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Why the USDA might ban chocolate milk from school cafeterias
Tetra Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A new proposal from the U.S. Department of Agriculture could eliminate flavored milk from school cafeterias. The agency opened a comment request in February for ...
May 18, 2023
Woman says Ozempic helped her lose weight as she tries to get pregnant
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- As the popularity of weight-loss drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro continues to grow, some women are taking a closer look at whether the drugs could impact their chances of...
May 18, 2023
Depression rates among US adults reach new high: Gallup
Photo by Rafa Elias/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Depression rates in the United States are skyrocketing, particularly among young adults and women, a new poll shows. The survey, published by Gallup on We...
May 17, 2023
One in three gun violence survivors says they live in fear, feel unsafe, new study says
Steve Prezant/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- One-third of survivors of gun violence said they lived in fear and felt unsafe, according to a new study by Everytown for Gun Safety. "I still, to this day, don...
May 17, 2023
Doctors discover world's smallest detected skin cancer spot
Courtesy of Oregon Health & Science University(NEW YORK) -- Doctors in Oregon recently set a Guinness World Record for discovering a spot of skin cancer that measured just 0.025 inches. The spot o...
May 17, 2023
People describe real-life side effects of popular injectable weight loss drugs
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- As the popularity of injectable weight-loss drugs like Ozempic, Mounjaro and Wegovy continues to rise, some users of the drugs are speaking out about the reality of the medicatio...
May 17, 2023
Five mental health tips for extra hard days
xijian/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- May is Mental Health Awareness Month, with experts across the country raising alarms about a growing mental health crisis. Over 94 million Americans experienced sympto...
May 17, 2023
1.63 million 'excess deaths' among Black Americans compared to white Americans in last 20 years: Study
RubberBall Productions/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A new study from the medical journal JAMA Network estimates there were 1.63 million excess deaths among Black Americans between 1999 and 2020. "Ex...
May 16, 2023
Family travels around the world to give kids visual memories before rare disorder causes vision loss
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A family of six spent the last year traveling the world together to take in as many sights as possible before retinitis pigmentosa, a rare genetic disorder, causes total vision l...
May 16, 2023
Trying to lose weight? Avoid sugar substitutes, the World Health Organization warns
Peter Dazeley/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- People who are trying to lose weight should avoid using zero calorie non-sugar sweeteners, according to a new recommendation released Monday by the World Health...
May 16, 2023