It’s estimated air pollution accounts for 6.5 million deaths worldwide each year.
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Is Eating Chocolate Safe? Here’s What Experts Say About The Dangers Of Cadmium And Lead
Chocolate is the most sold candy during the Valentine’s Day season, accounting for over half of the products sold.
Diabetes Risk Jumps After Covid Infection, Study Finds—Vaccination Seems To Offer Some Protection
Researcher Susan Cheng said Covid could be acting as a “disease accelerator,” amplifying risks for diseases that people might otherwise be likely to develop later on in life.
Male Birth Control Drug Sees ‘Game-Changer’ Trial In Mice—Here’s What You Need To Know
Researchers said the study signals a path towards an on-demand “male pill” that can be taken when needed, with an oral dose taking 30 and 60 minutes to work in mice and fertility returning to normal within a day.
Binge Eating Disorder—Which Afflicts More Than Anorexia Or Bulimia Combined—Gets New Treatment Guidelines
Over 9 million Americans suffer from binge eating disorder, making it the most common eating disorder in the U.S.
Ruling Could Cut Off 40 Million Women’s Abortion Access, NARAL Study Says
Anti-abortion advocates are trying to revoke the FDA’s approval of the abortion pill mifepristone, and a ruling could come within weeks.
The ‘Last Of Us’ Zombie Fungus Pandemic Is Fiction, But Experts Warn Fungi Are A Major—And Growing—Health Threat
Fungal infections are major killers and claim more lives each year than malaria, HIV and breast cancer, but already limited treatment options are at risk from growing antifungal resistance.
Avian H5N1 (Bird) Flu: Why Experts Are Worried—And What You Should Know
The U.S. government has a stash of bird flu vaccines, but if a pandemic is announced, it could take more than six months for enough vaccines to be made for the entire population.
Here’s Why Big Pharma Spends More On Ads Pushing Lower Benefit Drugs, Study Suggests
Johns Hopkins researcher Michael DiStefano said the findings suggest pharma firms are pushing low-value drugs at consumers as part of a “strategy” to drive up patient demand for drugs clinicians could be less likely to prescribe.
Women Who Live Healthy Lifestyles May Reduce Their Risk Of Long Covid By Half, Study Suggests
Between eight and 23 million Americans suffer from long Covid.
