When the Dobbs v. Jackson Supreme Court decision came down in June, overturning the right to abortion in the United States that Roe v. Wade had bestowed in 1973, conversations about access to reproductive care took on a renewed ...
Dec 28, 2022
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The number of U.S. deaths dropped this year, but there are still more than there were before the coronavirus hit.
Dec 14, 2022
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A high number of preteens and teens in the United States have viewed pornography and many have also sent or received nude or seminude photos—sexting—over their smartphones, a new study reveals.
Dec 7, 2022
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As the days get shorter and the weather colder in the northern hemisphere, health officials have warned of a perfect storm of infectious respiratory diseases over the winter months.
Nov 9, 2022
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By the fall of 2020, the pandemic's first year, doctors treating hospitalized COVID-19 patients said they were starting to get the regimen down to a science. They learned when to put patients on ventilators, administer steroids, ...
Aug 11, 2022
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Nick Barragan is used to wearing a mask because his job in the Hollywood film industry has long required it. So he won't be fazed if the county that's home to Tinseltown soon becomes the first major population center this ...
Jul 14, 2022
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A new study out of Brigham and Women's Hospital shows how newly marketed brand-name drugs in the U.S. are driving up health care spending, resulting in "detrimental effects for patient access and affordability."
Jun 8, 2022
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Few UK online sexually transmitted infection test services meet national recommended standards, with independent sector providers the least likely to be compliant, finds research published online in the journal Sexually Transmitted ...
Apr 12, 2022
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The African continent is on course to reach its target of vaccinating at least 70% of its population against COVID-19 by the end of 2022, the head of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told reporters on ...
Jan 27, 2022
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The Pan American Health Organization said Wednesday it expects omicron to become the predominant coronavirus variant in the Americas in the coming weeks, where confirmed cases have reached record levels.
Jan 13, 2022
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