthen nutrition education across pre-med, medical schoo...

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Chat GPT’s ‘final messages’ to teenager before he took his own life

Adam Raine took his own life earlier this year (Picture: Family Handout) ‘I’m practising here, is this good?’ ‘Yeah, that’s not bad at all.’ These are some of the chilling ...

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Inside the USAID Fire Sale

Updated at 7:31 p.m. ET on August 26, 2025One of the more surreal knock-on effects of the gutting of USAID is that the U.S. government is now holding a massive fire sale for mosquito nets, water to...

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The £3 ‘Ozempic for alcoholics’ pill stopped my boozing in just 4 DAYS – after years of blackouts and vomiting over pals

KATIE Lain’s alcohol addiction was so bad that she drove while drunk, stashed alcohol in her car, topped up her cups of tea with whisky and was once so hungover she projectile-v...

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What to know about New World screwworm after 1st human case detected in US

Earlier this week, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) confirmed the first human case of a flesh-eating parasite in the U.S.The patient, a Maryland resident, had recently returned fro...

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New Mexico man diagnosed with plague in state's 1st human case this year: Officials

Patients have high chances of recovering from plague when detected early.A New Mexico man has been diagnosed with plague, marking the state's first human case this year, according to local health o...

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Do Hair Loss Treatments for Women Actually Work? What Experts Think

From hair growth supplements to prescription medications, experts discuss the best treatments for female hair loss. Manassanant Pamai/Getty Images Women may experience hair loss for many r...

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The Silicon Valley leaders who have experimented with psychedelics

Steve Jobs, Sam Altman, and Bill Gates spoke publicly about using psychedelic drugs. Google cofounder Sergey Brin has reportedly eaten magic mushrooms.Justin Sullivan/Kevork Djansezian/Justin Sulli...

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Uncertainty over certification affects possible 9/11-related illnesses coverage

When retired Nassau County Police officer Allison Beyerlein's routine blood work showed low levels of platelets – cells that help control clotting and bleeding – three years ago, she became concern...

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