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‘Gas-Station Heroin’ Sold as Dietary Supplement Alarms Health Officials

‘Gas-Station Heroin’ Sold as Dietary Supplement Alarms...

Tianeptine, found at convenience stores, at smoke shops and online, can mimic an...

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What Happens When There Is No Food: Experts Say Severe Malnutrition Could Set in Swiftly in Gaza

What Happens When There Is No Food: Experts Say Severe...

Nutrition experts say the progression from hunger to severe malnutrition can be...

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Lloyd Austin’s Hidden Diagnosis: Why Some People Keep Serious Illnesses Private

Lloyd Austin’s Hidden Diagnosis: Why Some People Keep Serious...

Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III is under scrutiny for concealing his prostate...

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Researchers Scramble to Keep Dog Aging Project Alive

Researchers Scramble to Keep Dog Aging Project Alive

The National Institute on Aging may let funding lapse for a yearslong study of nearly...

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Women With Depression During or After Pregnancy Face Greater Suicide Risk, Even Years Later

Women With Depression During or After Pregnancy Face Greater...

Two studies concluded that depression that began in pregnancy or soon after could...

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Quaker Oats Recalls More Products Over Potential Salmonella Contamination

Quaker Oats Recalls More Products Over Potential Salmonella...

Several cereals, granola bars and other snack foods were recalled in December. The...

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The Billionaires Spending a Fortune to Lure Scientists Away From Universities

The Billionaires Spending a Fortune to Lure Scientists...

Arena BioWorks is promising big paydays to nearly 100 researchers from Harvard,...

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How Women’s Soccer Is Embracing Mental Health

How Women’s Soccer Is Embracing Mental Health

Elite soccer didn’t always welcome players’ requests for help. Scandals, attitudes...

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Federal Scientists Recommend Easing Restrictions on Marijuana

Federal Scientists Recommend Easing Restrictions on Marijuana

In newly disclosed documents, federal researchers find that cannabis may have medical...

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10 Nutrition Tips for a Healthy New Year

10 Nutrition Tips for a Healthy New Year

We’ve learned plenty about eating well. Here’s the advice we’ll carry with us into...

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Monica Bertagnolli, NIH’s New Leader, Wants to Broaden Participation in Medical Research

Monica Bertagnolli, NIH’s New Leader, Wants to Broaden...

In a wide-ranging interview, Dr. Monica M. Bertagnolli, the director of the National...

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Dry January: How to Set Yourself Up for Success

Dry January: How to Set Yourself Up for Success

The sobriety challenge can offer a mental and physical reset, and the chance to...

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Covid Variant JN.1 Now Accounts for Nearly Half of U.S. Cases

Covid Variant JN.1 Now Accounts for Nearly Half of U.S....

Here’s what to know about the coronavirus variant, which was first detected in the...

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Idaho Judge Temporarily Blocks Ban on Gender Transition Care for Minors

Idaho Judge Temporarily Blocks Ban on Gender Transition...

Transgender minors in the state will be able to receive gender transition care for...

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More Women Who Are Not Pregnant Are Ordering Abortion Pills Just in Case

More Women Who Are Not Pregnant Are Ordering Abortion Pills...

Rates of requests were highest in states where abortion bans were expected.

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Ohio Governor Blocks Bill Banning Transition Care for Minors

Ohio Governor Blocks Bill Banning Transition Care for Minors

Gov. Mike DeWine’s veto of the bill, which also prohibited transgender girls and...