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Bacteria can change inside of us to beat antibiotics

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Bacteria can change inside of us to beat antibiotics Bacteria can change inside of us to beat antibiotics

By Katarzyna Mickiewicz/The Conversation

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It’s already time to get your flu shot (yes, really) It’s already time to get your flu shot (yes, really)

By Sara Chodosh

No, you can’t get the flu from a flu shot

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No, you can’t get the flu from a flu shot No, you can’t get the flu from a flu shot

By LibRichards/The Conversation

Stress and sleeplessness has been a problem since the Victorian era

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Stress and sleeplessness has been a problem since the Victorian era Stress and sleeplessness has been a problem since the Victorian era

By Sally Shuttleworth/The Conversation

‘Hormone diets’ might work—but not for the reason you think

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‘Hormone diets’ might work—but not for the reason you think ‘Hormone diets’ might work—but not for the reason you think

By Robert Naughton/The Conversation

The key to curing the common cold could lurk within our own cells

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The key to curing the common cold could lurk within our own cells The key to curing the common cold could lurk within our own cells

Most people don’t know the true dangers of HPV

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Most people don’t know the true dangers of HPV Most people don’t know the true dangers of HPV

A hanging cluster of pokeweed berries

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10 common plants that can hurt you 10 common plants that can hurt you

The UK just lost its measles elimination status. We could be next.

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The UK just lost its measles elimination status. We could be next. The UK just lost its measles elimination status. We could be next.

By Rachel Feltman

This newly discovered leech lurked in plain sight for decades

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This newly discovered leech lurked in plain sight for decades This newly discovered leech lurked in plain sight for decades

By Marion Renault

Your annual checkup could soon include screening for illicit drug use

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Your annual checkup could soon include screening for illicit drug use Your annual checkup could soon include screening for illicit drug use

By Nicole Wetsman

Ebola hasn’t been cured yet, but two experimental drugs are showing significant progress

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Ebola hasn’t been cured yet, but two experimental drugs are showing significant progress Ebola hasn’t been cured yet, but two experimental drugs are showing significant progress

By Nicole Wetsman

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Doctors altered a person’s genes with CRISPR for the first time in the U.S. Here’s what could be next. Doctors altered a person’s genes with CRISPR for the first time in the U.S. Here’s what could be next.

By Donavyn Coffey

The weirdest things we learned this week: Victorian sex drugs and deadly milk injections

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The weirdest things we learned this week: Victorian sex drugs and deadly milk injections The weirdest things we learned this week: Victorian sex drugs and deadly milk injections

By Popular Science Team

Gene editing could help eliminate HIV

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Gene editing could help eliminate HIV Gene editing could help eliminate HIV

By Nicole Wetsman

How a Victorian heart medicine became a gay sex drug

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How a Victorian heart medicine became a gay sex drug How a Victorian heart medicine became a gay sex drug

By Alex Schwartz

An e-cigarette shattered a teen’s jaw—here’s how they can turn explosive

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An e-cigarette shattered a teen’s jaw—here’s how they can turn explosive An e-cigarette shattered a teen’s jaw—here’s how they can turn explosive

By Donavyn Coffey

This probiotic is going to bat against a horrifying fungal plague

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This probiotic is going to bat against a horrifying fungal plague This probiotic is going to bat against a horrifying fungal plague

countries that think vaccines are effective

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The places in the world that still appreciate vaccines The places in the world that still appreciate vaccines

By Sara Chodosh

These gut enzymes could save lives by converting Type A blood to Type O

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These gut enzymes could save lives by converting Type A blood to Type O These gut enzymes could save lives by converting Type A blood to Type O

By Donavyn Coffey

Common dietary supplements linked to miscarriages in rodents

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Common dietary supplements linked to miscarriages in rodents Common dietary supplements linked to miscarriages in rodents

By Nicole Wetsman

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The gene mutation that protects against HIV could also shorten lives The gene mutation that protects against HIV could also shorten lives

Anti-vaxxers are only part of the measles problem

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Anti-vaxxers are only part of the measles problem Anti-vaxxers are only part of the measles problem

By Sara Chodosh

Schools have more unvaccinated kids than they realize

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Schools have more unvaccinated kids than they realize Schools have more unvaccinated kids than they realize

By Sara Chodosh

We’re finally studying how to combat the anti-vax movement, but the methods may surprise you

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We’re finally studying how to combat the anti-vax movement, but the methods may surprise you We’re finally studying how to combat the anti-vax movement, but the methods may surprise you

By Sara Chodosh

measles cases may 14 2019

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We’re barreling toward a 25-year measles record We’re barreling toward a 25-year measles record

By Sara Chodosh

measles predictions

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Measles isn’t done, and these U.S. counties are at risk Measles isn’t done, and these U.S. counties are at risk

By Sara Chodosh

Antibiotics save lives—but misusing them could lead to millions of deaths

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Antibiotics save lives—but misusing them could lead to millions of deaths Antibiotics save lives—but misusing them could lead to millions of deaths

By Alex Schwartz

Measles is an early warning sign for outbreaks of more serious diseases

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Measles is an early warning sign for outbreaks of more serious diseases Measles is an early warning sign for outbreaks of more serious diseases

By Sara Chodosh

Doctors can ignore your DNR order if you’re pregnant

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Doctors can ignore your DNR order if you’re pregnant Doctors can ignore your DNR order if you’re pregnant

By Nicole Wetsman

CRISPR is now being used on humans in the U.S.

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CRISPR is now being used on humans in the U.S. CRISPR is now being used on humans in the U.S.

After millennia of allergy treatments, here’s what actually works

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After millennia of allergy treatments, here’s what actually works After millennia of allergy treatments, here’s what actually works

By Kara Wada/The Conversation

Emergency rooms push Medicaid patients out more often than privately-insured people

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Emergency rooms push Medicaid patients out more often than privately-insured people Emergency rooms push Medicaid patients out more often than privately-insured people

By Nicole Wetsman

It’s not a good idea to just let your kids get chickenpox

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It’s not a good idea to just let your kids get chickenpox It’s not a good idea to just let your kids get chickenpox

By Sara Chodosh

Why public health officials have only ever eradicated one disease

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Why public health officials have only ever eradicated one disease Why public health officials have only ever eradicated one disease

By Nicole Wetsman

a white rat in front of beakers in a blue lab

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Gene-edited animals could help humanity, but they’re in ‘regulatory limbo’ Gene-edited animals could help humanity, but they’re in ‘regulatory limbo’

a poodle running through a field with a silly haircut

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The weirdest things we learned this week: 40,000 vanishing pigeons and the science of poodle haircuts The weirdest things we learned this week: 40,000 vanishing pigeons and the science of poodle haircuts

By Rachel Feltman

Rabid animals don’t always foam at the mouth—here’s what to look out for instead

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Rabid animals don’t always foam at the mouth—here’s what to look out for instead Rabid animals don’t always foam at the mouth—here’s what to look out for instead

By Claire Maldarelli

Rusty nail tetanus infection misinformation vaccines

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Everything you thought you knew about tetanus is wrong Everything you thought you knew about tetanus is wrong

By Eleanor Cummins

HIV remission blood test

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The treatment that cured two H.I.V. cases won’t work for most patients The treatment that cured two H.I.V. cases won’t work for most patients

By Nicole Wetsman

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Vaccines don’t cause autism, another massive study confirms Vaccines don’t cause autism, another massive study confirms

By Sara Chodosh

measles vaccine

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Some vaccinated adults may not be protected against measles Some vaccinated adults may not be protected against measles

By Sara Chodosh

We need to police gene editing. The World Health Organization agrees.

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We need to police gene editing. The World Health Organization agrees. We need to police gene editing. The World Health Organization agrees.

measles prevention poster complications

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What Washington can learn from past measles outbreaks What Washington can learn from past measles outbreaks

By Kaitlin Sullivan

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Engineering HIV-resistant babies may have accidentally changed their brains Engineering HIV-resistant babies may have accidentally changed their brains

By Claire Maldarelli

Supplements make false claims to prey on people with Alzheimer’s—but the FDA is cracking down

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Supplements make false claims to prey on people with Alzheimer’s—but the FDA is cracking down Supplements make false claims to prey on people with Alzheimer’s—but the FDA is cracking down

By Nicole Wetsman

vaccination immunization typhoid

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The MMR vaccine covers mumps and rubella, too. Are outbreaks of these next? The MMR vaccine covers mumps and rubella, too. Are outbreaks of these next?

By Sara Chodosh

X-rays could provide crucial clues in identifying domestic violence

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X-rays could provide crucial clues in identifying domestic violence X-rays could provide crucial clues in identifying domestic violence

By Nicole Wetsman

a woman wrangling a cow

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The weirdest things we learned this week: deadly molasses and the best way to battle cattle The weirdest things we learned this week: deadly molasses and the best way to battle cattle

By Rachel Feltman

baby with measles

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1 in 4 kindergartners aren’t fully vaccinated in county with measles outbreak 1 in 4 kindergartners aren’t fully vaccinated in county with measles outbreak

By Sara Chodosh

Most health ‘cures’ you hear about in the news aren’t ready for humans

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Most health ‘cures’ you hear about in the news aren’t ready for humans Most health ‘cures’ you hear about in the news aren’t ready for humans

By Kaitlin Sullivan

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Why you shouldn’t freak out about one rubella case at the Detroit auto show Why you shouldn’t freak out about one rubella case at the Detroit auto show

By Sara Chodosh

non medical exemptions vaccines counties

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Why measles is back, in five charts Why measles is back, in five charts

By Sara Chodosh

Child getting vaccinated

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How autism myths came to fuel anti-vaccination movements How autism myths came to fuel anti-vaccination movements

By Eleanor Cummins

Washington hopes locking unvaccinated kids out of school will prevent its next measles outbreak

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Washington hopes locking unvaccinated kids out of school will prevent its next measles outbreak Washington hopes locking unvaccinated kids out of school will prevent its next measles outbreak

By Nicole Wetsman

a close up of a pile of crispy fried chicken wings

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One way to fight off bird flu: extra-CRISPRed chicken One way to fight off bird flu: extra-CRISPRed chicken

baby getting vaccinated

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The anti-vax movement is among this year’s top 10 global health threats The anti-vax movement is among this year’s top 10 global health threats

By Sara Chodosh

How 3D technology is revolutionizing face transplants

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How 3D technology is revolutionizing face transplants How 3D technology is revolutionizing face transplants

By Jillian Mock

cold sneeze tissue

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Last flu season was historically bad. Here’s how this year’s is shaping up. Last flu season was historically bad. Here’s how this year’s is shaping up.

By Sara Chodosh

Drawing of female reproductive system, including uterus, vagina, fallopian tubes and ovaries.

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The medical community is finally realizing the uterus is more than a ‘baby house’ The medical community is finally realizing the uterus is more than a ‘baby house’

By Jillian Mock

baby feet under blanket

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The gene-edited Chinese twins represent a multi-generational ethical quandary The gene-edited Chinese twins represent a multi-generational ethical quandary

scissors cutting ribbon

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CRISPR has many promising applications—but the gene-edited twins represent something more troubling CRISPR has many promising applications—but the gene-edited twins represent something more troubling

Scientists ‘went rogue’ and genetically engineered two human babies—or at least claimed to

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Scientists ‘went rogue’ and genetically engineered two human babies—or at least claimed to Scientists ‘went rogue’ and genetically engineered two human babies—or at least claimed to

Scientists can now swap out bad spinal discs with lab-grown alternatives—at least in goats

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Scientists can now swap out bad spinal discs with lab-grown alternatives—at least in goats Scientists can now swap out bad spinal discs with lab-grown alternatives—at least in goats