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Tick-Borne Brain Illness Found in UK for the First Time

Tick-Borne Brain Illness Found in UK for the First Time

A potentially fatal infectious disease that ticks can pass to people through bites has been identified by health authorities in the United Kingdom for the first time, according to Public Health England (PHE), as the BBC reported. Health authorities in the UK said it confirmed cases of tick-borne encephalitis virus in ticks in two parts […]

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    Lyme Epidemic Spreads Worse Than Ever

    Lyme Epidemic Spreads Worse Than Ever

    By Clara Chaisson In the summer of 2013, I was changing into pajamas when an irritated blotch of skin caught my eye. My rib cage looked like a miniature advertisement for Target: There was a near-perfect circle of red, a smaller, concentric ring of clear skin, and then a red dot right in the middle. […]

    Climate Change Harms Human Health

    Climate Change Harms Human Health

    Climate change is already making people sicker, according to a deep-dive written by Renee Cho for Columbia University’s Earth Institute on Monday. Cho pointed to the example of doctors in Florida who are noticing that their patients run through prescriptions faster as conditions like asthma worsen due to heat waves. Indeed, Florida doctors have observed […]