There’s a Marburg virus outbreak, younger women are getting breast cancer and more children are dying from flu. Here’s what happened in health this week.

Happy Saturday! We hope you’ve been enjoying the first week of the spookiest month of the year. Don’t forget that October is also Breast Cancer Awareness Month; here’s what I’ve been reading lately — from new research on the benefits of breastfeeding to a refresher on breast cancer signs and symptoms to look out for….

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Elle Macpherson says she refused chemotherapy after breast cancer diagnosis. Here’s what oncologists think.

After being diagnosed with breast cancer seven years ago, Elle Macpherson made a controversial choice: She refused chemotherapy, the model has revealed in her new memoir, Elle: Life, Lessons, and Learning to Trust Yourself. Macpherson did undergo a lumpectomy — surgery to remove the malignant breast tissue — but she then went against the advice…

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