New 'super flu' H3N2 subclade K drives early winter surge across the U.S.
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CDC data show rising flu, RSV and COVID activity as holiday travel increases; New York City, Colorado and Louisiana report high levels amid a nationwide spread.
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Experts quantify steps needed to burn off festive foods and drinks
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WeWard index links calories in Christmas staples to walking minutes, offering good news for champagne lovers
Health: Psychiatrists identify a third personality type, the 'otrovert'
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Genetics and environment may shape how people respond to crowds; a new category challenges the introvert–extrovert binary and could affect relationships and workplace dynamics.
Census finds undercount of women sleeping rough in England, health risks highlighted
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Health factors like violence, pregnancy and mental health shape women's rough sleeping; charities say the problem is undercounted
Counting the 'invisible' homeless women hiding in plain sight
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Charities say women's rough sleeping is underestimated; a census aims to quantify the scale and inform policy and funding for health and safety services
Country star Raul Malo says cancer has taken a turn due to rare complication, cancels 2025 shows
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The Mavericks frontman reveals leptomeningeal disease, prompting cancellation of most 2025 tour dates as he focuses on treatment.
Tear-based test could speed brain cancer diagnosis, study expands
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University of Manchester-led research backed by Stand Up To Cancer moves to larger trials with potential GP use if successful.
Tears could help brain-tumor diagnoses, study suggests
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Tear-fluid test aims to speed detection of glioblastoma, the most aggressive brain cancer
Tear-based test could speed brain cancer diagnosis, study says
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A Bolton man with an incurable brain tumour donates tears to a University of Manchester project seeking earlier, less invasive detection.