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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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CDC headquarters building in Atlanta Georgia

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

Medical workers at an Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease treatment center in Ituri province Democratic Republic of Congo where the PARTNERS clinical trial has begun

WHO Launches First Clinical Trial for Bundibugyo Virus as Congo Deaths Pass 440

The World Health Organization has enrolled the first patients in the PARTNERS trial, testing remdesivir and a monoclonal antibody against a Bundibugyo virus outbreak that has killed more than 440 people in

July 2, 2026

A Culex mosquito, the primary vector of West Nile virus in the United States, where CDC has confirmed a 20-year early-season record of 48 cases in 23 states

West Nile Cases at This Stage of Summer Are the Highest in Two Decades, the C.D.C. Says

The CDC has confirmed 48 West Nile virus cases in 23 states by early July, the highest early-season count in 20 years, just as the July Fourth holiday sends millions of Americans

July 2, 2026

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention campus in Atlanta Georgia where investigators are tracking the 2026 cyclosporiasis produce outbreak

A Parasite Found in Fresh Herbs and Berries Is Sickening Hundreds Across 17 States

A cyclospora parasite linked to fresh herbs, raspberries, and Caesar salad kits has sickened more than 170 people in seven Michigan counties since June 22, triple the state's annual norm, while the

July 2, 2026

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Reeva Foods instant noodles Salmonella Stanley outbreak Europe 14 countries

Salmonella Outbreak Tied to Ukrainian Noodle Brand Sickens 106 Across 14 European Nations

European food safety authorities confirmed that Reeva Foods instant noodles, made by a Ukrainian manufacturer, are the most likely source of a Salmonella Stanley outbreak that has sickened 106 people and hospitalized

July 2, 2026

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Researchers at Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences mapped blood cell formation in embryonic yolk sac before gastrulation

Chinese Scientists Find Human Blood Forms Before the Embryo Takes Shape

A Chinese research team publishing in Nature has found that blood cell formation begins in the yolk sac before gastrulation, earlier than science has documented. The team created the first spatial map

July 2, 2026

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Chinese youth vaped tiletamine, a veterinary anaesthetic, in modified e-cigarettes before China classified the drug alongside fentanyl on July 1 2026

China Treats Pet Anaesthetic Tiletamine as Strictly as Fentanyl After Youth Vaping Surge

China classified tiletamine, a veterinary anaesthetic used on cats and dogs, as a controlled narcotic on July 1, matching fentanyl's legal restrictions. Authorities had investigated over 1,600 young people for vaping the

July 2, 2026

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A big brown bat in flight, the species most commonly associated with rabies exposure in the United States

A Rabid Bat Attacked a 6-Year-Old. Her Brothers Killed It With a Homemade Sword.

A rabid bat attacked Cecilia 'Cece' Kale, 6, at her home in Tigerton, Wis., biting her thigh while she played in a tree. Her brother Nicklas, 11, who had built a wooden

July 2, 2026

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Eli Lilly Mounjaro tirzepatide KwikPen injection device, the same drug sold as Zepbound for obesity treatment

Medicare Begins Covering Weight-Loss Drugs for Seniors, Ending a $50-a-Month Barrier

Medicare launched its GLP-1 Bridge program Tuesday, covering Wegovy and Zepbound for 10 million eligible seniors at $50 a month. It is the first time Medicare has covered a weight-loss drug specifically

July 2, 2026

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Illustration showing brown amyloid plaques between neurons and blue tau tangles inside neurons in Alzheimer's disease

Scientists Find the Protein Alzheimer’s Uses to Jump Between Brain Cells

University of Utah scientists publishing in Cell identify Arc protein as the vehicle that packages Alzheimer's tau into vesicles traveling between neurons, with tau transmission nearly halted when Arc was removed in

July 2, 2026

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A package of 30 Actiq fentanyl lozenges, each containing 600 micrograms, showing the pharmaceutical form of fentanyl

Fentanyl Has Made Regular Users Immune to Doses That Would Kill Most People, Study Finds

A peer-reviewed study of Los Angeles drug users finds illicit fentanyl consumers take daily doses equivalent to 8,888 milligrams of oral morphine, sixty times what would kill someone without tolerance, raising urgent

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

WHO Launches First Clinical Trial for Bundibugyo Virus as Congo Deaths Pass 440

West Nile Cases at This Stage of Summer Are the Highest in Two Decades, the C.D.C. Says

A Parasite Found in Fresh Herbs and Berries Is Sickening Hundreds Across 17 States

Salmonella Outbreak Tied to Ukrainian Noodle Brand Sickens 106 Across 14 European Nations

Chinese Scientists Find Human Blood Forms Before the Embryo Takes Shape

China Treats Pet Anaesthetic Tiletamine as Strictly as Fentanyl After Youth Vaping Surge

A Rabid Bat Attacked a 6-Year-Old. Her Brothers Killed It With a Homemade Sword.

Medicare Begins Covering Weight-Loss Drugs for Seniors, Ending a $50-a-Month Barrier

Scientists Find the Protein Alzheimer’s Uses to Jump Between Brain Cells

Fentanyl Has Made Regular Users Immune to Doses That Would Kill Most People, Study Finds

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Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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