Health

Mosquitoes infected with West Nile virus detected in New York

The West Nile virus is back, according to New York City health officials. On Tuesday, the city’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene released a statement detailing the first signs of the mosquito-borne virus appearing this season in the Bronx and Staten Island. Until now, no one has been infected. …

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Teen dies of bubonic plague in Mongolia after eating groundhog

The teenager caught the plague after hunting and eating a groundhog, according to Dorj Narangerel, a spokesman for the Mongolian Ministry of Health. He died on Sunday. Groundhogs are large ground squirrels, a type of rodent, which have historically been associated with outbreaks of plague in the region. Evidence confirmed …

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An open letter about my health

me take 64 pills a day. Sixty-four pills: That’s 25 before breakfast, another 20 after breakfast, another 10 before dinner and another 9 before bed. I take 64 pills a day, and I feel like it’s slowly killing me. Or if it’s not killing me directly, then at least I …

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