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Understanding diet, nutritional needs while on weight loss drugs
lacaosa/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Popular weight loss drugs like Wegovy and Ozempic have changed the way many Americans are eating and as people taking these medications reassess their relationship wi...
May 30, 2024
Three things to know as new study emphasizes need to give kids peanut butter at a young age
ollo/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A new study is shedding more light on the importance of exposing kids to peanut products at a young age to help reduce the risk of an allergy later in life.The study, le...
May 30, 2024
HPV vaccine can reduce risk of multiple cancers in men, new study suggests
John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Nearly two decades after the launch of the first HPV vaccine, mounting evidence shows that people who got vaccinated are dram...
May 29, 2024
Papua New Guinea landslide raises risk of disease outbreaks, mental health impacts
Emmanuel Eralia/ Getty Images(PORT MORESBY, PAPUA NEW GUINEA) -- Outbreaks of disease could emerge following the devastating landslide that occurred in Papua New Guinea, according to experts.A mountai...
May 29, 2024
Man charged with 'misleading' woman into taking abortion pill
Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto/Getty Images(WALTHAM, M.A.) -- A Massachusetts man has been charged with misleading a woman into taking medication to end her pregnancy under the guise that he was giving her ...
May 28, 2024
CDC: 1 in 9 US children now have ADHD, with surge in diagnoses since 2016
Sasi Ponchaisang / EyeEm/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Diagnoses of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have surged in the United States over the last several years, according to...
May 28, 2024
What to know about the blood test to detect colon cancer recommended by an FDA panel
Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A blood test to screen for colorectal cancer is one step closer to receiving approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.An FDA advisory panel -- the...
May 24, 2024
Most younger women who want kids after breast cancer are successful, research data shows
Ana Maria Serrano/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Among younger women with breast cancer, it may be possible for many to have a baby after their diagnosis thanks to advances in breast cancer care, new resea...
May 24, 2024
Mask restrictions prompt concern, fear from disabled North Carolina residents
MoMo Productions/Getty Images(RALEIGH, N.C.) -- Disabled North Carolina residents say a mask restriction that is under consideration in the state legislature would make it harder for them to access pa...
May 23, 2024
Doctors, beauty queen in DC to advocate for CPR training and AEDs in schools
Tetra Images - Henryk Sadura/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Chloe Burke, a 25-year-old upcoming Miss Texas contestant, will be in Washington D.C. Thursday to lobby for the HEARTS Act and Access to AEDs A...
May 23, 2024