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U.S. Drowning Deaths Rising Again After Years of Decline
TUESDAY, May 14, 2024 (HeathDay News) -- Following decades of declines, drowning deaths are once again climbing in the United States, new government data...
About 8,000 Women Per Month Are Getting Abortion Pills Despite Their States' Bans
TUESDAY, May 14, 2024 -- While some states have moved to severely curb women's access to abortion, including abortion pills, over 8,000 women living in those...
Summer of 2023 Was Hottest in 2,000 Years
TUESDAY, May 14, 2024 -- High temperatures across the Northern Hemisphere last summer were scorching and frequent enough to make it the hottest summer in two...
San Francisco Set to Ban 'Forever Chemicals' in Firefighter Gear
TUESDAY, May 14, 2024 -- San Francisco is on the verge of passing a ban on "forever chemicals" in the protective clothing firefighters wear while battling...
More Studies Support Wegovy's Long-Term Weight-Loss Benefits
TUESDAY, May 14, 2024 -- Semaglutide -- the active ingredient in the blockbuster weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy -- can produce long-term weight and heart...
Americans With Private Insurance May Pay More for Hospital Stay
TUESDAY, May 14, 2024 -- Having private insurance may not be all it is cracked up to be when it comes to hospital bills, new research warns. In a report...
Patients Over 80 Still Benefit From Treatment for AML Blood Cancer
TUESDAY, May 14, 2024 -- Seniors over 80 with acute myeloid leukemia can safely and effectively take the standard targeted therapy for the blood cancer, a new...
Melanoma Can Strike Black Americans, Often With Deadlier Results
TUESDAY, May 14, 2024 -- Melanoma, while rare among Black Americans, is often detected later with devastating consequences, a new study finds. Black people...
Vaping Rates Fall Among Teens, But Still Too High
TUESDAY, May 14, 2024 -- Vaping rates among U.S. kids in grades 9 through 12 fell to 5% in 2021, the latest year for which data is available. That's down from...
Science Shows How Night Shifts Help Bring on Disease
TUESDAY, May 14, 2024 -- Night shift work can increase a person’s risk of chronic disease, and a new study reveals one possible explanation for this. It...
Smoking During Pregnancy Could Raise Baby's Odds for Obesity Later
TUESDAY, May 14, 2024 -- Women who smoke during pregnancy run a higher risk of their kids becoming overweight or obese, and researchers now think they know one...
Why C-Section Babies Need 2 Doses of Measles Vaccine
TUESDAY, May 14, 2024 -- Babies born by C-section are unlikely to receive protection from a single dose of measles vaccine, a new study finds. A single...
Getting Abortion Pill Via Mail Order Is Quick, Safe & Effective
MONDAY, May 13, 2024 -- Women who get abortion pills through the mail receive care that's as good as those who are required to get them in person from a clinic...
Olivia Munn Underwent Hysterectomy After Breast Cancer Diagnosis
MONDAY, May 13, 2024 -- Actress and "X-men" star Olivia Munn has revealed that she underwent egg retrieval and then a hysterectomy after being diagnosed with...
Lesbian, Bisexual Women More Likely to Die Early Than Straight Peers
MONDAY, May 13, 2024 (HealthDay news) -- Could being a lesbian or bisexual shorten your life? New research that analyzed decades of data on women suggests it...
Wegovy Can Help Heart Failure Patients Reduce Meds: Study
MONDAY, May 13, 2024 -- People with heart failure are often prescribed what are known as loop diuretic medications to help reduce the fluid buildup that's a...
Cancer & COVID Drove Him to Double-Lung Transplant
MONDAY, May 13, 2024 -- Chicago resident Arthur “Art” Gillespie fell ill in early March 2020 with COVID, after he and his father went to visit an...
Police Seizures of Pills With Fentanyl Have Skyrocketed
MONDAY, May 13, 2024 -- Police seizures of illicit fentanyl pills have soared in recent years, a new study has found. The number of pills containing fentanyl...
Could Having 'Skinny' Fat Cells Encourage Weight Gain?
MONDAY, May 13, 2024 -- “Skinny” fat cells might actually make it harder to lose weight and easier to pack on extra pounds, a new study...
First Pig Kidney Recipient Dies Almost Two Months After Transplant
MONDAY, May 13, 2024 -- Rick Slayman, the first person to receive a kidney transplant from a genetically modified pig, has died nearly two months after having...
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