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Texas abortion ban linked to rise in infant and newborn deaths. Is it a 'foreshadow' for other states? (www.nbcnews.com)
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Screen apnea: What happens to our breath when we type, tap, scroll (www.npr.org)
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Justice Department formally moves to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in historic shift (apnews.com)
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Watchdog: EPA's lead pipe fix sent about $3 billion to states based on unverified data (apnews.com)
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Pentagon ran secret anti-vax campaign to undermine China during pandemic (www.reuters.com)
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Tattoos as a risk factor for malignant lymphoma: a population-based case–control study (www.sciencedirect.com)
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A new pill cures preschoolers of a parasitic worm. Delivering it could be a challenge (www.npr.org)
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Parents of boy whose heart stopped for 19 hours were stunned when it started beating again (www.nbcnews.com)
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Gut bacteria sometimes get people drunk, leading to DUIs and liver disease (www.livescience.com)
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Frequent teen vaping might boost risk of toxic lead and uranium exposure (medicalxpress.com)
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A Dutch man with lymphoma and other blood disorders was infected with the COVID-causing virus for nearly two years, during which time the pathogen evolved numerous mutations (www.scientificamerican.com)
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Human papillomavirus vaccination in Ethiopia protects over 6.3 million girls from cervical cancer (www.afro.who.int)
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The inexplicable rise of kidney disease in Sri Lanka’s farming communities (www.aljazeera.com)
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Why dangerous bird flu is spreading faster and farther than first thought in U.S. cattle (www.cbc.ca)
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Bowel cancer rises among under-50s in Spain as Mediterranean diet fades, oncology expert warns (www.telegraph.co.uk)
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Concern grows as bird flu spreads further in US cows: 32 herds in 8 states (arstechnica.com)
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UN approves an updated cholera vaccine that could help fight a surge in cases (apnews.com)
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Nestlé Adds Sugar to Baby Milk and Cereal in Poorer Nations (time.com)
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How your vision can predict dementia 12 years before it is diagnosed – new study (theconversation.com)
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Houston hospital halts liver and kidney transplants after learning a doctor manipulated records (www.nbcnews.com)
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Opinion | Many Patients Don’t Survive End-Stage Poverty (www.nytimes.com)
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Heat wave causes havoc in Mali, kills 100 people (africanperceptions.org)
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Toxic formaldehyde in hair-straightening products to be banned — but experts say it's 'not enough' (www.livescience.com)
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There may be an existing solution to the chronic disease crisis, but a disabled patient seems to be the only person motivated enough to try to obtain it. And they've been failing going at it alone. (www.humanmicrobes.org)
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Health workers suffering ‘burnout’ amid NHS staffing crisis (www.independent.co.uk)
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