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FOR SUBSCRIBERSThey took GLP-1s for weight loss. Now some men may be losing hair too, study finds.Cold and Flu
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Measles Outbreak
Map: Track the spread of measles in the U.S.
Two maps and two charts show where measles is spreading and where it’s been.
FOR SUBSCRIBERSDementia is taking a toll on Sept. 11 responders. A federal health program doesn’t cover it.
Two professors petitioned the CDC to cover the condition, but it’s still in limbo more than a year and a half later.
Heart Health
Heart damage may occur from getting too much light at night while we sleep, study finds
Darkness should be recognized as one of the vital signs for health, researchers suggest. 
CDC warns of a summer spike in rabies exposures
The alert comes less than two weeks after baby goats at a North Carolina petting zoo tested positive for rabies. Shots for the disease must be administered before symptoms start.
Coroner releases details of infants who died amid growing Pennsylvania measles outbreak
Neither child was old enough to be vaccinated, and CDC officials haven’t said whether they will count either death as measles-associated.
Troves of new 9/11 docs suggest NYC officials knew of air quality health risks
“For too long, New Yorkers have had to fight for access to records that should have been available to them,” Mayor Zohran Mamdani said.
FOR SUBSCRIBERSEbola continues spreading out of control as money and resources pour into Congo
U.S. funding has poured in and vaccine trials are underway, but Ebola deaths continue to climb in Congo.
Baby girl is one of two deaths in Pennsylvania measles outbreak, coroner said
At least 115 people in Pennsylvania have been diagnosed with measles in the last week, health officials said.
Texas AG Paxton investigates military healthcare contractor over denied claims
Paxton cited an NBC News investigation into TriWest Healthcare Alliance, one of the contractors that administers the military’s healthcare benefits. 
Pig kidney works for a record 271 days inside the body of American patient
The transplant led to “sustained dialysis independence” for nearly nine months before the patient received a human kidney, a medical journal said.
FOR SUBSCRIBERSHer sister donated part of her liver. Now stem cells may free her from lifelong drugs.
Stem cells helped some kidney transplant patients quit anti-rejection drugs. Now doctors are testing them in livers.
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