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One of the world's last cities with a mask mandate plans to drop it
Paul Yeung/Bloomberg via Getty Images(HONG KONG) -- Hong Kong is ending its mask mandate Wednesday, becoming one of the world's last cities to drop rules demanding face coverings. In a press conf...
Feb 28, 2023
Obesity drugs often aren't covered by insurance. Experts say this limits access, increases disparities.
Joel Saget/AFP via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Dr. Deborah Horn wants to give her patients with obesity the best possible care. But too often, the conversation in appointments isn't focused on picking t...
Feb 28, 2023
What the 'lab leak' theory report about COVID's origins does and doesn't mean
Images By Tang Ming Tung/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The news that the U.S. Department of Energy now believes with "low confidence" that the COVID-19 pandemic "most likely" was the result of a laborator...
Feb 28, 2023
Daughter surprises dad by being his kidney donor
Courtesy of Delayne Ivanowski(ST. LOUIS) -- For over nine months, Delayne Ivanowski of Kirkwood, Missouri, kept a secret from her dad that ended up saving his life. Delayne Ivanowski, a 25-year-old nu...
Feb 28, 2023
Artificial sweetener linked to heart attack and stroke: Study
Sharon Pruitt / EyeEm/ Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Zero-calorie sweetener erythritol, widely used in sugar replacement or reduced-sugar products, has been linked to an increased risk of cardiovascular e...
Feb 27, 2023
COVID's origins ‘most likely‘ lab leak, agency reportedly says
SONGPHOL THESAKIT/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- While no firm conclusion has yet been made among health and government officials as to where COVID-19 came from, the U.S. Energy Department has now report...
Feb 27, 2023
Obesity crisis is worsening heart disease risks during and after pregnancy: Experts
LWA/Dann Tardif/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Growing rates of obesity are contributing to more heart disease risks during and after pregnancy, experts warn. People with obesity are more at risk of potent...
Feb 27, 2023
Drug-resistant strain of Shigella bacteria prompts warning from CDC
Alissa Eckert/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY(ATLANTA) -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a health advisory Friday about an increase in an antibiotic-resistant strain of the Shigella bacte...
Feb 27, 2023
Couple welcomes two sets of 'rare' twins 14 months apart
The University of Alabama at Birmingham(NEW YORK) -- Britney Alba remembers the day she and her husband, Frankie Alba, received the news they were expecting twins. It had only been six months since th...
Feb 27, 2023
Amid new report on COVID's origins, investigation continues into 2 main theories
Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- While no firm conclusion has yet been made among health and government officials as to where COVID-19 came from, the U.S. Energy Department has now repor...
Feb 26, 2023
