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Abortion rates in US increased by 5% in 2021, the final year it remained a constitutional right under Roe: CDC
Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Abortion rates increased by 5% in the United States in 2021, the final year the procedure remained a constitu...
Nov 22, 2023
How to stay safe over Thanksgiving as respiratory virus activity ticks up in parts of the US
Thana Prasongsin/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Millions of people are getting ready to gather with their family and friends for Thanksgiving, celebrating the holiday in a way that most closely resembles p...
Nov 22, 2023
How drugs like Ozempic, Mounjaro could transform holiday dinners like Thanksgiving
GMVozd/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- When Tara Rothenhoefer sits down at the Thanksgiving table this year, she said she envisions being able to enjoy herself rather than feel stressed about the food on th...
Nov 22, 2023
Dozens of premature infants were evacuated from Gaza. Here's the care doctors say they will need
Isabel Pavia/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- More than two dozen premature, low-birthweight babies have been evacuated from Gaza to Egypt to receive specialized care amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. But t...
Nov 21, 2023
Listeria outbreak linked to fruit now being recalled
peolsen/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a warning Monday about a listeria outbreak linked to recalled peaches, nectarines and plums after 10 hospi...
Nov 21, 2023
Four more free COVID tests will be available to each household ahead of the holidays
SONGPHOL THESAKIT/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Ahead of the approaching holidays and a potential rise in cases this winter, the government is once again allowing households to order a fresh wave of four ...
Nov 20, 2023
Why this state is lagging behind the rest of the US in routine childhood vaccinations
Евгения Матвеец/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- When a recent federal report published last week showed routine childhood ...
Nov 17, 2023
Why are so many eye drops being recalled?
Hitoshi Nishimura/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- There have been dozens of eye drops pulled off shelves in the past year due to bacterial and fungal contamination, with multiple warnings issued by the Food...
Nov 17, 2023
Global measles cases rose 18% in 2022 amid low vaccination rates: Report
DIGICOMPHOTO/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Global cases of measles increased by 18% from 2021 to 2022, following a drop in vaccinations over the past few years, according to a new re...
Nov 16, 2023
US earns 'D' grade in preterm birth as maternal and infant care remains in 'crisis,' new report finds
Isabel Pavia/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The United States continues to be one of the "most dangerous developed nations" for childbirth, according to a new report released Thursday by March of Dimes, a ...
Nov 16, 2023
