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Abortion access restrictions affect maternity care access, research shows

d3sign/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Over 1.7 million women, nearly 3% of women of reproductive age in the United States, live…

1 year ago

Cases of leprosy in Florida on the rise: CDC

FS Productions/Getty Images(FLORIDA) -- Cases of leprosy are rising in Florida, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.…

1 year ago

Biden administration opens new office to study long COVID response, NIH begins clinical trials

Fusion Medical Animation, Unsplash(WASHINGTON) -- The Biden administration announced Monday it is forming a new Office of Long COVID Research…

1 year ago

Rare, brain-eating amoeba kills Georgia resident after freshwater swim: Officials

Thir Sakdi Phu Cxm / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) -- A Georgia resident has died after being infected with a…

1 year ago

Georgia resident dies from rare, brain-eating amoeba, officials say

Thir Sakdi Phu Cxm / EyeEm/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A Georgia resident has died after being infected with a rare…

1 year ago

New study shows alcohol deaths on the rise in women. What are the warning signs?

Makoto Honda / 500px/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A new study is sounding the alarm about a rise in alcohol-related deaths,…

1 year ago

Doctors increasingly discourage vaping amid mounting health concerns

Martina Paraninfi/Getty Images (NEW YORK) -- Doctors are increasingly discouraging people from using e-cigarettes given the mounting evidence about the significant…

1 year ago

Red meat allergy caused by ticks is an ’emerging public health concern’: CDC

rbkomar/Getty Images (NEW YORK) -- A red meat allergy caused by tick bites is an "emerging public health concern," according…

1 year ago

Doctors who separated conjoined twins in three-day surgery speak for first time

Dayton Children's Hospital(NEW YORK) -- Doctors in Ohio performed a groundbreaking surgery to separate conjoined twins, the first of its…

1 year ago

Postpartum depression pill shows positive effects, new trial data shows

The Good Brigade/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A pill for postpartum depression led to meaningful improvements in depression symptoms, according to…

1 year ago