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As 988 centers struggle with staffing, some peer supporters feel shut out
Karl Tapales/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- When Angelica Garcia's high school crush, first love, and father of her two children died unexpectedly, she said, her life went into a free fall. The Los Angeles...
Jul 17, 2023
Cannabis-related ED visits increased among young Americans during COVID pandemic: CDC
pablohart/Getty Images(ATLANTA) -- Emergency department visits involving cannabis increased for children, teens and young adults during the COVID-19 pandemic, new federal data suggests. A report publi...
Jul 13, 2023
How to keep you and your family safe in a heat wave
Tim Grist Photography/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- As heat waves persist and temperatures across the country continue to soar, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting that emergency d...
Jul 13, 2023
FDA approves first birth control pill for use without prescription
Isabel Pavia/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The Food and Drug Administration approved the first birth control pill in the United States that can be sold without a prescription Thursday. The progestin-only ...
Jul 13, 2023
Why MIS-C cases are dropping dramatically across the US: Experts
Yanukit Raiva / EyeEm/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- During the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the most misunderstood complications children were experiencing was MIS-C. MIS-C, or multisystem ...
Jul 13, 2023
Formerly conjoined twins go home after 6-hour surgery to separate them
Texas Children's Hospital(NEW YORK) -- Twin sisters who were born conjoined at the abdomen are now home, one month after a successful surgery to separate them. Ella Grace and Eliza Faith Fuller were d...
Jul 12, 2023
July has the highest number of drowning deaths. Here's how to prevent them
Owaki/Kulla/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The month of July has seen the highest number of unintentional drowning deaths since 2018, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ...
Jul 12, 2023
Regulators examine reports of self-harm, suicidal thoughts among people taking Ozempic, Saxenda
Lock Stock/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Regulators in Europe have launched a review after three people in Iceland experienced thoughts of suicide or self-harm after taking popular diabetes and weight los...
Jul 11, 2023
Dozens of beaches across Northeast closed for swimming due to high levels of bacteria in water
Felix Cesare/Getty Images (NEW YORK) -- Beaches in several states across the Northeast have recently been closed to swimmers due to high levels of bacteria in the water. Numerous beaches in Massachuse...
Jul 10, 2023
Ambitious new campaign aims to reduce veteran suicide rate by half
DIGIcal/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Every day, Andre Rush, a retired Army officer and former White House chef, does 2,222 pushups. And every day, he thinks about what that number symbolizes: a tribute...
Jul 10, 2023