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RFK's proposal to let bird flu spread through poultry could set us up for a pandemic, experts warnHHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins have expressed interest in letting H5N1 outbreaks spread unchecked through U.S. poultry farms. Health experts warn it could lead to a new pandemic.
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Our gut bacteria can absorb and remove toxic 'forever chemicals' — at least in lab miceAn experiment in lab mice found that certain human gut bacteria can absorb PFAS, commonly called "forever chemicals," until they are excreted, new study finds.
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Chemotherapy can make healthy blood cells 'look old'Researchers have identified ways in which chemotherapy can damage healthy cells and found that some drugs can add decades of "age" to otherwise normal blood cells.
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Man's body crawling with parasitic worms after infected kidney transplant at US hospitalA second transplant patient also became infected, leading their doctors to surmise that their new kidneys were likely to blame.
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New blood test detects cancers 3 years before typical diagnosis, study hintsFree-floating DNA carrying cancerous mutations was detected in blood three years before any other signs of cancer appeared. If approved as a test, doctors might detect cancers sooner and treat them before they spread.
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New viruses identified in bats in ChinaBats found near orchards harbor pathogens that could be passed to livestock or humans.
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Some early-onset cancers are on the rise. Why?The rates of certain early-onset cancers are on the rise. The reasons are complex, experts say.
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There's a new blood test for Alzheimer's — here's how it worksIn patients showing cognitive decline, a new blood test for Alzheimer's is expected to make diagnosis more convenient, accessible and inexpensive than other existing tests.
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Doctors could combat antibiotic resistance — and save lives — by tracking superbug evolution in real time, study hintsA new proof-of-concept study explored the feasibility of tracking the evolution of superbug infections in real time to help save infected patients.
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