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All types of hormonal birth control raise breast cancer risk slightly, study finds

Shana Novak/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A new study is offering more information for women about whether the type of birth…

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Death toll linked to contaminated eye drops rising as more report vision loss

Jrgen Hopf / EyeEm/ Getty Images(ATLANTA) -- The death toll of an outbreak linked to contaminated recalled eye drops has…

2 years ago

Gerber powdered infant formula voluntarily recalled due to possible bacteria exposure

FDA (NEW YORK) -- Some of Gerber's powdered infant formula products that were manufactured at a facility in Eau Claire,…

2 years ago

Potentially deadly fungus spreading rapidly in US health care facilities

KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images(ATLANTA) -- A recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed the fungus Candida…

2 years ago

What to know about the drug xylazine and why it’s making fentanyl worse

WLADIMIR BULGAR/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) -- The Drug Enforcement Administration is warning that a powerful veterinary sedative is being combined…

2 years ago

Flight attendants renew call to ban lap babies

EllenMoran/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Flight attendants are renewing calls to ban children 2 years and younger from sitting in the…

2 years ago

White House hosts cast of Apple TV+’s “Ted Lasso” to discuss mental health

Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will be hosting the cast of Apple TV+'s…

2 years ago

Mercyhurst University student whose unattended wheelchair was pushed down stairs hopes incident can bring change

Sydney Benes with head of security Nate Sanders at Sullivan's Pub. Sanders said Benes is looking to press charges against…

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Texas abortion law means woman has to continue pregnancy despite fatal anomaly

A 28-week ultrasound of the baby's head shows normal brain structures that should have formed and then separated in the…

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What is gender dysphoria and what does transgender youth care consist of?

CARME PARRAMON/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Across the country, Republican lawmakers have introduced legislation that restricts transgender health care for minors.…

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