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Whooping cough cases more than 3 times higher than last year in return to pre-pandemic levels

Roger Harris/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Cases of whooping cough are more than three times higher this year than they were…

3 months ago

What does it mean that the WHO declared mpox a global public health emergency?

Felix Zahn/Photothek via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The spread of a newer strain of mpox in Africa led the World…

3 months ago

Breaking the taboo of menopause: 10 commonly asked questions answered

The Good Brigade/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Actress Halle Berry is among the new wave of women in their 40s, 50s,…

3 months ago

Why the Summer Olympic Games in Paris may have been a COVID ‘success’ story

USA's Noah Lyles celebrates with his bronze medal during the medal ceremony Men's 200m Final at the Stade de France…

3 months ago

Water bead-related ER visits among kids rose over 130% between 2021 and 2022: Study

pablohart/Getty Images (NEW YORK) -- Pediatric water bead-related emergency room visits increased over 130% in one year, a new study…

3 months ago

More people are dying from dementia, according to new study

sukanya sitthikongsak/Getty Images (NEW YORK) -- Deaths from dementia have tripled in just 21 years, according to a new study…

3 months ago

WHO declares mpox a public health emergency as newer strain spreads in Africa

Lian Yi/Xinhua via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) declared mpox to be a public health emergency…

3 months ago

What to know about biological aging and maintaining your health as you grow older

Jose Luis Pelaez Inc/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A growing body of research suggests that age is more than just a…

3 months ago

Routine blood tests are not reliable for diagnosing long COVID, study finds

Jasmin Merdan/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Current routine blood tests are not a reliable way of diagnosing long COVID, according to…

3 months ago

Five diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease in New Hampshire, health officials say

ATU Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Authorities warned residents of Lincoln, New Hampshire, to monitor themselves for symptoms of Legionnaires' disease…

3 months ago