New flame retardants found in breast milk years after similar chemicals were banned
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In the early 2000s, researchers tested breast milk samples from U.S. mothers and found high levels o...
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Hep C has a secret strategy to evade the immune system. And now we know what it is
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How do viruses do their job of infecting humans? Some of them are experts at evading the immune syst...
Wet socks can make a difference: Tips from readers on keeping cool without AC
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How do you stay cool without an air conditioner in a year of record-breaking heat? Last week we feat...
Many LGBTQ+ women face discrimination and violence, but find support in friendships
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In 2018, the lesbian activist Urvashi Vaid embarked on what would become her final project before he...
What we do — and don't yet — know about the malaria cases in the U.S.
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In the 1950s, the U.S. declared that it had wiped out malaria. As NPR reported a few years ago, this...