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Why cantaloupe is a fruit you should avoid — recall or not — food safety expert says
Slices of cantaloupe melon.

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Why cantaloupe is a fruit you should avoid — recall or not — food safety expert says

Why is the One Chip Challenge dangerous? Northeastern food safety expert explains

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Why is the One Chip Challenge dangerous? Northeastern food safety expert explains

Will the courts take away the FDA-approved over-the-counter birth control pill?
Dr Sophia Yen holding a one month prescription pack of birth control pills

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Will the courts take away the FDA-approved over-the-counter birth control pill?

How a new law requiring food labels to include sesame resulted in an explosion of products containing—sesame
nutrition label on a container of hummus

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How a new law requiring food labels to include sesame resulted in an explosion of products containing—sesame

Could lab-grown meat pave the way for more ethical, environmentally friendly food?
lab samples in dishes

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Could lab-grown meat pave the way for more ethical, environmentally friendly food?

Do water bottles expire? What you need to know when the power goes out
a close up view of the tops of a group of water bottles

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Do water bottles expire? What you need to know when the power goes out

People are receiving unapproved extra COVID-19 vaccine doses. Is it a problem?

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People are receiving unapproved extra COVID-19 vaccine doses. Is it a problem?

Their co-op contributed to advancing new research on Alzheimer’s and brain health
man in a blue jacket running on a bridge

Their co-op contributed to advancing new research on Alzheimer’s and brain health

Parents remain divided over COVID-19 vaccinations for their kids
Daughter waits to get vaccinated while her father stands nearby

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Parents remain divided over COVID-19 vaccinations for their kids

Mothers are more reluctant to get their children vaccinated than fathers, U.S. survey shows
Coronavirus vaccine doses

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Mothers are more reluctant to get their children vaccinated than fathers, U.S. survey shows

Can pills like BiDil redress social and racial injustice?

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Can pills like BiDil redress social and racial injustice?

The Trump administration ban on flavored e-cigarettes wouldn’t just affect teens who vape; it would help their peers inhaling secondhand aerosol as well
According to new research by Northeastern assistant professor Susan Mello, teenage exposure to secondhand aerosols was even more prevalent in 2018 than their e-cigarette use during the same time. Photo via iStock

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The Trump administration ban on flavored e-cigarettes wouldn’t just affect teens who vape; it would help their peers inhaling secondhand aerosol as well