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Marijuana, hallucinogen use reach all-time high among young adults
CasarsaGuru/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Marijuana and hallucinogen use among young adults has reached a new high. Use of marijuana and hallucinogens by 19- to 30-year-olds reached their highest levels s...
Aug 23, 2022
Life expectancy dropped in 2020 in every US state, mainly due to COVID: CDC
fzant/Getty Images(ATLANTA) -- Every state saw a decline in life expectancy during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new federal data published Tuesday. The report, from the Center...
Aug 23, 2022
Wendy's removes romaine lettuce used in sandwiches as CDC investigates E. coli outbreak in 4 states
Dwi Pradnyana/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Wendy's is removing the romaine lettuce it uses in some of its sandwiches as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention investigates an E. coli outbreak tha...
Aug 22, 2022
Low-calorie sugar alternatives could negatively affect gut health, study finds
Bill Boch/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Low-calorie sugar alternatives, which had previously been thought to be relatively harmless, may actually have a negative effect on human gut health, according to a...
Aug 22, 2022
Monkeypox now reported in all 50 states
Joe Raedle/Getty Images, FILE(NEW YORK) -- Monkeypox has now been detected in all 50 states, health officials revealed. Wyoming became the final state to report a case of the disease on Monday. The Wy...
Aug 22, 2022
Late-stage cervical cancer still on the rise despite ways to prevent, detect and treat early
The Good Brigade/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Cervical cancer is usually caused by human papillomavirus, a sexually transmitted infection so common nearly all sexually active men and women will get the v...
Aug 22, 2022
Rise in heart disease may be explained by extreme weather conditions: Study
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Dr. Martha Gulati will never forget the first time she saw a young, healthy athlete die of heat stroke. It was 1995 in Chicago, in the middle of a heat wa...
Aug 22, 2022
New York reports first known case of monkeypox in a child
Jackyenjoyphotography/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The New York State Department of Health reported its first known case of monkeypox in a child in New York. According to the new data, one child under th...
Aug 22, 2022
Self-managed abortions may rise as access to care decreases, providers say
Megan Varner/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- As it gets harder to access abortion care because of state laws and restrictions, self-managed abortions may become more common, abortion providers told ABC...
Aug 20, 2022
Vast majority of the youngest Americans remain unvaccinated against COVID
SrdjanPav/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- It has now been two months since the start of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout for the youngest Americans, and despite some initial enthusiasm from a select group of pa...
Aug 19, 2022
