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Health News - 'Immune youth' could lead to autoimmune issues for seniors - Researchers say "immune youth" might increase seniors' risk of developing autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, celiac disease and psoriasis.

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Health News -- Recall issued for Wegman's cheese products due to listeria fears -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an alert warning of a recall of several Wegman's cheese products due to the risk of listeria contamination.

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Health News -- Researchers recommend scalp implants for epilepsy tracking -- An under-the-scalp implant can improve monitoring of a person's epilepsy, giving doctors data they need to improve control over seizures, a new study says.

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Health News -- Combat sports athletes from poor neighborhoods face greater brain risk -- Participants in combat sports who grew up in poor neighborhoods might be more likely to suffer brain changes associated with degenerative brain disease.

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Health News -- Travel-related chikungunya cases in England climb nearly three-fold -- The number of travel-related cases of chikungunya, a mosquito-borne viral infection, has nearly tripled in England during the first six months of the year compared to the same period last year.

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U.S. News -- CDC director: Misinformation 'lead to deadly consequence' in Atlanta -- The CDC director described the dangers of misinformation, four days after a gunman shot at the headquarters in Atlanta, claiming the COVID-19 shot sickened him.

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Health News -- New study highlights inconsistencies in defining long COVID -- The medical field still lacks a clear answer as to what constitutes long COVID, despite hundreds of published studies and millions of sufferers worldwide.

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Health News -- Study: Dollar store foods aren't doing harm to Americans' diets -- Foods sold in discount stores don't appear to be doing harm to Americans' diets, researchers reported in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

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Health News -- Researchers say changes in stride can ease arthritis pain -- Slightly altering your stride while walking could considerably ease pain caused by wear-and-tear knee arthritis, New York University researchers said.

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Health News -- NIH study links cigarette cessation with drug, alcohol addiction recovery -- A new federal study is linking the ability to quit smoking with longer-term success from the grip of drug or alcohol addiction, as well.

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Health News -- Trained AI can detect larynx cancer by listening to voice -- Oregon Health & Science University said a trained AI program can detect cancer of a larynx by picking up the distinct differences in male patients' voices.

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Health News -- Study: Store-bought coffee has some contaminants but remains safe -- The Clean Label Project tested store-bought coffee and found it is mostly free of harmful levels of toxins and contaminants, but there's room for improvement.

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Health News -- First drug to treat bronchiectasis lung condition approved by FDA -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Insmed's daily bronchiectasis pill, brensocatib, which will be sold under the brand name Brinsupri.

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Health News -- Clinical trial shows promise for new pancreatic cancer vaccine -- A new vaccine aimed at a common cancer gene mutation could help stop aggressive pancreatic cancers from coming back, a small UCLA clinical trial suggests.

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Health News -- Legionnaires' outbreak in New York grows to 90 cases, 3 deaths -- A Legionnaires' disease outbreak in New York's Central Harlem neighborhood has now sickened 90 people and caused three deaths, health officials said Tuesday.

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Health News -- Study: AI programs might help ER overcrowding in hospitals -- Artificial intelligence programs can help doctors and nurses predict hours earlier which ER patients will likely require hospital admission, a new study says.

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Heart groups issue new guidelines for blood pressure treatment

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'Astonishing' video shows human embryo implanting in real time

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Trial shows promise for new bloodborne staph infection treatment

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PFAS chemicals tied to weight loss difficulties in teens

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