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Experts say the term 'mommy brain' needs a rebrand. Here's why.
LWA/Dann Tardif/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- From "mom brain" to "mommy brain," "momnesia," "baby brain" and "pregnancy brain," the terms used to describe the brain fog many moms say they experience duri...
Katie Kindelan, ABC News Feb 14, 2023

Four-year-old on the road to recovery after double lung transplant
Texas Children's Hospital(HOUSTON) -- A 4-year-old from eastern Louisiana is on the road to recovery at Texas Children's Hospital in Houston after receiving a bilateral lung transplant nearly three mo...
Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News Feb 14, 2023

Teen girls are experiencing record-high levels of sadness and violence: CDC
Elva Etienne/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Teenage girls in the United States are experiencing record-high levels of feelings of sadness and acts of violence, according to new federal data. A report publi...
Mary Kekatos, ABC News Feb 13, 2023

Why common cold symptoms may seem worse than before the pandemic
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- During the earlier stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, limiting social interactions and wearing masks kept pesky viruses away. But now, stuffed sinuses and miserable post nasal drip...
Emma Egan, ABC News Feb 11, 2023

What the latest bird flu outbreak could mean for humans
Mark Kerrison/In Pictures via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A dangerous and contagious bird flu continues to spread through poultry farms, wild birds, and now mammal populations.There’s still no sig...
Nicole Wetsman, ABC News Feb 09, 2023

Suicides rose in 2021 after 2 years of declines, CDC report finds
xijian/Getty Images(ATLANTA) -- The number of suicides increased in 2021 to the highest levels seen in four years, according to new federal data. The report, published by the Centers for Disease ...
Mary Kekatos, ABC News Feb 09, 2023

Why the toxins from the Ohio train derailment could have posed deadly threats for residents nearby
Ohio Governor's Office(NEW YORK) -- The toxins that burned in the wreckage of the train derailment in Ohio had the potential to be deadly if officials did not order evacuations in the region, experts ...
Julia Jacobo, ABC News Feb 09, 2023

There were over 600 excess deaths in doctors during 1st years of COVID-19 pandemic
Jenn Ackerman /For The Washington Post via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- In the early months of 2020, doctors were left responsible to treat a little-known virus that prompted the worst pandemic the world...
Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News Feb 08, 2023

Texas sues Biden administration for requiring pharmacies to fill prescriptions for abortion pills
Drew Angerer/Getty Images(AUSTIN, Texas) -- Texas is suing the Biden administration and asking a judge to block a rule requiring pharmacies to fill prescriptions for abortion pills. The Department of ...
Mary Kekatos, ABC News Feb 08, 2023

Here's what's on Biden's health agenda in 2023 following the State of the Union
Jacquelyn Martin/AP/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden delivered his second State of the Union address Tuesday night, during which he addressed the administration's accompli...
Mary Kekatos, ABC News Feb 08, 2023
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