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Women more likely to get treated for mental health issues around pregnancy
By 2020, more than one in four (28%) women received a diagnosis of a mood disorder during either pregnancy or…
Risks of heart attack, other cardiac events rise after menopause
Postmenopausal women appear vulnerable to a faster rise in arterial plaques compared to men, researchers…
Study: A third of Americans don’t know solar eclipse can damage eyes
1 of 2 | Beachgoers watch the total solar eclipse on the beach in Isle of Palms, S.C., in August…
Study links long-term adverse health effects to chemical flame retardants
Findings of a new study published Monday link flame retardant chemicals in the United States to a higher risk…
First human case of bird flu reported in Texas, following exposure to infected cattle
The first human case of bird flu in Texas has been reported, following exposure to infected dairy cattle. File…
Researchers discover new class of drugs to fight antibiotic resistance
Swedish scientists have made a breakthrough in combating the global rise in microbial resistance to antibiotics…
Mpox vaccine boosters necessary to restore faded protection, study shows
Antibody levels fell to low or near zero within the first few months of getting the vaccine, unless the person…
Childhood obesity linked to higher risk for multiple sclerosis later
While 0.06% of the non-obese children went on to develop MS, the rate more than doubled, to 0.13%, among people…
Suicides among U.S. adolescents, teens rise steadily
Over 47,000 Americans between the ages 10 and 19 lost their lives to suicide from 1999 to 2020, a new report…
Bacterial illness that can cause meningitis surging, CDC warns
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said there were 422 cases of one type of invasive…