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It’s the Cat’s Meow but You Just Don’t Understand

What is the meaning of a cat’s meow that grows louder and louder? Or your pet’s sudden flip from softly purring as you...

Why Leap Day Is Really About Party Planning

Clocks and calendars are handy, even if they are out of step with the astronomical world.Earth’s actual orbit around the sun takes six...

Frequent Marijuana Use May Raise Risk of Heart Attack, Study Suggests

People who frequently smoke marijuana have a higher risk of heart attack and stroke, according to a study published on Wednesday.The article, published...

Odysseus Moon Lander to Power Down, With Aim to Extend Time on Surface

Odysseus is not dead yet. But it will soon be time to say, “Good night, moon lander.”Last week, Odysseus, a privately built robotic...

Older Americans Should Get Another Covid Shot This Spring, Panel Says

Americans ages 65 and older should receive an additional dose of the latest Covid vaccine this spring, scientific advisers to the Centers for...

Mercury Pollution Is Falling, but Not in Tuna. This Might Be Why.

In the 1960s and 1970s, the horrors of mercury poisoning in Japan and elsewhere shocked the world into curbing releases of the toxic...

What to Know about Lead Exposure in Children

A recent outbreak of lead poisoning from cinnamon in applesauce has drawn attention to the toxic effect the heavy metal can have on...

A Doctor’s Lifelong Quest to Solve One of Pediatric Medicine’s Greatest Mysteries

At the Kawasaki Disease Clinic at Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego, led by Dr. Burns, caring for children affected by Kawasaki disease is always...

How to Spot Kawasaki Disease in Your Child

Doctors across the United States are seeing a rise in Kawasaki disease, a mysterious condition that primarily affects children under 5. The illness...

Your Inhalers and EpiPens Aren’t Very Healthy for the Environment

Single-use insulin pens changed Brian Brandell’s life.Growing up with Type 1 diabetes in the 1970s, he had to carry glass syringes and vials...

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