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The dangers of disturbing videos: How to protect yourself and your family
Jose Luis Pelaez Inc / Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Videos and images of the Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore have become ubiquitous in the past few days...
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Puerto Rico declares public health emergency as dengue fever cases rise
Aedes aegypti mosquito, a known trasmitter of dengue. Photo via CDC(SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico) -- Puerto Rico has declared a public health emergency as th...
Mar 27, 2024
Cancer rate among Air Force missileers prompts questions, concerns
John Turner/U.S. Air ForceIt is a little-known mission within the United States Air Force that operates almost entirely underground, shrouded in secre...
Mar 26, 2024
'Miracle' baby born at 26 weeks goes home from hospital after 10 months
Boris Lopez and Cecia Juarez(LOS ANGELES) -- A 10-month-old who was born at 26 weeks gestation has beaten the odds to return home from the hospital.El...
Mar 25, 2024
Surgeons transplant world's first genetically edited pig kidney into living human
Peter Cade/Getty Images(BOSTON) -- A surgical team said Thursday it has conducted the world's first genetically edited pig kidney transplant into a li...
Mar 21, 2024
House committee launches investigation into organ transplant network
Thir Sakdi Phu Cxm / EyeEm/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The House Committee on Energy and Commerce has launched a bipartisan investigation into the U.S...
Mar 21, 2024
US life expectancy rose in 2022 as deaths due to COVID dropped: CDC
AlexSava/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Life expectancy in the United States increased in 2022 after two years of decline, according to new final federal m...
Mar 21, 2024
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 spar...
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 e...
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...
Mar 20, 2024