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A close-up of a person using a blue nebulizer mask for respiratory treatment.

Tech

Health records show poor air quality can 'rob' people of their healthiest years

A female cancer patient in a hospital bed, resting with an oxygen tube, while a concerned figure watches in the background.

Tech

Bombshell report exposes 'cancer cluster' in New Jersey town

A close-up view of a tick on human skin showing its distinct black and orange body.

Outdoors

Tick-borne illnesses surge in upstate New York as cases spike sharply

A close-up of a mosquito resting on a green leaf.

Tech

Mosquitoes are responsible for 1M deaths a year. Experts may have found a way to lower that number

An aerial view of a large data center surrounded by solar panels, a rural landscape, and buildings.

Business

Residents report ceaseless noise coming from Washington data center: 'Constant ... buzzing in your head'

A person fills a clear glass with water from a modern black kitchen faucet.

Home

1 in 5 Americans may be exposed to cancer-causing toxin in drinking water

A close-up of a tick crawling on textured human skin.

Tech

Bacteria causing Lyme disease can stay in the body for years, study says

A healthcare professional uses a tick removal tool to extract a tick from a person's skin surface.

Outdoors

Weekly ER visits for tick bites reach highest level in 10 years, Northeast a hot spot

An older woman wearing a white shirt sits on a couch, hands rubbing her upper thigh.

Food

Ultra-processed diet turns woman's thighs into resembling well-marbled steaks

A person lying in a hospital bed.

Outdoors

Lethal flesh-eating bacteria creeps up US East Coast, experts warn

A paper plate with a hot dog, a cheeseburger, and potato chips.

Food

The 1 type of food that increases women's chances for breast cancer by 40%

A child with a yellow cloth mask looks at polluted air.

Outdoors

Nearly half of American children breathe toxic air, report says