- Doctors Describe Texas Dairy Farm Worker’s Case of Bird Flu
- Does Preschool Boost Kids’ Long-Term Academic Success? Study Finds Mixed Results
- AI Might Spot Rare Diseases in Patients Years Earlier
- An Orangutan Healed Himself With Medicinal Plant
- Quit-Smoking Meds Not Working for You? Try Upping the Dose
- Fewer Americans Are Suffering Most Dangerous Form of Heart Attack
- Even Skipping Meat for One Meal Helps Liver Disease Patients
- You May Not Have to Fast Before Catheter-Based Heart Test, Study Suggests
- EPA Earmarks $3 Billion to Replace Lead Pipes Nationwide
- Johnson & Johnson Will Pay $6.5 Billion to Settle Talc Ovarian Cancer Lawsuits
Health Highlights: Jan.20, 2023
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Plane wastewater study shows how COVID restrictions failed. Tests of toilet tank water from flights entering the United Kingdom showed that steps meant to keep the virus from traveling among countries didn’t work. Read more
Poll finds nearly half of Americans unprepared for medical emergency. While 76% felt comfortable calling 911, only 55% knew hands-only CPR, and 47% didn’t know how to use a tourniquet or move a victim to safety. Read more
USDA getting tougher on organic food labeling. The move increases authority for inspections, record-keeping, product traceability and fraud prevention. Read more
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