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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) sent out information on Friday about plague activity being present in the state.As of Friday, there were at least two confirmed human cases of the plague this summer. The latest case was reported to the state health department on Thursday for…

A salon worker using a curling iron.Photo: Justin Sullivan (Getty Images)A new large population study looks to clarify the theorized connection between hair dye and cancer. The study found no link between ever using hair dye and an increased risk of most types of cancer in women. However, it did find a possible relationship between…

Researchers are starting to home in on the ways in which the use of e-cigarettes raises the chances of catching the virus, and suffering its worst effects.While in the hospital for vaping-related lung illness that collapsed a lung, Janan Moein was told he had a 5 percent chance of survival.Credit...John Francis Peters for The New…

Corticosteroids are a class of drugs that suppress out-of-control immune-system responses. They may improve survival rates for patients with severe cases of COVID-19, according to new research. The World Health Organization issued a "strong recommendation" for the use of steroids among seriously ill patients based on the results of seven clinical trials. Steroids are cheaper…

Roberto Arias prepares a grave for burial at Woodlawn Cemetery during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Everett, Massachusetts, U.S., May 27, 2020.Brian Snyder | ReutesThe U.S. will top more than 410,000 Covid-19 deaths by the end of the year as the country heads into the fall and winter, according to a new forecast from the Institute for Health…