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Measles Tops 900, Ebola Passes 8,000, and Cancer Deaths Keep Falling
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Measles Tops 900, Ebola Passes 8,000, and Cancer Deaths Keep Falling

This week in medicine: Pennsylvania’s measles outbreak grows, Congo’s Ebola crisis worsens, Americans drink less, cancer mortality drops, and semaglutide shows benefits across frailty levels.

Measles cases in Pennsylvania have passed 900, the Ebola outbreak in Congo has crossed 8,000 cases, and yet some of this week’s biggest medical news is encouraging. Dr. Terry Simpson looks at falling cancer mortality, declining alcohol use, improving teen health, semaglutide and frailty, wildfire smoke,

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