health and wellness
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Finger-prickin' good: Are simpler blood tests seeing new life years after Theranos' demise?
Today's Big Question One Texas company is working to bring these tests back into the mainstream
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Mold, bugs at listeria-linked Boar's Head meat plant
Speed Read Food safety inspectors reported many violations at a Virginia plant that has been linked to a nationwide deli meat recall
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Should we be worried about declining birth rates?
Talking Points Baby boom or bust
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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FDA OKs new Covid vaccine, available soon
Speed read The CDC recommends the new booster to combat the widely-circulating KP.2 strain
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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The battle for abortion buffer zones
The Explainer A 2023 law banning protests around clinics remains unenforced amid dispute over 'silent prayer'
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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'Newer drug regimens are also shorter, more effective and less toxic'
Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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WHO declares mpox a global health emergency
Speed Read An outbreak of the viral disease formerly known as monkeypox continues to spread in Africa
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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Why gonorrhoea is becoming 'untreatable'
In the Spotlight Infections hit record high as experts warn about rise in antibiotic-resistant cases
By Elizabeth Carr-Ellis, The Week UK Published
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Where does MDMA-assisted therapy go from here?
Today's Big Question Psychedelic treatments face a challenge from the FDA
By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published
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Can dementia be defeated?
Today's Big Question A new report identifies 14 risk factors
By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published
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Deadly 'brain-eating' amoebas could be spreading thanks to climate change
Under the Radar Naegleria fowleri causes rare and lethal infection, but recent uptick in cases suggests it is thriving in warming waters
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Last updated
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Taking away the car keys
Opinion Getting old demands acceptance of necessary losses
By William Falk Published
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4 tips for combatting workplace loneliness
The Week Recommends Feeling left out at work? You're not alone.
By Theara Coleman, The Week US Published
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Study links high cholesterol to dementia
Speed Read It has been added to a list of 12 previously known risk factors including depression, smoking and loneliness
By Arion McNicoll, The Week UK Published
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