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Happy cicada season! Here's what I learned last time these bugs hatched en masse, in 2021, about what we know (and absolutely do not know) regarding how this mass protein buffet disrupts bird behavior. audubon.org/news/birds-may…

Whooping cough outbreaks in Europe, Asia and parts of the U.S. should be a reminder to get vaccinated, experts say. nbcnews.com/health/health-…

The infections are rare, but not unheard of, in the U.S. nbcnews.com/health/health-…

A person in Texas has been diagnosed with a highly virulent strain of bird flu, the first such case since the virus was detected in a handful of dairy cattle in several states across the country last week. nbcnews.com/health/health-…

A person in Texas has been diagnosed with a highly virulent strain of bird flu, the first such case since the virus was detected in a handful of dairy cattle in several states across the country last week. nbcnews.com/health/health-…

After NBC News reported on a new transplant technique for lung cancer, a California man with advanced cancer reached out to Northwestern Medicine and received a double lung and liver transplant. nbcnews.com/health/cancer/…

It's easy to feel like your stories get buried under the news cycle. I'm so happy a story a team of us worked on last year reached the right ears and allowed a group of doctors willing to take a chance to save another life. nbcnews.com/health/cancer/…

Scientists are getting closer to understanding how certain bacteria cause treatment-resistant cancer. nbcnews.com/health/cancer/…

A type of bacteria typically found in the mouth actually has two distinct subspecies, scientists have learned.

One of those subspecies is able to shield tumor cells from cancer treatments.

'It acts like a cloak,' the researcher said. nbcnews.com/health/cancer/…