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No link to foreign country with pneumonia outbreak in Ohio county: Medical director

ATU Images/Getty Images(MASON, Ohio) -- A county in Ohio has recorded 142 cases of pediatric pneumonia since August, caused by…

12 months ago

Suicides by firearm reach all-time high, rising 11% since 2019: CDC

Mats Silvan/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Suicides by firearm have reached an all-time high, increasing 11% between 2019 and 2022, according…

12 months ago

Gen Z, millennial women face historic headwinds when it comes to their health: Report

The Good Brigade/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Progress in women's health since the 1960s is backsliding, with millennial and Gen Z…

12 months ago

Biden administration to send free COVID tests to schools nationwide this winter

SONGPHOL THESAKIT/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- In another effort to get Americans to test for COVID-19 this winter, the Biden administration…

12 months ago

Number of suicides in the US in 2022 reaches record level: CDC

xijian/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The number of suicides in the United States has hit a record high, new provisional federal…

12 months ago

US life expectancy rose in 2022 due to fewer deaths linked to COVID-19: CDC

National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System(NEW YORK) -- After two consecutive years of declines, life expectancy in…

12 months ago

Cannabis use does not reduce long-term heroin use, study finds

Oksana Smith / EyeEm/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- People with heroin dependency don't use less of that drug if they start…

12 months ago

Women who have reported mistreatment while giving birth say CDC report validates their trauma

Cavan Images/Getty Images(BIRMINGHAM, Ala.) -- She delivered a healthy child, but left the maternity ward traumatized and ashamed. "The most…

12 months ago

What to know about the respiratory illnesses surging in some parts of China

ATU Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A surge of respiratory illnesses related to flu, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and other infections…

12 months ago

Protecting babies from RSV this holiday season: What parents need to know

Jose Luis Pelaez Inc/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A record number of people are expected to travel during the upcoming holiday…

1 year ago