Two newborn babies experienced illnesses rare for their age group after they were bitten by ticks, according to a case study published Wednesday in…
Continue Reading The number of births in the United States declined for a fourth year following an increase in 2014, according to a new report from the US Centers for…
Continue Reading At a time when issues of sexual harassment and consent are in the news, and with the holidays just around the corner, the Girl Scouts have resurfaced…
Continue Reading From 2000 to 2017, the rate of exposures to natural psychoactive substances such as marijuana and hallucinogenic mushrooms increased by nearly 75% in…
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Life expectancy at birth — the average length of time that you are expected to live — continues to drop for Americans, a new study finds.…
Continue Reading The US Food and Drug Administration sent a warning to 15 companies that have illegally sold cannabidiol products, better known as CBD, by adding it…
Continue Reading A single dose of ketamine may be able to curb harmful drinking behavior by “rewriting drinking memories,” according to a study published…
Continue Reading When adults want a flu shot, they have two choices: go to the doctor or go to a pharmacy. But in most states, laws prevent parents from just walking…
Continue Reading Surgeons have removed a kidney weighing 7.4 kilograms (16.3 pounds) — the equivalent size of two newborn babies — from a patient in…
Continue Reading While cleaning out her first grade son’s backpack last week, Elyse Gilbert found something that surprised her. Mixed in with the regular…
Continue Reading The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) vaccinate migrants in detention against the flu…
Continue Reading Authorities in Colorado issued a warning to consumers of possibly contaminated and potentially moldy marijuana that was mistakenly distributed due to…
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If Snoop Dogg’s hit song “Smoke Weed Everyday” perpetually plays in your head and you have a budding interest in reporting on a range…
Continue Reading Nonpowder firearms like BB and paintball guns aren’t typically considered lethal weapons. But as the rate of eye injuries linked to these…
Continue Reading Use of screen time explodes between 12 months and three years in the United States, and most Canadian preschoolers between the ages of two and three…
Continue Reading More than a thousand surgical patients at Goshen Hospital in Indiana may have been exposed to HIV, hepatitis C and hepatitis B after an error in the…
Continue Reading If you’re hosting Thanksgiving festivities this year, it’s time to check your pantry and fridge. Federal health officials are warning…
Continue Reading A 63-year-old man in Germany has died after contracting a rare infection when he was licked by his dog. Doctors have warned pet owners to seek urgent…
Continue Reading Spanish for “beautiful hill,” Loma Linda, California is nestled between mountain peaks in the middle of the San Bernardino Valley. The…
Continue Reading A company is recalling more than half a million pounds of pork products because they were not inspected, officials said. The 515,000 pounds of raw…
Continue Reading A total of 40 people in 16 states have fallen ill due to an E. coli outbreak in romaine lettuce, according to a report from the Centers for Disease…
Continue Reading The White House held a contentious, wide-ranging meeting on Friday to examine increases in youth vaping and the outbreak of vaping-related lung…
Continue Reading A 17-year-old boy in Canada has been treated for a life-threatening popcorn lung-like illness after vaping flavored e-liquids and THC — the…
Continue Reading The woman at the center of a landmark legal victory against pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson over defective vaginal mesh implants said the…
Continue Reading After an E. coli outbreak infected at least 17 people, a food company has decided to recall more than 75,000 pounds of salad products. Missa Bay, LLC…
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EL PASO, Texas — Officials said they were looking into the cause of an elementary student’s sudden death just hours after falling ill at her…
Continue Reading There were 2,290 cases of lung injury linked to vaping as of November 20, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday.…
Continue Reading An outbreak of hepatitis A in Indiana, Nebraska and Wisconsin has been “potentially linked” to blackberries from the Fresh Thyme chain of…
Continue Reading Nature does the body good. And a sprawling new analysis of more than 8 million people suggests that to boost residents’ longevity, cities…
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A school district in Colorado has closed more than 40 schools for two days after a virus outbreak rapidly spread through the student population,…
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