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Microplastics and nanoplastics — incredibly tiny bits of plastic that break off and shed from larger products — have made their way into many of the tissues of our bodies

Microplastics are in many of your body’s organs and tissues. Why they’re so bad and what you can do to stay healthier

By Andrea Kane, CNN Editor’s note: The podcast Chasing Life with Dr. Sanjay Gupta explores the medical science behind some of life’s mysteries big and small. You can listen to episodes here. (CNN) — We are very much living in the Plastic Age. Whether it’s our food supply and how it’s packaged, our dwellings, furnishings

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How measles, whooping cough, and worse could roar back on RFK Jr.’s watch

By Arthur Allen, KFF Health News (KFF Health News) — The availability of safe, effective covid vaccines less than a year into the pandemic marked a high point in the 300-year history of vaccination, seemingly heralding an age of protection against infectious diseases. Now, after backlash against public health interventions culminated in President-elect Donald Trump’s

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More than half of Americans say ‘alone time’ is essential to their mental well-being, survey finds

By Julianna Bragg, CNN (CNN) — Holiday gatherings have a way of amplifying everyone’s quirks. I was looking forward to hosting my parents for a week during Thanksgiving, but in the limited space of a one-bedroom apartment, navigating everyone’s differences was rather challenging. My mom, who once poured herself into creating elaborate holiday traditions, has

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