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Eli Lilly’s Unapproved Weight-Loss Drug Is Now Sold at Brooklyn Corner Stores for $95

A CBS News reporter purchased Eli Lilly's experimental weight-loss drug retatrutide at a Brooklyn convenience store for $95 with no prescription as toxicity reports rise and the FDA warns such products are

July 3, 2026

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Michigan Cyclospora Cases Hit 300 Across 21 Counties, Six Times the State’s Normal Annual Total

Michigan health officials have confirmed more than 300 cases of cyclosporiasis in under two weeks, spreading the parasitic illness across 21 counties and hitting six times the state's typical annual case total. The source of the contamination has not been

July 3, 2026

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Seynabou Diop works in the laboratory at Institut Pasteur in Dakar where the hantavirus genome from the MV Hondius cruise ship outbreak was sequenced

WHO Declares the Hantavirus Outbreak Linked to the MV Hondius Cruise Ship Officially Over

WHO declared the hantavirus outbreak linked to the Dutch polar expedition ship MV Hondius officially over

Medical illustration of a multipolar neuron showing cell body dendrites and axon the type found in the motor cortex disrupted by Huntington's disease

Scientists Identify and Repair the Brain Circuit Silenced by Huntington’s Disease in Mice

An international team led by UC San Diego identified VIP inhibitory neurons that go quiet early

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Tick Bites Are Sending Americans to Emergency Rooms at the Highest Rate in Nearly a Decade

Emergency room visits for tick bites are running at their highest rate since 2017 as warmer winters push tick populations into new regions, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports. With

July 3, 2026

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The U.S. Death Rate Fell to Its Lowest Point on Record in 2025, Federal Data Show

The age-adjusted U.S. death rate fell to 689.2 per 100,000 in 2025, the lowest figure ever recorded, but the milestone conceals rising absolute deaths from heart disease and cancer, a 17 percent

July 3, 2026

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Seynabou Diop works at a laboratory station at Institut Pasteur in Dakar Senegal where the hantavirus genome was sequenced from the April 2026 MV Hondius outbreak

A Cruise Ship Hantavirus Outbreak That Killed Three Is Over, the W.H.O. Says

The World Health Organization declared the hantavirus outbreak linked to the expedition cruise ship MV Hondius officially over on Wednesday, three months after it began. Three passengers died and more than 650

July 3, 2026

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Scientists Launch the First Drug Trial Against Congo’s Bundibugyo Ebola Outbreak

Researchers enrolled the first patient Thursday in Congo's Ituri province, testing remdesivir and MBP134 against the Bundibugyo Ebola strain that has infected more than 1,400 people and killed 438. Africa CDC is

July 3, 2026

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Nematostella vectensis sea anemone used in CARDIB antiviral immunity research Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Sea Anemones Suppress Their Own Immune Response to Fight Off Viruses, a Study Finds

Hebrew University researchers found that a protein called CARDIB suppresses sea anemone immunity yet is essential for viral defense the opposite of what scientists predicted. The study suggests evolution built multiple distinct

July 3, 2026

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Study Reveals Why Half of Kidney Transplant Candidates Never Make It to the Waitlist

A nationwide study tracking 720,348 patients referred for kidney transplantation found that 48 percent never began their evaluation and only 19 percent reached the waitlist. NYU researchers found that geography income language

July 3, 2026

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Illustration of cholesterol plaque buildup in blood vessels representing cardiovascular disease risk

Oxford Researchers Built a Calculator That Could Persuade Millions to Try Statins

Oxford researchers analysed 5.6 million patient records to build STRATIFY-StatinMD, showing more than 98% of statin-eligible patients face minimal serious muscle disorder risk. The finding confronts a treatment gap: over 60% of

July 3, 2026

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A doctor consults with a patient on cancer treatment options

An Immune Cell Meant to Fight Cancer Gets Reprogrammed by Tumors to Help Them Instead

Tel Aviv University researchers found that macrophages, the immune cells that clear dead cancer cells, get reprogrammed to stimulate tumor blood vessel growth instead of fighting cancer. The Effero-seq technology used to

July 3, 2026

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For Most People Who Avoid Statins Over Muscle Fears, the Risk Is Smaller Than They Think

A new study from the University of Oxford finds that more than 98 percent of statin-eligible patients face very low risk of serious muscle disorders. The STRATIFY-StatinMD calculator, built from 5.6 million

July 3, 2026

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A child showing measles rash during a measles outbreak in the United States 2026

U.S. Measles Cases Have Neared Last Year’s Record in Just Six Months, C.D.C. Data Show

The United States has recorded 2,134 measles cases in the first half of 2026, nearly matching last year's full-year record of 2,288, as kindergarten vaccination rates hit a five-year low and the

July 2, 2026

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Eli Lilly’s Unapproved Weight-Loss Drug Is Now Sold at Brooklyn Corner Stores for $95

Michigan Cyclospora Cases Hit 300 Across 21 Counties, Six Times the State’s Normal Annual Total

WHO Declares the Hantavirus Outbreak Linked to the MV Hondius Cruise Ship Officially Over

Scientists Identify and Repair the Brain Circuit Silenced by Huntington’s Disease in Mice

Tick Bites Are Sending Americans to Emergency Rooms at the Highest Rate in Nearly a Decade

The U.S. Death Rate Fell to Its Lowest Point on Record in 2025, Federal Data Show

A Cruise Ship Hantavirus Outbreak That Killed Three Is Over, the W.H.O. Says

Scientists Launch the First Drug Trial Against Congo’s Bundibugyo Ebola Outbreak

Sea Anemones Suppress Their Own Immune Response to Fight Off Viruses, a Study Finds

Study Reveals Why Half of Kidney Transplant Candidates Never Make It to the Waitlist

Oxford Researchers Built a Calculator That Could Persuade Millions to Try Statins

An Immune Cell Meant to Fight Cancer Gets Reprogrammed by Tumors to Help Them Instead

For Most People Who Avoid Statins Over Muscle Fears, the Risk Is Smaller Than They Think

U.S. Measles Cases Have Neared Last Year’s Record in Just Six Months, C.D.C. Data Show

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Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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