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STARI is linked to the bite of a lone star tick, but doctors don't actually know yet what causes it.
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A Mysterious Tick Disease Has Been Spotted in New York

Southern tick–associated rash illness is increasingly showing up outside the south, a recent case report illustrates.

Boxes of the GLP-1 medication Ozempic.
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Ozempic and Other GLP-1s Are Being Linked to Fewer Serious Infections—Including TB

Two recent studies have suggested that GLP-1 drugs can reduce the occurrence or severity of certain infections.

MRI images of a brain.
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Scientists Say a Key Trigger for Alzheimer’s Damage Isn’t Even in the Brain

New research points to certain immune cells in our lymph nodes that play a key role in causing...

An example of ringworm infection.
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A Drug-Resistant Ringworm Fungus Is Surging Across the Globe, Scientists Warn

The emerging fungus Trichophyton indotineae can cause severe and hard-to-treat cases of ringworm.

Goats are often vaccinated against rabies, but only after they reach three months to six months of age.
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Rabid Baby Goats Send Health Officials Scrambling to Find Everyone Who Cuddled Them

The goats were likely infected by a skunk a month ago.

The field study in pain tolerance focused on cold pain thresholds over several days at the Wacken Open Air festival in Germany.
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Study Links Listening to Live Metal With an Improved Tolerance for Pain, Cold Relentless Pain

A hardcore test of over 120 metalheads in Germany suggests that a few days enjoying live metal performances...

Terpenes, the naturally occurring compounds responsible for a cleaning product’s unique aroma, react easily with ozone molecules producing air pollution akin to smog.
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Cleaning Products May Expose You to as Much Air Pollution as a Busy Street

Researchers found that billions and sometimes trillions of tiny airborne particles are created during household cleaning with scented...

Cooking Burgers On Hot Grill With Flames
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Americans Can Now Add Metal to Their Food From the Comfort of Their Own Grill

Hot pestilence summer continues apace.

The Frankfurt Airport in Germany.
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Malaria Outbreak Kills 2 Airport Workers in Germany After Mosquito Sneaks Aboard Plane

It's unknown at this point whether one or more mosquitoes are responsible for the outbreak.

An illustration of pancreatic cancer cells.
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A Game-Changing Drug for Pancreatic Cancer Just Got FDA Approval

In a large-scale clinical trial, people taking daraxonrasib lived twice as long as those given standard chemotherapy.