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Study Ties Coastal Microplastic Pollution to Elevated Cardiometabolic Disease Risk

Researchers link microplastic contamination of coastal waters to spikes in diabetes, coronary artery disease, stroke across U.S. shore communities.

Nimbus COVID Variant Now Causes Over One-Third of U.S. COVID Cases

Cardiac Biomarkers Signal Elevated Cancer Risk in Adults Without Heart Disease

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Living Near Cyanobacterial Blooms Tied to Shorter ALS Survival

Chicago Mosquitoes Test Positive for West Nile Virus

Nimbus Variant Becomes Second-Most Common COVID-19 Strain in U.S.

UK Study Identifies Six Dog Breeds at Elevated Diarrhea Risk and Flags Antibiotic Overuse

Cycling Linked to Lower Dementia Risk and Larger Hippocampus in 500,000 Britons

Mail-In Self-Collection HPV Tests Double Screening Rates Among Underserved Women

Ontario Preemie Dies as Measles Cases Surge Across North America

Texas Measles Outbreak Reports First No New Cases

CDC Links RV Tap Water Rinse to Fatal Brain-Eating Amoeba Infection in Texas Woman

MERS-Like Bat Viruses Could Cross Into Humans After Single Mutation

West Nile Virus Detected in Mosquitoes Across McHenry and DuPage Counties

Global Measles Outbreak Intensifies as US and England Report Rising Cases

Infant Microbiota Profiles Linked to Lower Risk of Severe Viral Respiratory Infections

CDC Urges Use of Sterile Water After Texas Woman’s Death from Brain-Eating Amoeba

Genomic Analysis Shows Diphtheria Still Circulating After Western Europe’s Biggest Outbreak in 70 Years

Severe Maternal Obesity Linked to Increased Childhood Infection Hospital Admissions

Colorado Measles Outbreak Reaches 10 Cases; CDC Expands Traveler Vaccine Advisory