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COVID-19 infections during 1st wave linked to higher risk of heart attack and stroke: Study

Massimiliano Finzi/Getty Images/STOCK(NEW YORK) -- People who were diagnosed with severe COVID-19 infections from the first wave of the pandemic…

1 month ago

St. Petersburg officials turn off water after main breaks during Milton landfall. Here are the health risks

Paul Hennessy/Anadolu via Getty Images(ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.) -- Residents of St. Petersburg -- on Florida's central-west coast -- were temporarily…

2 months ago

FDA authorizes 1st over-the-counter combo flu and COVID test outside of emergency use

Healgen(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the first over-the-counter combination COVID-19 and flu test outside of emergency…

2 months ago

Georgia Supreme Court reinstates 6-week abortion ban, reversing lower court ruling

Jason Marz/Getty Images(ATLANTA) -- The Georgia state Supreme Court reinstated the state's six-week abortion ban on Monday after a lower…

2 months ago

Doctor discusses report detailing drop in breast cancer cases, deaths

Isaac Lane Koval/Corbis/VCG/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Dr. Lisa Newman, the chief of the section of breast surgery at New York-Presbyterian/Weill…

2 months ago

Supply chain issues hit hospitals, dialysis centers after Hurricane Helene

Getty Images - STOCK/David Sacks(DURHAM, N.C.) -- As hospitals and health care facilities work to get back up and running…

2 months ago

Breast cancer deaths decrease as cases among Asian Americans and younger adults rise, new report finds

Isaac Lane Koval/Corbis/VCG/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Breast cancer deaths have fallen by 44% compared to 35 years ago, saving nearly…

2 months ago

California sues hospital for denying patient an emergency abortion

pablohart/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the state is suing a hospital in Eureka for allegedly…

2 months ago

Flu deaths in children hit new record as vaccination rates decrease: CDC

Peter Dazeley/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The number of kids dying from influenza in the 2023-2024 season has set a new…

2 months ago

Why progress against HIV/AIDS has stalled among Hispanic and Latino Americans

CDCWhile the United States has made considerable progress fighting the HIV/AIDS crisis since its peak in the 1980s, headway has…

2 months ago