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Mom's $4M bill for quadruplets' care sparks conversation on high health care costs
Courtesy of Hanna Castle(NEW YORK) -- A mom's hospital bills for her quadruplets' neonatal intensive care unit stay, totaling over $4 million, is sparking a conversation about the high cost of health ...
Mar 21, 2024
Woman calls for separate waiting rooms for those experiencing pregnancy loss
India Baston(NEW YORK) -- A Georgia woman is calling for doctors' offices to have separate waiting areas for expecting patients and patients who are experiencing pregnancy loss.In a March 15 TikTok vi...
Mar 21, 2024
Why pollen season is starting earlier and how it could affect allergies
Martin Leigh/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- As the U.S. welcomes spring, it also means the arrival of allergy season, which affects millions of people.High pollen levels can lead to a variety of symptoms i...
Mar 20, 2024
Four years later, experts are just beginning to 'scratch the surface' of understanding long COVID
Jackyenjoyphotography/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Millions of Americans are still experiencing long COVID more than four years since the global COVID-19 outbreak was declared a pandemic.According to the...
Mar 20, 2024
COVID vaccines found to cut risk of heart failure, blood clots following virus infection: Study
Morsa Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- COVID-19 vaccines were found to cut the risk of heart failure by up to 55% and blood clots by up to 78% following COVID infection, according to a new study publi...
Mar 19, 2024
Medication abortion accounted for 63% of US abortions in 2023, new study finds
fstop123/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Medication abortion accounted for 63% of all the abortions performed in the U.S. in 2023, according to a new study from the Guttmacher Institute.In the first full ca...
Mar 19, 2024
What to know about President Biden's executive order on women's health research
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden signed a sweeping executive order Monday promoting women's health research as the country continues to celebrate Women's History Month.T...
Mar 18, 2024
MIS-C cases in 2023 were mostly among unvaccinated children: CDC
ER Productions Limited/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Cases of MIS-C are still occurring in 2023 and children who are unvaccinated or have waning immunity from previous vaccination are at the highest risk ...
Mar 14, 2024
Christie Brinkley reveals she ahad surgery to remove skin cancer
Christie Brinkley attends the American Humane Hero Dog Awards at The Breakers on Nov. 10, 2023 in Palm Beach, Florida. (Mireya Acierto/Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- Actress and model Christie Brinkley re...
Mar 14, 2024
Man, 25, diagnosed with cancer shares his journey on social media to help others
Courtesy of Jace(NEW YORK) -- What began as symptoms of fatigue for one Florida man became a life-changing cancer diagnosis at age 25.Jace, who asked that his last name not be used to protect his priv...
Mar 13, 2024
