Dani Blum
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- Sep 1, 2026
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- Jul 7, 2026
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How bad will this year’s flu season be? (opens the original)
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After the unpredictability of last year’s flu season, when a new variant of the virus spread widely and rapidly, infectious disease experts are hoping for a tamer fall and winter this year. Photo by: Vartika Sharma / New York Times By Dani Blum, The New York Times Company After the unpredictability of last year’s flu season, when a new variant of the virus spread widely and rapidly, infectious disease experts are hoping for a tamer fall and winter this year. Scientists look to countries like Aus
Doctors warn of a dangerous trend: Microwaving a popular squishy toy (opens the original)
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Doctors are warning parents about a trend on social media that involves microwaving NeeDoh cubes — squishy, doughlike toys — after cases of children having suffered serious burns. In January, a 9-year-old boy in Plainfield, Ill., microwaved one of the popular NeeDoh toys before school after hearing about the trend from a friend. The toy exploded, sending scalding goo splattering onto his face and hands and burning him, according to Kelly McElligott, the burn outreach coordinator at the Loyola Me
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