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A person uses clothing to partially cover their face, as the Palisades Fire burns in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles on January 7.

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Risks from ash and air pollution remain for people returning after wildfires. Here’s how to stay safe

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‘Forever chemicals’ in sludge used to fertilize farms can pose a health risk to people, EPA says

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Dementia risk is rising in an aging US population. Cases are projected to double by 2060

A firefighter battles the Palisades Fire as it burns during a windstorm on the west side of Los Angeles, California, U.S. January 7, 2025. REUTERS/Ringo Chiu TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

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Wildfires are a threat to mental health that can linger even years later

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Human metapneumovirus is a respiratory virus, and it's estimated that almost all children are infected by age 5.

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Rising HMPV cases in China are ‘what we would expect to see’ in winter, health officials say

The FDA is proposing new nutrition labels to the front of food packages.

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Nutrition labels may come to the front of food packages under FDA proposal

Keep your red meat to these limits to protect your brain health, experts say

Biden administration moves to limit nicotine in cigarettes and certain other tobacco products

FDA bans red dye No. 3 from food, drinks and ingested drugs in the US

Where to buy N95 respirator masks in 2025

USDA documented insects and slime at Boar’s Head plants, records show

Pink flame retardants are being used to slow California fires. What do we know about them?

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Sedentary work linked to 37% higher risk of insomnia-like symptoms, new study finds

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The US is in a steep decline of food enjoyment — which has impacts on health, data shows

Space and science

The Blue Origin New Glenn rocket sits at Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station during its launch on January 16, 2025 in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Blue Origin launches New Glenn rocket, the company’s first SpaceX contender

SpaceX's next-generation Starship spacecraft atop its powerful Super Heavy rocket is launched on its sixth test at the company's Boca Chica launch pad in Brownsville, Texas, U.S., November 19, 2024. REUTERS/Joe Skipper

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SpaceX set to launch one of its most ambitious Starship test flights yet

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, carrying Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost and ispace's Resilience lunar landers, lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on January 15, 2025.

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SpaceX launches two moon missions in one fell swoop

Firefly's Blue Ghost 1 lunar lander will deliver 10 NASA CLPS science payloads to Mare Crisium.

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The next leg of the new moon race is about to kick off — and it could be the most exciting yet

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Limit coffee-drinking to this time window to lower early death risk, study suggests

Lead and cadmium found in muscle-building protein powders, report says

Baby food labels will reveal levels of lead and other heavy metals for first time

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FDA disappoints child advocates with its new limit on lead in baby food

Drinking sugary drinks may increase your risk of death. Here are alternative options

An often overlooked way to improve your sex life in 2025

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Grab a paper plate and try this quick and surprisingly challenging total-body workout 3:35

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