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Listeria Outbreak Tied to Deli-Sliced Meat Kills at Least 2, C.D.C. Says

thetimes365.com - 20 July 2024

The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said 28 people had been hospitalized with listeria infections across a dozen states. Source link

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Some Seniors Readily Step Back. Some Never Will.

thetimes365.com - 20 July 2024

Researchers are only beginning to understand why some people embrace retirement while others won’t even consider it. Source link

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This Is Literally Your Brain on Drugs

thetimes365.com - 19 July 2024

A small new study shows reactions in the brain in people who were given psilocybin in a controlled setting. Source link

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Ozempic and Weight Loss Drugs: Which Should You Choose?

thetimes365.com - 19 July 2024

As patients consider drugs like Wegovy, Ozempic, Zepbound and Mounjaro to treat obesity, experts say the choices are not so simple. Source link

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A Daily Pill to Prevent S.T.I.s? It May Work, Scientists Say.

thetimes365.com - 19 July 2024

A common antibiotic, doxycycline, greatly reduced cases of syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia when taken every day, a study found. Source link

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Executives Depart Cassava, Maker of Disputed Alzheimer’s Drug

thetimes365.com - 19 July 2024

The chief executive and a lead scientist stepped down weeks after a federal grand jury filed fraud charges against a research collaborator. Source link

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Peter Buxtun, Who Exposed Tuskegee Syphilis Study, Dies at 86

thetimes365.com - 18 July 2024

A Public Health Service employee, he turned whistle-blower after learning of decades-long research involving hundreds of poor, infected Black men who were left untreated. Source link

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Moving in Childhood Contributes to Depression, Study Finds

thetimes365.com - 18 July 2024

A study of more than a million Danes found that frequent moves in childhood had a bigger effect than poverty on adult mental health risk. Source link

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Vaccines Significantly Reduce the Risk of Long Covid, Study Finds

thetimes365.com - 18 July 2024

In the first two years of the pandemic, the rate of long Covid was starkly lower among people who were vaccinated, researchers reported. Source link

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Long Covid and Vaccination: What You Need to Know

thetimes365.com - 18 July 2024

A new study adds to evidence that the shots can reduce the chances of developing one of the most dreaded consequences of Covid. Source link