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Potatoes aren’t the problem — unless you eat them this way, study says - San Francisco Chronicle
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Potatoes aren’t the problem — unless you eat them this way, study says - San Francisco Chronicle

French fries are linked to a higher risk of type 2 diabetes — but baked, mashed and boiled potatoes are not, according to a new study by Harvard researchers.

San Francisco ChronicleCatherine Ho
Doctors Think We Need To Cool It With Our Obsession With This 1 Nutrient - HuffPost
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Doctors Think We Need To Cool It With Our Obsession With This 1 Nutrient - HuffPost

In the meantime, you're likely missing out on other key nutrients.

HuffPostJulie Kendrick
Why You Should Try 'Land Snorkeling' When You Travel — And At Home - HuffPost
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Why You Should Try 'Land Snorkeling' When You Travel — And At Home - HuffPost

Travel experts break down the upsides and best ways to approach this growing vacation trend.

HuffPostCaroline Bologna
Owner Shares Cute Video of Golden Retriever Puppy Eating Strawberry for First Time - AOL.com
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Owner Shares Cute Video of Golden Retriever Puppy Eating Strawberry for First Time - AOL.com

Canines are always excited and ready to try new things, especially when it comes to food. The trial of new food items often accounts for hilarious moments. T...

DogTimeRitika Singh
What’s behind the surge of flesh-eating bacteria on the Gulf Coast? - NOLA.com
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What’s behind the surge of flesh-eating bacteria on the Gulf Coast? - NOLA.com

A deadly “flesh-eating” bacteria is turning up more often in Gulf Coast waters and sometimes in raw oysters. Here’s what to know to stay safe.

NOLA.comEmily Woodruff
Superbugs: Antibiotic-resistant infection left me with hip of a 70-year-old - BBC
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Superbugs: Antibiotic-resistant infection left me with hip of a 70-year-old - BBC

Amy Symington, 21, had to learn to walk again an abscess in her hip became septic and did not respond to antibiotic treatment.

BBC News
Targeting a Single Hormone Could Help Treat 40% of IBS-D Cases - ScienceAlert
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Targeting a Single Hormone Could Help Treat 40% of IBS-D Cases - ScienceAlert

Irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea (IBS-D) is an unpleasant condition to live with, affecting millions of people worldwide.

ScienceAlertDavid Nield
The deadly cancers left behind by 50 years of success - BBC
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The deadly cancers left behind by 50 years of success - BBC

Half of people with cancer survive but lack of progress for some forms of disease is worrying experts.

BBC News
Lodge guests at national park potentially exposed to rabies from bat colony - SFGATE
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Lodge guests at national park potentially exposed to rabies from bat colony - SFGATE

Hundreds of guests were potentially exposed to rabies at a lodge in Grand Teton National Park.

SFGateSam Mauhay-Moore
Hawaii reports 12th case of travel-related dengue this year - Honolulu Star-Advertiser
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Hawaii reports 12th case of travel-related dengue this year - Honolulu Star-Advertiser

The Hawaii Department of Health has confirmed another case of travel-related dengue on Oahu, bringing the total in the state to 12 so far this year.

Honolulu Star-AdvertiserNina Wu
The Easiest High-Fiber Swap to Help You Poop, According to Dietitians - EatingWell
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The Easiest High-Fiber Swap to Help You Poop, According to Dietitians - EatingWell

Nutrition experts share why this simple food swap can help improve your bowel health – helping you go No. 2!

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Colorado rabbits spotted with scary ‘horns and tentacles’ on their head; experts warn locals of growth virus - Hindustan Times - Hindustan Times
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Colorado rabbits spotted with scary ‘horns and tentacles’ on their head; experts warn locals of growth virus - Hindustan Times - Hindustan Times

Residents in Fort Collins have spotted wild rabbits with ‘scary’ horn-like and tentacle-shaped growths protruding from their heads and faces. 

Hindustan TimesYash Nitish Bajaj
How small changes in walking technique may help treat knee osteoarthritis - Medical Xpress
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How small changes in walking technique may help treat knee osteoarthritis - Medical Xpress

Gait analysis and pain measures show that subtly adjusting the angle of the foot during walking may reduce knee pain caused by osteoarthritis. This approach may also slow progression of the condition, an incurable disease in which the cartilage cushion inside…

Medical XpressNYU Langone Health
AI Eroded Doctors’ Ability to Spot Cancer Within Months in Study - Bloomberg.com
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AI Eroded Doctors’ Ability to Spot Cancer Within Months in Study - Bloomberg.com

Artificial intelligence, touted for its potential to transform medicine, led to some doctors losing skills after just a few months in a new study.

BloombergHarry Black
How federal cuts to mRNA vaccine development will affect Vermont - VTDigger
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How federal cuts to mRNA vaccine development will affect Vermont - VTDigger

“We’re all feeling it,” the founder of a Vermont mRNA manufacturer said of federal cuts.

vtdigger.orgEthan Weinstein
Semaglutides may shrink muscle size, strength: Study - NewsNation
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Semaglutides may shrink muscle size, strength: Study - NewsNation

Research finds most lean mass loss was from organs, not skeletal muscle

Newsnationnow.comTaylor Delandro
'I made plans for my own funeral - now I'm on stage at the Fringe' - BBC
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'I made plans for my own funeral - now I'm on stage at the Fringe' - BBC

Yvonne Hughes was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis when just a baby, meaning she has suffered breathing and digestive problems.

BBC News
These Fitness Icons Are Going Harder Than Most Of Us At The Gym. And They’re Over 50. - Yahoo News Singapore
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These Fitness Icons Are Going Harder Than Most Of Us At The Gym. And They’re Over 50. - Yahoo News Singapore

Our medical and cultural system treats older adults like they’re doddering and breakable. Time to start exercising the truth.

HuffPostTracey Anne Duncan
Mom Ends Up in Urgent Care After Popping Pimple In The “Triangle Of Death”—Here's Why Doctors Warn Against It - Bored Panda
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Mom Ends Up in Urgent Care After Popping Pimple In The “Triangle Of Death”—Here's Why Doctors Warn Against It - Bored Panda

"After seeing this, I feel like I've cheated d*ath 100x."

Boredpanda.comAnalice Couto
Plague mysteriously spread from Europe to Asia thousands of years ago. Scientists now think they know how it was transmitted - CNN
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Plague mysteriously spread from Europe to Asia thousands of years ago. Scientists now think they know how it was transmitted - CNN

Researchers recovered the first Yersinia pestis bacteria genome from a Bronze Age animal. It reveals how a plague spread in Eurasia for thousands of years, experts say.

CNN