Health

By 2020, more than one in four (28%) women received a diagnosis of a mood disorder during either pregnancy or the first year of parenthood -- a rate nearly double that seen in 2008.…
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1 of 2 | Beachgoers watch the total solar eclipse on the beach in Isle of Palms, S.C., in August 2017, taking precautions to prevent eye damage. File Photo by Richard…
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The first human case of bird flu in Texas has been reported, following exposure to infected dairy cattle. File Photo by Bill Greenblat/UPI | License Photo The first…
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Findings of a new study published Monday link flame retardant chemicals in the United States to a higher risk of dying from cancer-related illness. Photo by hysw001/Pixabay…
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Swedish scientists have made a breakthrough in combating the global rise in microbial resistance to antibiotics with the discovery of a potent new class of drugs, according to new…
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Antibody levels fell to low or near zero within the first few months of getting the vaccine, unless the person had previously received a smallpox vaccine, scientists reported. Photo…
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While 0.06% of the non-obese children went on to develop MS, the rate more than doubled, to 0.13%, among people who had been obese during childhood, a new study found. Photo by…
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Over 47,000 Americans between the ages 10 and 19 lost their lives to suicide from 1999 to 2020, a new report found, and there have been sharp increases year by year. Photo by…
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said there were 422 cases of one type of invasive meningococcal disease in 2023, the most seen since 2014. So far this year,…
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Doctoral student Mahmoud Seifallahi (L), the study's co-author, checks data with Behnaz Ghoraani, the study’s senior author and an associate professor in the Department of…
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