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Compared to other exercise patterns studied, peak physical activity in both the morning and evening was associated with an 11% lower risk of colorectal cancer, according to research published in September 2024 in the journal BMC Medicine.
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Working out at these times of day could reduce your risk of colorectal cancer by 11%, new study says

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November 11, 2024
Walking pneumonia, a lung infection caused by the bacterium Mycoplasma pneumoniae, tends to be most common among older children and adolescents but in 2024 has been rampant among young children.
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Could your cough be walking pneumonia? Here are the symptoms of the spiking bacterial illness

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November 1, 2024
Though sleep deprivation comes for us all on occasion, a new study suggests habitually substandard shut-eye is linked to accelerated brain aging.
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Poor sleep is tied to faster brain aging, new study says. Here’s how it impacts people as young as 40

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October 23, 2024
Just 25% of people at high risk of pneumococcal disease—children younger than 2, adults older than 64, and those with certain chronic health conditions such as diabetes—have been immunized, according to an August 2024 survey by the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases.
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Pneumonia can be a deadly complication of COVID, the flu, and RSV: What to know about pneumococcal vaccination

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October 22, 2024
Teenager lighting up a cigarette.
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Teen smoking hits 25-year low, CDC reports

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October 17, 2024
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had preliminarily documented more than 17,600 whooping cough infections in the U.S. as of Oct. 5, 2024—more than four times the nearly 4,000 infections recorded at this time in 2023.
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Whooping cough cases up 342% since 2023 as U.S. outbreak continues. What to know about symptoms and spread

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October 11, 2024
In 2024, rapid COVID tests are a staple of cough-and-cold aisles across America. But the convenience of self-testing comes with a caveat: The onus is on you to report your results.
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54 million COVID cases went unreported in 2022, study says. Here’s how to make your at-home test count

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October 9, 2024
Getting multiple vaccines at once is not only safe, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but also just as effective as getting them individually.
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Yes, you can get the COVID, flu, and RSV vaccines at once. Here are the pros and cons

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October 8, 2024
As of spring 2024, at which time two RSV vaccines had been FDA-approved, less than 25% of eligible U.S. adults 60 and older had gotten one, according to the CDC.
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RSV can be deadly, especially for older adults. What to know about symptoms and the new vaccine

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October 4, 2024
About 47% of U.S. adults aged 50 and older said they were very or somewhat unlikely to get the new 2024–25 COVID-19 vaccine, according the University of Michigan’s National Poll on Healthy Aging.
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COVID sickens older adults most severely, but less than half say they’ll get the new vaccine

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September 30, 2024
As of March 2024, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention no longer advises a five-day isolation period when you test positive for COVID-19, but recommends taking other precautions once your symptoms subside.
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Got COVID? Here are the new 2024 isolation guidelines

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September 27, 2024
COVIDtests.gov will once again offer each U.S. household four free COVID-19 test kits beginning in late September 2024.
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Free, at-home COVID tests are back. Here’s how to order yours

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September 24, 2024
COVID-19 symptoms can be mild, severe, or nonexistent, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention—and can appear as late as two weeks after you’ve been exposed to the virus.
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Could it be COVID? Here are the symptoms to watch out for in 2024

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September 21, 2024
Fall begins Sept. 22 and with the change of seasons, the new XEC COVID subvariant that started circulating in Europe over the summer has made its way to the U.S.
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Will the XEC COVID variant bring a fall wave of infections? What to know about symptoms and spread

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September 18, 2024
Firefighters pause for a second moment of silence outside FDNY Engine 4/Ladder 15’s firehouse in lower Manhattan on the 23rd anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001, on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, in New York.
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9/11-related illnesses have killed more FDNY members than died in World Trade Center attack

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September 11, 2024

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