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ATU Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Authorities warned residents of Lincoln, New Hampshire, to monitor themselves for symptoms of Legionnaires' disease after five people fell ill in June and July.The...

SONGPHOL THESAKIT/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- More than half of U.S. states are reporting "very high" levels of COVID activity as the virus continues to spread and increase in many parts of the country,...

USDA(NEW YORK) -- A third death has been reported in connection to a multi-state outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections that has been linked to a Boar's Head deli meat recall.The Centers for Di...

Tatsiana Niamera / 500px/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A new study suggests a popular artificial sweetener found in everything from drinks and baked goods to gum and candy could be linked to a higher risk...

Getty Images - STOCK/dowell(NEW YORK) -- COVID-19 has significantly fallen as a leading cause of death in the U.S. for the first time since the pandemic began, according to new provisional data publis...

Stephen Maturen/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, ended weeks of speculation after selecting Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate on...

Elva Etienne/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Youth who identify as LGBTQ+ reported higher rates of poor mental health and experiencing suicidal thoughts and behaviors than their cisgender and heterosexual p...

Yoshiyoshi Hirokawa/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The American Red Cross said Monday that it is experiencing an emergency blood shortage, and extreme heat may be partly to blame.In a press release, the or...

Mark says he can now play Solitaire, send text messages and watch movies, all without the use of his hands. -- Synchron(NEW YORK) -- An American man with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) has become...

HUIZENG HU/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A study published earlier this week found several dark chocolate products may be contaminated with heavy metals, setting off concerns about overexposure.For the an...