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Next time you see a vulture picking over a carcass, say 'thank you!'

Jonathan Lambert

Large scavengers like vultures and hyenas do an important job in protecting human health. But studies show these creatures are on the decline, allowing for the emergence of disease.

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Survey finds South Bay residents reporting health symptoms tied to sewage crisis
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UNAIDS report warns that HIV progress is at risk as U.S. funding cuts take hold
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Higher premiums and lost coverage: How Trump’s budget will change health care in California

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HHS will review guidance on the addition of fluoride to drinking water

Alana Wise

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has blamed the addition of fluoride — a common, naturally occurring mineral — for a host of health issues. The CDC says the policy has reduced cavities by some 25%.
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Healing soup recipes, Part 2: Definitely not your grandma's chicken soup!

Vicky Hallett

Recipes adapted by Genevieve Villamora

A few of these global soups have unusual ingredients: A chicken that hasn't yet sung, waterleaf with dew drops, a zebu organ. Don't worry, we've got subs. And prep time for some is as short as 1 hour.
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Pain pathway in a dish could aid search for new analgesic drugs

Jon Hamilton

Scientists have recreated a pathway that senses pain, using clusters of human nerve cells grown in a dish.
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Doggles and dog booties: Anchorage residents prep pets for volcanic explosion

Nathaniel Herz

Mount Spurr, which scientists say is likely to erupt in the coming weeks or months, is about 80 miles west of Anchorage. But ash clouds could reach the state's biggest city.
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Many older people love slow strength training. Does it work?

A Martínez

Alice Woelfle

A Martinez visits a slow strength gym and goes toe-to-toe with a senior weightlifter to see if this type of exercise lives up to the hype.
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How Trump's immigration policies could worsen the health care worker shortage

Ronnie Cohen

Hospitals and nursing homes rely on the immigrant workforce to fill many key roles, research finds. Trump's crackdown on immigration threatens to exacerbate shortages.
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Coal miners' health care hit hard in job cuts to CDC

Yuki Noguchi

The CDC unit that dramatically reduced Black Lung Disease among coal miners has been fired in Trump's sweeping overhaul of health agencies. Mining communities must now grapple with its disappearance.
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Texas' measles outbreak isn't slowing down. How can that change?

Olivia Aldridge

Health experts say driving up vaccination rates in affected areas is the most effective defense against this disease
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U.S. college grants for 208 Afghan women are cut, then restored -- yet still in limbo

Ruchi Kumar

A USAID grant enabled them to defy the Taliban ban on higher ed for women by studying online or in another country. It was canceled. Now it's back through June. But no word on next semester.
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HHS guts sexual violence prevention division, leaving local efforts adrift

Selena Simmons-Duffin

The CDC teams that supported local sexual assault prevention groups were 'wiped out' in RFK Jr.'s overhaul of the Department of Health and Human Services.