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Fiji Declares Formal National HIV Emergency as Infections Surge 12-Fold Over the Past 15 Years, UN Warns

Fiji Declares Formal National HIV Emergency as Infections Surge 12-Fold Over the Past 15 Years, UN Warns

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Fiji has declared a national HIV emergency after new data showed an estimated one in every 60 people in the South Pacific...

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Stanford Scientists Create 'Xenocortical' Mice With Human Brain Tissue To Study Devastating Brain Disorders

Stanford Scientists Create 'Xenocortical' Mice With Human Brain Tissue To Study Devastating Brain Disorders

Stanford University researchers have successfully transplanted lab-grown human brain tissue into genetically engineered mice, creating a new...

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(VIDEO) Health Officials Confirm First Florida Dengue Death of 2026 After Tampa Woman Dies at 80

(VIDEO) Health Officials Confirm First Florida Dengue Death of 2026 After Tampa Woman Dies at 80

TAMPA, Fla. — The Florida Department of Health confirmed Friday that an 80-year-old Hillsborough County woman is the state's first known dengue...

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CDC Report Finds 71.5% of U.S. Adults Felt Fatigued in 2024 as Women and Young Adults Lead Rates

CDC Report Finds 71.5% of U.S. Adults Felt Fatigued in 2024 as Women and Young Adults Lead Rates

WASHINGTON — Nearly three in four U.S. adults said they felt very tired or exhausted on at least some days in a three-month span in 2024, according...

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FDA Issues Class II Recall on Hand Soap Sold Across 15 States Over Serious Bacterial Contamination Risk

FDA Issues Class II Recall on Hand Soap Sold Across 15 States Over Serious Bacterial Contamination Risk

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has formally classified an ongoing hand soap recall as a Class II action, confirming that six products...

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Two More Rabid Raccoons Found in Bay Shore and Babylon as Suffolk County Cases Reach 44 Since 2025 Outbreak

Two More Rabid Raccoons Found in Bay Shore and Babylon as Suffolk County Cases Reach 44 Since 2025 Outbreak

Two more raccoons found in Bay Shore and Babylon have tested positive for rabies, Suffolk County health officials announced Friday, pushing the...

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Alcohol-Linked Cancer Deaths Double in U.S.; Colorectal and Breast Lead Among Adults Under 55

Alcohol-Linked Cancer Deaths Double in U.S.; Colorectal and Breast Lead Among Adults Under 55

MIAMI — Cancer deaths attributed to alcohol in the United States roughly doubled between 1990 and 2023, and among adults ages 20 to 54 the leading...

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Sleeping With Even Dim Light On May Thicken Heart Muscle, Raise Disease Risk, Researchers Say In New Study

Sleeping With Even Dim Light On May Thicken Heart Muscle, Raise Disease Risk, Researchers Say In New Study

NEW ORLEANS — Even a small amount of light exposure during sleep may alter the shape and function of heart muscle over time, increasing the risk of...

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Ozempic and Wegovy Tied to Nearly 40% Fewer Asthma Attacks, UK Records Study Finds

Ozempic and Wegovy Tied to Nearly 40% Fewer Asthma Attacks, UK Records Study Finds

BARCELONA, Spain — People with asthma who started semaglutide, the drug sold as Ozempic and Wegovy, had nearly 40% fewer attacks than similar...

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New Hampshire Man Survives Record 271 Days With Pig Kidney Before Human Transplant, Says He May Get 'Decades'

BOSTON — A retired New Hampshire grocery store manager who once believed he was staring death in the face has become the longest-surviving recipient...

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Yosemite Warns Visitors After Rabid Bat Found Near Curry Village Showers In May Sparking Health Precautions

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — Yosemite National Park officials are urging visitors to seek medical guidance if they had contact with a bat near...

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New Study Links Xylitol Sweetener To Higher Heart Attack And Stroke Risk In 17,700 People, Cardiologist Warns

A large new study presented at a major European cardiology conference has found that higher blood levels of xylitol, a popular sugar substitute used...

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Chicago Reports First West Nile Virus Death Of 2026 After City's Rainiest Summer In Years As Cases Rise

CHICAGO — A Chicago resident has died from West Nile virus, marking the first death linked to the mosquito-borne illness in both the city and the...

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Top Doctors Issue New Flu And COVID Vaccine Guidance For Fall, Aiming To Cut Through Federal Confusion

Leading U.S. medical organizations banded together Wednesday to issue new flu and COVID-19 vaccination guidelines for the fall, an effort doctors say...

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(VIDEO) North Carolina Health Officials Urge Farm Adventures Visitors to Call After Baby Goats Had Rabies

HARMONY, N.C. — Health officials in North Carolina are asking anyone who touched baby goats from a mobile petting zoo to contact their local health...

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(VIDEO) NASA Successfully Launches Its Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope To Study Dark Matter And Dark Energy

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA's newest space telescope launched successfully Sunday morning, beginning a million-mile journey that scientists say...

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Largest Autism Protein Interaction Map Reveals Shared Pathways That Could Guide Future Treatments

SAN FRANCISCO — Researchers have published what they describe as the largest molecular map of autism-related protein interactions, showing how many...

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Laser-Powered Mosquito Killer Hits US Market as California Sees Five-Year High in West Nile Virus Cases

A Chinese startup is betting American consumers will pay nearly $1,000 for a laser-equipped device that hunts and kills mosquitoes in midair, as the...

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Waist Size, Not BMI, May Better Predict Longevity Risk in Older Adults, New Study Finds, Doctor Explains

A new study is complicating the long-standing use of body mass index as a measure of health in older adults, finding that waist circumference may...

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Six Flags' X2 Roller Coaster Tied to Two Deaths and Dozens of Brain Injuries Over Nearly Two Decades

VALENCIA, Calif. — A CNN investigation has found that X2, the marquee thrill ride at Six Flags Magic Mountain, has been linked to more than a dozen...

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Massive Cochrane Review Finds Vaping Beats Nicotine Patches for Quitting Smoking, With Key Caveats

Nicotine e-cigarettes may be the most effective tool available for helping smokers quit, outperforming both traditional nicotine replacement therapies...

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(VIDEO) 10 Surprising Facts About Flash Flooding Most People Don't Know, According to NOAA and Weather Service

Flash flooding kills more people in the United States each year than tornadoes, hurricanes or lightning, yet many Americans significantly...

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After Louisiana Girl's Death From Brain-Eating Amoeba, Here's Who Faces the Highest Risk This Summer

An 8-year-old Louisiana girl has died after contracting a rare and almost always fatal brain-eating amoeba while swimming, prompting renewed questions...

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Two Unvaccinated Pennsylvanians Die of Measles, State's First Deaths From Disease in 35 Years Amid US Outbreak

Two unvaccinated residents of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, have died from measles, the Pennsylvania Department of Health confirmed Tuesday, marking...

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Map Shows COVID-19 Cases Rising in Nearly Every US State as CDC Tracks Late-Summer Surge Nationwide

COVID-19 infections are growing or likely growing in nearly every U.S. state, according to the latest epidemic modeling from the Centers for Disease...

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Los Angeles County Reports First West Nile Virus Death of 2026 as Cases Spike After Record Warm Winter

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County health officials confirmed the first West Nile virus death of 2026 this week, a San Fernando Valley resident who...

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Researchers Uncover Surprising New Benefits And Risks Of GLP-1 Weight Loss Drugs Ozempic, Mounjaro

BATON ROUGE, La. — Researchers who have spent years studying GLP-1 weight loss medications say some of the drugs' effects have caught even...

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COVID-19 Cases Growing In All 50 States As 'Nimbus' Variant Drives Late-Summer Surge Nationwide

COVID-19 infections are growing or likely growing in all 50 states, according to the latest estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and...

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(PHOTOS) SpaceX Sets New Record By Launching Two Falcon 9 Rockets From Opposite Coasts 38 Minutes Apart

SpaceX set a new company record Saturday evening, launching two Falcon 9 rockets from opposite coasts of the United States just 38 minutes and 31...

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'Poop Pills' Show Early Promise For Treating Severe Peanut Allergy, Boston Researchers

Researchers at Boston Children's Hospital have found that fecal microbiome transplantation, delivered orally through capsules sometimes referred...

16.08.2026 20

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California Silicosis Epidemic From Quartz Countertops Kills 31, Sickens Nearly 600 Workers

A new report has documented a rapidly worsening epidemic of silicosis, an incurable and often fatal lung disease, among California workers who cut and...

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(VIDEO) Total Solar Eclipse Thrills Millions Across Europe In First Sighting From Spain Since 1905

Millions of people across Europe stepped outside Wednesday to witness a rare total solar eclipse, as the moon's shadow swept across Greenland,...

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(VIDEO) Where To Watch Today's Total Solar Eclipse Livestream Online As NASA And ESA Stream Full Live Coverage

The moon's shadow is sweeping across the Arctic and parts of Europe today, bringing a total solar eclipse to Greenland, Iceland and Spain, and...

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Scientists Map Path of Totality for August 12 Solar Eclipse Across Greenland Iceland and Spain

GREENLAND — Eclipse cartographer Michael Zeiler is aboard the expedition ship Ocean Explorer heading toward the fjords of Greenland, where he hopes...

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(VIDEO) FCC Approves Space Mirror Satellite Despite Astronomers' Warnings Of Eye Damage And Sky Pollution

The Federal Communications Commission has approved a California startup's plan to launch a satellite designed to reflect sunlight down to...

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How To Safely Make DIY Solar Eclipse Viewers At Home Ahead Of The August 12, 2026 Total Eclipse Event

With a total solar eclipse set to sweep across parts of the Arctic, Greenland, Iceland and Spain on August 12, interest in do-it-yourself eclipse...

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Solar Eclipse Tracker Reveals Exact Times for Totality Path Across Iceland Spain and Partial Views

Millions of people across the Northern Hemisphere will have the chance to witness a solar eclipse on August 12, with a narrow path of totality...

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Where to Watch the August 12 Total Solar Eclipse Online by Country: NASA Livestream and Free Streams

A total solar eclipse will sweep across the Northern Hemisphere on Wednesday, Aug. 12, and for the vast majority of the world's population who...

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Up To 5 Cups Of Coffee A Day Is Safe And May Help Your Heart, American Heart Association Says

Coffee drinkers who have spent years feeling guilty about their second or third cup can breathe a little easier: the American Heart Association says...

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Scientists Use AI to Design 16 New Viruses That Kill Bacteria, Raising Biosecurity Concerns

Scientists at Stanford University and the Arc Institute have used artificial intelligence to design entirely new viruses capable of infecting and...

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Doximity Shares More Than Double as AI Search Tool Earns 10 Times What It Costs to Run, Investors Cheer

Shares of Doximity soared Friday, more than doubling at one point and trading up 61.17% to $33.25 by mid-morning, after the digital platform for U.S....

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Total Solar Eclipse Aug. 12: A Country-by-Country Guide to Where You Can See Totality This Week Ahead

A total solar eclipse will sweep across the Northern Hemisphere on Wednesday, Aug. 12, marking the first total eclipse visible from mainland Europe...

07.08.2026 20

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Trader Joe's Mango Sticky Rice Crisps Review: Fans Rave Over Viral Snack Before Reports of Discontinuation

A snack inspired by one of Thailand's most beloved desserts has spent the past two years building a devoted following at Trader Joe's, with...

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Fructose, a Common Dietary Sugar, May Help Cancer Cells Break Free and Spread, Researchers Say in New Study

Cancer cells that survive chemotherapy may release a common dietary sugar to help neighboring tumor cells break loose and spread throughout the body,...

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Ebola Outbreak In Congo Is Intensifying At An "Exceptional" Pace, Now The Largest On Record, WHO Warns

An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is intensifying at an "exceptional" pace, the World Health Organization warned...

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Australia Confirms Its First Mass Death Of Seabirds From H5N1 Bird Flu, Warns Of Wider Spread To Come

Australia confirmed its first mass mortality event linked to the H5N1 bird flu virus on Monday, after the disease killed approximately 50 greater...

03.08.2026 30

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Solar Eclipse and Perseid Meteor Shower Peak Set to Collide on the Same Day, August 12 in North America

Skywatchers across North America and Europe are set to experience two distinct celestial events within a single day on Wednesday, Aug. 12, as a...

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Australia Records Its First Suspected Mass Bird Flu Die-Off as H5N1 Rapidly Spreads to New Species Nationwide

More than 80 dead and dying seabirds have been spotted off the South Australian coast in what authorities suspect is the country's first mass...

02.08.2026 20

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(VIDEO) Florida Reports First Flesh-Eating Bacteria Death of 2026 as Vibrio Cases Climb Statewide This Summer

Florida has recorded its first death of 2026 caused by an infection from Vibrio vulnificus, the so-called "flesh-eating" bacterium,...

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Daily Multivitamin Could Help Older Adults Maintain Heart Health and Daily Function, New Study Suggests

A daily multivitamin may offer modest but measurable benefits for older adults' cardiovascular health and their ability to perform everyday...

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