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What actually causes high cholesterol?

by Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca
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Opinion | RFK Jr. Is a Vaccine Cynic, Not Skeptic.

by Hirom@beehaw.org
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China is having standard flu season despite widespread HMPV fears

by Nemeski@lemm.ee
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System to auto-detect new variants will inform better response to future infectious disease outbreaks

by Nemeski@lemm.ee
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salvaging a cooked turkey that was in the fridge 7 days -- possible?

by plantteacher@mander.xyz

There seems to be widespread consensus that cooked turkey is only safe 3—4 days in the fridge. I’m on day 7 and it has the wrong odor. Can it be salvaged?

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My (spoiled?) avocados had a great smokey taste

by plantteacher@mander.xyz

I bought some quite cheap avocados at a street market. Usually exceptionally cheap produce from my local street market is cheap for a reason, but I like to gamble. The minor flaw with these was they were small but had a huge pit, thus not much flesh. And the peels were really thick, stiff and brittle.

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Paper may be linked to cencer

by werefreeatlast@lemmy.world

I was working on photos the other day when I realized that all the chemicals we photographers fear using are also in the papers we all use every day including toilet paper and paper towels.

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A major scientific review links microplastics to lung and colon cancer

by neutronbumblebee@mander.xyz

https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/one-of-the-great-human-crises-warning-after-microplastics-linked-to-lung-colon-cancer-20241218-p5kz7o.html

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America Is Suddenly Getting Healthier. No One Knows Why.

by PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat
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Using mosquitos to deliver Malaria vaccines

by plantteacher@mander.xyz

Here is a more recent article (since BBC is talking about it today):

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Medical misogyny sees women told to 'put up' with pain

by fossilesque@mander.xyz
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Americans spend more time living with diseases than rest of world, study shows

by fossilesque@mander.xyz
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How UnitedHealth’s Playbook for Limiting Mental Health Coverage Puts Countless Americans’ Treatment at Risk

by fossilesque@mander.xyz
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US to start nationwide testing for H5N1 flu virus in milk supply

by Nemeski@lemm.ee
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UN: war on drugs has failed completely

by Rimu@piefed.social

The UN human rights chief has called on leaders and international stakeholders to radically rethink global drug policy, stating that the decades-long “War on Drugs” approach has “destroyed countless lives and damaged entire communities”.

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'Breakthrough' dementia drug looks to stop disease in its tracks

by Nemeski@lemm.ee
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Congo 'on alert' over mystery flu-like disease that killed dozens

by Otter@lemmy.ca

Public health officials in Africa urged caution Thursday as Congo's health minister said the government was on alert over a mystery flu-like disease that in recent weeks killed dozens of people.

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Fewest new HIV cases since late 1980s: UNAIDS report

by Hirom@beehaw.org
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