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The makers of nicotine pouches are building new plants and expanding to meet demand. While influencers claim health benefits, experts warn the products can be highly addictive.
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Deadly Hantavirus Cruise Ship Outbreak Is Over 3 Months Later, W.H.O. Says
The rodent-borne virus, which sickened passengers on the MV Hondius, killed three people, led to a race to find its origin and a global health alert.
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New research shows that tolerance has become so strong that common treatments for opioid addiction are no longer effective for many patients.
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The lawsuit argues that new federal rules went beyond what Congress enacted and broke from guidance that the federal government previewed to states.
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A law meant to end surprise medical billing has led to large paydays for some surgical assistants, who can earn far more than the doctors they help.
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A Bird’s Brain Holds Clues to the Sounds of Music
The neurobiologist Erich Jarvis studies the few species capable of speech. He has long hoped to genetically engineer an animal that can make new calls.
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Blistering Heat Is Expected to Linger Through Weekend
While relief could come to the Great Lakes and parts of the Northeast over the weekend, the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast will stay hot.
By Amy Graff and Mark Walker
What Exactly Is the Heat Index Anyway?
The metric of how hot the air actually feels has roots in a 1979 journal paper called “The Assessment of Sultriness.”
By Andy Newman
Nine Arrested in Federal Crackdown on L.A.’s Sex-Trafficking Corridor
Federal officials in Los Angeles described gang members’ yearslong scheme that relied on social media and physical violence to recruit and maintain control of the girls.
By Emily Baumgaertner Nunn
Trump Administration Delivers Lucrative Win for Its Kratom Allies
In moving to ban a potent synthetic version of kratom, the president’s team paved the way for more sales for makers of rival botanic supplements, who had aggressively lobbied for the change.
By Christina Jewett and Kenneth P. Vogel
Trump Issues Order to Reduce Pesticides in Food as Kennedy Allies Fume
The order, which calls for studying the health risks of pesticides in the food supply, does not involve new federal funding, and does not call for regulations or legislation.
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Ebola Outbreak Could Become Largest Ever, Africa’s C.D.C. Warns
Most of the people testing positive for Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo are not on health workers’ radar, suggesting that contact tracing is lagging dangerously behind.
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‘Too Good to Be True’: A Chinese Study on Timing Cancer Therapy Is Retracted
In a notice flagging a series of problems with a clinical trial, the journal Nature Medicine said its editors “no longer have confidence in the integrity of the results.”
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Inside the C.D.C.’s Mad Scramble to Meet Kennedy’s Demands
A cache of internal emails offers a look at the pressure the nation’s public health officials faced from the new health secretary in the early months of the Trump administration.
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Supreme Court Rejects Lawsuit Alleging Roundup Weedkiller Caused Cancer
The court’s decision is likely to determine the future of thousands of lawsuits against Bayer, which manufactures the weedkiller, over similar claims.
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