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Toxic formaldehyde in hair-straightening products to be banned — but experts say it's 'not enough' (www.livescience.com)

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There may be an existing solution to the chronic disease crisis, but a disabled patient seems to be the only person motivated enough to try to obtain it. And they've been failing going at it alone. (www.humanmicrobes.org)

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Health workers suffering ‘burnout’ amid NHS staffing crisis (www.independent.co.uk)

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Growing demand for stronger marijuana highlights the risk of cannabis-induced psychiatric disorders (www.nbcnews.com)

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First Images of Human Brain From World's Most Powerful MRI Revealed (www.sciencealert.com)

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Light's Impact on Fertility: Unveiling the Maybe Connection Between Nighttime Illumination and Global Societal Changes (arxiv.org)

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Man in critical condition after catching deadly 'B virus' from wild monkeys in Hong Kong (www.livescience.com)

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A man caught a rare but potentially lethal infection after being wounded by wild monkeys in a Hong Kong park and is currently in critical condition, health officials report.

FDA faces backlash over approval of genetic test for opioid addiction risk (www.nbcnews.com)

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‘Headaches, organ damage and even death’: how salty water is putting Bangladesh’s pregnant women at risk (www.theguardian.com)

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As rising sea levels and extreme weather contaminate drinking water sources, doctors are seeing alarming numbers of women with serious health problems including pre-eclampsia

Lawsuit seeks to force ban on menthol cigarettes after months of delays by Biden administration (apnews.com)

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Person in Texas infected with bird flu through dairy cattle (www.france24.com)

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The hunt for the Australian 'cowboy' pharmacist behind a replica Ozempic and Mounjaro scam (www.abc.net.au)

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Obese children twice as likely to develop multiple sclerosis, study suggests (www.theguardian.com)

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Iowa Fertilizer Spill Kills Nearly All Fish Across 60-Mile Stretch of Rivers (www.nytimes.com)

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“I refer to this one as ‘the big one,’” said the official, Matt Combes, an ecological health unit science supervisor for the Missouri Department of Conservation. He added: “Calling something a near-total fish kill for 60 miles of a river is astounding and disheartening.”