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NetflixAmy Schumer is being treated for Lyme disease.  The comedian announced her diagnosis in an Instagram post on Tuesday, Sept. 8, noting that it's possible she first contracted the tick-borne illness "years" ago.  "Anyone get LYME this summer?" Schumer captioned a childhood photo of her fishing. "I got it and I'm on doxycycline. I have…

168 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Massachusetts, 8 additional deaths The Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported an additional 168 confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, bringing the statewide total to 121,214.State health officials also confirmed eight new COVID-19-related deaths across Massachusetts, bringing the state's confirmed coronavirus death toll to 8,933.More than 2.75 million molecular…

Eating disorders are thriving as the COVID-19 pandemic stretches into its sixth month of reshaping American life.Hotline calls to the National Eating Disorders Association are up 70-80% in recent months, according to a Tuesday report by NPR.For many Americans, eating is tied to stress, anxiety and other disorders. Often an emotional coping mechanism, it can be triggered by food scarcity and stockpiling behavior.PERCENTAGE OF…

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Fears have arisen that bubonic plague could spread into China after its bordering country Mongolia reports its third victim who died of the Black Death this year.A 38-year-old man had died from the plague on Monday in Mongolia's western Zavkhan province after eating marmot meat last month, said the local authorities.It comes as China's Inner…