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The plague—aka the Black Death, aka the Great Pestilence—is rarely contracted today, yet it recently infected a South Lake Tahoe resident. But before you put on your 17th century "air-purifying" beaked mask, let's find out ...
Aug 25, 2025
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A resident of South Lake Tahoe, California, has been diagnosed with the plague, the state's first human plague infection since 2020.
Aug 21, 2025
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How long has it been since you last cleaned your bathroom? If it's been longer than you planned, you might see a buildup of scum, slime or mold around your taps, between the tiles and on the edges of the bath or shower floor.
Aug 18, 2025
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A new study demonstrates that maternal oral dysbiosis increases the risk of intestinal inflammation in offspring. Specifically, periodontal disease promotes the growth of oral pathobionts (e.g., Klebsiella aerogenes), which ...
Aug 12, 2025
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On a hot day in July 2022, Professor Jay Graham hit the beach with an iPad in hand. He and Meredith Klashman, a student in the UC Berkeley–UCSF Joint Medical Program, approached a number of women at Santa Cruz's Cowell Beach, ...
Aug 7, 2025
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Cornell researchers recommend modifications to the recipe for preparing bottles of powdered infant formula to ensure safety against rare foodborne bacteria that can be deadly for high-risk infants, thanks to a new study that ...
Aug 6, 2025
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A joint research team led by Professor Eijiro Miyako of the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST), in collaboration with Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. and University of Tsukuba, has developed an immune-independent ...
Aug 5, 2025
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The Black Death arrived on the shores of England in May 1348 and, in less than two years, spread throughout the country, killing an estimated 2 million people. The death toll from the disease, which was caused by the bacterium ...
Jul 30, 2025
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A 12-year-old boy died from a brain-eating amoeba two weeks after a holiday weekend on a popular South Carolina lake.
Jul 29, 2025
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, along with public health officials in several states, are investigating a multistate Salmonella outbreak linked to recalled frozen ...
Jul 21, 2025
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