Health
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Why do Americans love cruises despite viral outbreaks?Today's Big Question Record numbers expected to sail after hantavirus deaths
By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published
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Funding cuts and MAHA guidelines may make school lunches more expensiveThe Explainer The Trump administration urges children to eat healthy while it slashes funding for local food
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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How worrying is the Ebola outbreak?Today’s Big Question Rare Bundibugyo strain of infectious virus, detected in DR Congo and Uganda, has no approved vaccine or treatment
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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A dangerous highFeature The U.S. is being flooded with synthetic drugs that are cheap to make, hard to track, and fraught with risk
By The Week US Published
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Hantavirus: Are we ready for another pandemic?Feature The disease does not have a cure
By The Week US Published
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WHO: DRC Ebola outbreak is global emergencySpeed Read There are no approved vaccines or treatments for this strain of the virus
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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The prevalence of antidepressants in conflict zonesUnder the Radar Rising use of prescription drugs in war environments that trigger ‘mounting psychological strain’ could have sinister implications
By Will Barker, The Week UK Published
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The hantavirus Andes strain: can it be contained?In the Spotlight As passengers from the MV Hondius quarantine, health experts do not believe the virus will cause a pandemic
By The Week UK Published
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SCOTUS temporarily keeps abortion pill accessSpeed Read The pill, mifepristone, is a common mail-order abortion drug
By Jessica Hullinger Published
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The impact of renaming polycystic ovary syndromeThe Explainer The change will hopefully clarify the way that doctors treat PCOS
By Theara Coleman, The Week US Published
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‘Certain travelers should have more targeted screening’Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Engaging with art can slow aging, study findsSpeed Read In some cases, the results were comparable to physical exercise
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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FDA head Marty Makary resigns under pressureSpeed Read Makary had drawn criticism from both sides of the aisle
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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‘Your mental health problems are not caused by a simple thing’Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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