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12 Kidney Stone Red Flags That Should Send You Straight to the Doctor
Kidney stones trigger a distinctive cluster of symptoms, and recognizing all of them can help you tell a stone apart from a urinary tract infection or a pulled muscle before complications set in.
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Explained: Mosquito-borne disease that turns deadly as fever disappears
Dengue fever has infected millions of people worldwide, and cases are now being acquired locally in parts of Europe. Although most patients recover, the disease has a dangerous characteristic: serious complications can develop just when the fever begins to disappear.
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Trump announces major women’s health initiative
President Donald Trump has signed a new executive order aimed at improving women's healthcare in the United States. The initiative promises more research into conditions such as endometriosis, menopause and heart disease, but a major detail about its funding remains unclear.
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Scientists can now switch brain cells on and off with light and the discovery just won a Nobel Prize
Three scientists have won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine for discovering how to control nerve cells using light. The breakthrough is transforming brain research, and a new clinical trial suggests it could even help people with severe vision loss.
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This common salad topping is linked to 76 illnesses, and washing it may not be enough
A food poisoning outbreak linked to alfalfa sprouts has sickened 76 people across 16 US states. Six have been hospitalized, and investigators have traced the outbreak to seeds that may carry two dangerous types of bacteria.
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12 Kidney Stone Red Flags That Should Send You Straight to the Doctor
Kidney stones trigger a distinctive cluster of symptoms, and recognizing all of them can help you tell a stone apart from a urinary tract infection or a pulled muscle before complications set in.
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Explained: Mosquito-borne disease that turns deadly as fever disappears
Dengue fever has infected millions of people worldwide, and cases are now being acquired locally in parts of Europe. Although most patients recover, the disease has a dangerous characteristic: serious complications can develop just when the fever begins to disappear.
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Trump announces major women’s health initiative
President Donald Trump has signed a new executive order aimed at improving women's healthcare in the United States. The initiative promises more research into conditions such as endometriosis, menopause and heart disease, but a major detail about its funding remains unclear.
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Scientists can now switch brain cells on and off with light and the discovery just won a Nobel Prize
Three scientists have won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine for discovering how to control nerve cells using light. The breakthrough is transforming brain research, and a new clinical trial suggests it could even help people with severe vision loss.
Women feel more pain at nearly every body site compared to men
A sweeping global study just put real numbers on something many women have been told was in their head.
20 million Medicare recipients are getting a one-time $90 payment, according to Trump
The money arrives automatically for most Part B enrollees, but several large groups will see nothing in their account.
Federal officials warn of a new opioid that may be 10 times more powerful than fentanyl
The drug is spreading quickly through the illegal supply, and it slips right past the tests hospitals normally use to spot opioids.
The federal government cut 750,000 people from health insurance, claiming fraud
The Trump administration ended Obamacare subsidies for hundreds of thousands of people at the end of August, and another 419,000 are next in line.
Check your freezer: A dairy-free frozen dessert has been recalled twice for the same reason.
The same dairy-free frozen dessert has now been recalled twice in nine months over stones.
Listeria found in tomato soup: Check your freezer now
3,240 refrigerated soup kits recalled after a routine test flagged Listeria.