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CDCResearchers say they believe they've documented the first known death from alpha-gal syndrome — a red meat allergy caused by tick bites. -
Luc Claessen/Belga/AFP via Getty ImagesMillions of dollars worth of contraceptives have been stored in Belgium since the U.S. froze foreign aid. A local official says some products were stored improperly and are largely unusable.
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Research on brain disorders may slow as young neuroscientists struggle to find jobs and research grants. -
Cuts and disruptions to federal research funding are causing many young brain scientists to reconsider their career choice.
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A federal bankruptcy court judge said he will approve OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma's latest deal to settle thousands of lawsuits over the toll of opioids that includes some money for thousands of victims of the epidemic. -
Former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director Robert Redfield writes in his new book that the next pandemic is coming, and it will likely be far worse than COVID-19.
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A new study found that women who eat a lot of ultra-processed foods were 1.5 times more likely to develop pre-cancerous polyps before the age of 50, compared to those with healthier diets.
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A new deal to end the government shutdown may briefly restore staff to U.S. Education Department offices that had been gutted by layoffs. -
Many people get nervous in social situations, but at what point do nerves turn into full blown social anxiety? -
The office helps people access treatment.
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November 13 is World Kindness Day. Its goal is to encourage acts of kindness. (After all, one kind day is better than none.) Here's a look at the nature and nurturing of human kindness. -
The government shutdown has ended, but extending Affordable Care Act subsidies remains unaddressed, leaving health insurance shoppers in limbo and facing a significant increase in costs.
