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I spent nearly 20 years on a drug for restless leg syndrome. It wrecked my life - statnews.com
health 2026/02/04 09:34:09

I spent nearly 20 years on a drug for restless leg syndrome. It wrecked my life - statnews.com

After discovering a drug he took for restless leg syndrome caused compulsive gambling, J. Aaron Sanders found himself facing “existential questions of free will.”

STAT
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'Prevent cancer before it starts': new WHO study maps risks - DW.com
health 2026/02/04 01:38:25

'Prevent cancer before it starts': new WHO study maps risks - DW.com

A new WHO study suggests more than 7 million cases of cancer in 2022 were preventable. Nearly 40% of all the cases that year were caused by modifiable risk factors — behavioral and environmental factors we can change.

DW (English)
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Measles outbreak linked to a Florida university, as cases keep rising in the U.S. - NBC News
health 2026/02/03 22:28:31

Measles outbreak linked to a Florida university, as cases keep rising in the U.S. - NBC News

Measles cases in the U.S. are spreading beyond mostly schoolkids and their families.

NBC News
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Successful World First: Baby Treated with Personalized CRISPR Gene Therapy for Rare Disease is Now ‘Thriving’ - Good News Network
health 2026/02/03 19:30:45

Successful World First: Baby Treated with Personalized CRISPR Gene Therapy for Rare Disease is Now ‘Thriving’ - Good News Network

Dr. Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas and Dr. Kiran Musunru crafted a bespoke treatment that has successfully corrected the genetic defect.

Good News Network
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A Mysterious Bat Virus in Bangladesh Is Deadlier Than We Thought, and Now Infecting Humans - ZME Science
health 2026/02/03 18:59:00

A Mysterious Bat Virus in Bangladesh Is Deadlier Than We Thought, and Now Infecting Humans - ZME Science

Bat viruses are usually bad news.

ZME Science
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Measles cases identified at ICE’s largest detention facility for children - The Washington Post
health 2026/02/03 18:39:29

Measles cases identified at ICE’s largest detention facility for children - The Washington Post

Two detainees at a family immigration detention center in Dilley, Texas, have contracted measles, prompting concern among health experts that the virus could spread

The Washington Post
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