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Global measles cases rose 18% in 2022 amid low vaccination rates: Report

DIGICOMPHOTO/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Global cases of measles increased by 18% from 2021 to 2022, following a drop…

6 months ago

US earns ‘D’ grade in preterm birth as maternal and infant care remains in ‘crisis,’ new report finds

Isabel Pavia/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The United States continues to be one of the "most dangerous developed nations" for childbirth,…

6 months ago

How a proposed constitutional amendment protecting abortion rights in Florida could impact access in the state

The Good Brigade/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A proposed amendment in Florida that would enshrine abortion rights in the state's constitution…

6 months ago

Heat-related deaths for older adults could increase by 370% through mid-century if climate warms 2 degrees Celsius

SimpleImages/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Annual heat-related deaths worldwide for people over 65 are projected to increase by 370% through the…

6 months ago

About 36M American adults have received the updated COVID vaccine: CDC

Francine Orr/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- An estimated 36 million adults in the United States have received the…

6 months ago

Semaglutide helps reduce risk of heart attack, stroke in people without diabetes, study finds

Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images (NEW YORK) -- Taking semaglutide, the active ingredient in drugs like Wegovy and…

6 months ago

Groundbreaking sickle cell fitness program pioneers new way to treat disease

Massachusetts General Hospital(BOSTON) -- A sickle cell disease center is leading the way in treatment with a new, innovative approach to…

6 months ago

After mass shooting, problems with Maine’s mental healthcare system come into focus: Experts

Justin Paget/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- In the more than two weeks since a mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, occurred at…

6 months ago

Reproductive Health Act repealing some abortion restrictions passes in Michigan, heads to governor

Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images(LANSING, Mich.) -- Michigan lawmakers have passed a series of 9 bills repealing certain abortion restrictions, which…

6 months ago

FDA approves the active ingredient in Mounjaro to help people with obesity lose weight, named Zepbound

Caíque de Abreu/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the diabetes drug Zepbound to also treat…

6 months ago