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10 San Francisco residents sickened as cyclospora cases surge
Heads of lettuce sit on grocery store shelves as federal and local health officials investigate a nationwide surge in cyclospora infections. The recalled iceberg lettuce linked to the multistate outbreak was not distributed in California.Spencer Platt/TNSSan Francisco has confirmed 10 cases of cyclosporiasis this year, including one involving a resident whose infection was genetically associated … Read more
Roscommon County resident has ‘dangerous’ mosquito-borne EEE virus
Updated Aug. 20, 2026, 6:16 p.m. ETA Roscommon County resident has Eastern equine encephalitis, a rare but dangerous virus spread to people and animals through the bite of infected moquitoes, according to the state health department.It is the first human case of EEE in Michigan since 2021.The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reports … Read more
The diet that beats Weight Watchers in the long term: study
If you want to lose weight, you’ve got options, from medications like GLP-1s to apps like Noom. But an ancient — thousands of years old — diet could trump them in one big way. With it, people eat highger-quality food over time, which research suggests keeps weight down for longer. The Mediterranean diet emphasizes whole foods. … Read more
‘CPAP baddies’ are making wearing a sleep apnea mask cool
Forget silk rods and curling socks. Kayla Fawcett found a new beauty tool in the last place you’d expect: her CPAP machine. One night before bed, the Wisconsinite wrapped her hair around the soft tubing of her headgear, clipped it in place and hit record. She sent the video to friends, who convinced her to … Read more
Column | 5 science-backed health benefits of tea, from longevity to brain health – The Washington Post
Column | 5 science-backed health benefits of tea, from longevity to brain health The Washington Post
GLP-1s emerge as one of most ‘disruptive economic forces’ in healthcare
A panel examines the expansion of GLP-1 medications beyond weight loss, exploring new medical uses, potential side effects and what the next wave of these blockbuster drugs could mean for patients on ‘Barron’s Roundtable.’ A new report by Wells Fargo spotlights how GLP-1 weight loss drugs are reshaping the healthcare industry by addressing obesity. Wells … Read more
The traditional respiratory virus season hasn’t started, but Covid is already climbing
Are you coughing, hacking or feeling feverish? It may not be just a summer cold; you might want to consider taking a Covid test. Although the autumn respiratory illness season hasn’t kicked off, and flu and RSV activity remain low, there’s a growing summer wave of Covid-19. Case numbers aren’t especially high, and the United … Read more
Hotel Guests Were Told They’d Have to Pay for Another Night—Then Their Son Pulled the Fire Alarm
Pexels/Reddit Being dismissed during a medical emergency leaves a mark that doesn’t just disappear once someone finally pays attention. One woman spent an afternoon telling her parents about chest pain, dizziness, and a heart rate racing to 180 while at rest, only to be told she was fine and left alone while they went to … Read more
Researchers in Finland tracked children’s screen time for eight years, expecting to document the damage. The children who spent more hours on screens showed better cognitive processing as teenagers — a result that ran directly against the assumption the study was designed to test
Ask almost any parent what screens are doing to their children’s brains and you will get the same answer. Rotting them. Shortening their attention. Making them worse at thinking. A team of Finnish researchers set out to measure exactly that kind of harm. They followed hundreds of children for eight years, from primary school into … Read more