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The U.S. Surgeon General Has One Last Piece of Advice
Dr. Vivek Murthy served two terms as U.S. Surgeon General—first under former President Obama, then under President Biden. During his tenure, Murthy was a calm and reassuring voice during COVID-19, one of the biggest health challenges the country has faced in recent years. But most of the time, the “nation’s doctor” highlighted public-health issues that…
Read MoreWhat to Expect at a Skin Cancer Screening
Your skin is your largest organ, but it doesn’t get the attention it deserves—especially when it comes to skin checks for cancer. That should change, says Dr. Susan Massick, associate professor of dermatology at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, because a skin cancer screening exam is one of the easiest you’ll ever have.…
Read MoreFDA Limits Toxic Lead in Some Baby Foods
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday set maximum levels for lead in baby foods like jarred fruits and vegetables, yogurts, and dry cereal, part of an effort to cut young kids’ exposure to the toxic metal that causes developmental and neurological problems. The agency issued final guidance that it estimated could reduce lead…
Read MoreDoctors Are Worried That Iodine Deficiency Is Coming Back
NEW YORK — The 13-year-old boy came to the clinic with a rapidly ballooning neck. Doctors were puzzled. Testing ruled out their first suspicion. But further tests pinpointed what they—and the boy—had been missing: iodine. A century ago, iodine deficiency affected kids across large swaths of the country. It essentially disappeared after some food makers…
Read MoreMarlon Brando Wanted to Build a ‘University of the Sea.’ These Scientists Are Bringing the Late Actor’s Vision to Life
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Sarah Kuta Daily Correspondent The first time Marlon Brando saw Tetiaroa in the early 1960s, all he could make out was a “slender pencil of land” on the horizon in the South Pacific. Later, during a break from filming Mutiny on the Bounty, he hired a fisherman to ferry him to the atoll and realized…
Read MoreLouisiana Person Is the First U.S. Bird Flu Death
NEW YORK — The first U.S. bird flu death has been reported — a person in Louisiana who had been hospitalized with severe respiratory symptoms. Louisiana health officials announced the death on Monday. Health officials have said the person was older than 65, had underlying medical problems and had been in contact with sick and…
Read MoreSick Season Is in Full Force. Here’s What’s Going Around
The holidays came with a side of flu for many Americans, with 40 states reporting high or very high levels of illness last week, according to the latest government health data. “A lot of flu out there,” said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Carrie Reed. Of course, there are a number of bugs that…
Read More11 Ways to Respond When Someone Insults a Loved One’s Disability
The way people with disabilities are treated is backsliding in the U.S., advocates say. Cruel names are slung around without a second thought; fingers are pointed; “jokes” are whispered just out of earshot of their target—or not. In other words, even now, decades after the disability rights movement began, people are mean. “So much of…
Read MoreThey’re Adorable. And Endangered. Meet the World’s Smallest Monkey: the Pygmy Marmoset
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Photographs by Neil Ever Osborne Text by Jessica Camille Aguirre It was after midnight in Quito when Stella de la Torre came for me, waiting under a streetlamp next to the black minivan that would ferry us to the Amazon, to see the smallest monkey in the world. I bundled in, and we departed, driving…
Read MoreWhen The Stars Gossip Episode 1 (Premiere): How to Watch, Airdate, Preview, Spoilers, and More
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Read MoreThe Tale Of Lady Ok Episode 9: How to Watch, Preview, Spoilers, and More
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Read MoreDear Abby: Am I wrong for telling my SIL and BIL that they should have talked to me before inviting his children to my event?
DEAR ABBY: I have been an amateur astronomer for 25-plus years. I always go meteor watching as well as observe any celestial event. This year I invited my brother-in-law and his wife to watch a meteor shower with my husband and me. Since we both have campers, I reserved and paid the deposit for two…
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