17:I[66739,["/_next/static/chunks/0.3dg.jzl0xwf.js?dpl=dpl_4s9k4SEJd7tPBmNqGyt3Kh28zVdP","/_next/static/chunks/05hx6kuf6-oy4.js?dpl=dpl_4s9k4SEJd7tPBmNqGyt3Kh28zVdP","/_next/static/chunks/16hlzajg8nh66.js?dpl=dpl_4s9k4SEJd7tPBmNqGyt3Kh28zVdP","/_next/static/chunks/0juapqyy99ga..js?dpl=dpl_4s9k4SEJd7tPBmNqGyt3Kh28zVdP","/_next/static/chunks/0b~tpyyzrynhr.js?dpl=dpl_4s9k4SEJd7tPBmNqGyt3Kh28zVdP","/_next/static/chunks/1331nw5i_3lcb.js?dpl=dpl_4s9k4SEJd7tPBmNqGyt3Kh28zVdP"],"default"] 19:I[38632,["/_next/static/chunks/0qqtp3r0h7kah.js?dpl=dpl_4s9k4SEJd7tPBmNqGyt3Kh28zVdP","/_next/static/chunks/0iukvycbd42rl.js?dpl=dpl_4s9k4SEJd7tPBmNqGyt3Kh28zVdP"],"IconMark"] 18:T4cb,2024 was full of science news. There was a total solar eclipse, the Paris Olympics, elections in the United States and elsewhere, technological breakthroughs and many space launches. But perhaps above all, it was a huge year in health. So, today, we're talking through some of 2024's biggest health stories — from what's in our drinking water supply, to bird flu, obesity drugs and this year's record heat. They're also the stories we think will continue to be big in 2025. See you in the new year, Short Wavers! <3

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The Biggest Health Stories of 2024

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The Biggest Health Stories of 2024