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Cannabis use does not reduce long-term heroin use, study finds
Oksana Smith / EyeEm/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- People with heroin dependency don't use less of that drug if they start also using cannabis, according to a new study. The findings cast some doubt on th...
Nov 29, 2023
Women who have reported mistreatment while giving birth say CDC report validates their trauma
Cavan Images/Getty Images(BIRMINGHAM, Ala.) -- She delivered a healthy child, but left the maternity ward traumatized and ashamed. "The most happy moment in my life is at the same time the most terrib...
Nov 28, 2023
What to know about the respiratory illnesses surging in some parts of China
ATU Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A surge of respiratory illnesses related to flu, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and other infections has been sweeping across some parts of China and mainly inf...
Nov 27, 2023
Protecting babies from RSV this holiday season: What parents need to know
Jose Luis Pelaez Inc/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A record number of people are expected to travel during the upcoming holiday season, starting with Thanksgiving -- just as respiratory illnesses are risi...
Nov 23, 2023
Abortion rates in US increased by 5% in 2021, the final year it remained a constitutional right under Roe: CDC
Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Abortion rates increased by 5% in the United States in 2021, the final year the procedure remained a constitu...
Nov 22, 2023
How to stay safe over Thanksgiving as respiratory virus activity ticks up in parts of the US
Thana Prasongsin/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Millions of people are getting ready to gather with their family and friends for Thanksgiving, celebrating the holiday in a way that most closely resembles p...
Nov 22, 2023
How drugs like Ozempic, Mounjaro could transform holiday dinners like Thanksgiving
GMVozd/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- When Tara Rothenhoefer sits down at the Thanksgiving table this year, she said she envisions being able to enjoy herself rather than feel stressed about the food on th...
Nov 22, 2023
Dozens of premature infants were evacuated from Gaza. Here's the care doctors say they will need
Isabel Pavia/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- More than two dozen premature, low-birthweight babies have been evacuated from Gaza to Egypt to receive specialized care amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. But t...
Nov 21, 2023
Listeria outbreak linked to fruit now being recalled
peolsen/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a warning Monday about a listeria outbreak linked to recalled peaches, nectarines and plums after 10 hospi...
Nov 21, 2023
Four more free COVID tests will be available to each household ahead of the holidays
SONGPHOL THESAKIT/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Ahead of the approaching holidays and a potential rise in cases this winter, the government is once again allowing households to order a fresh wave of four ...
Nov 20, 2023