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Asian Americans are at high risk for diabetes. Here's what can help
Back in 2021, Shaheen Aamir felt too tired to play actively with her two kids. "I used to tell them, 'You guys can play, Mom wants to sit,'" she says. Aamir says she never exercised and was worried...
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FDA advisers endorse new RSV antibody drug for babies
A panel of advisers to the Food and Drug Administration have recommended that the agency approve a new antibody drug to protect infants from serious lung illnesses caused by respiratory syncytial...
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Medical students in states with abortion bans have trouble getting needed...
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Abortion care training is banned in some states. A new bill could help...
Sami Stroebel, an aspiring obstetrician-gynecologist, started medical school at the University of Wisconsin in Madison last summer within weeks of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn the...
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FDA advisers back updated COVID shots for fall vaccinations
Updated June 15, 2023 at 5:46 PM ETA panel of expert advisers to the Food and Drug Administration voted unanimously Thursday to recommend that the COVID-19 vaccine be updated to target emerging...
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An FDA panel meets about which COVID strains the U.S. will target with vaccines
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Biden taps Mandy Cohen — former North Carolina health secretary — to lead CDC
President Biden has named Dr. Mandy Cohen, former state health secretary in North Carolina, to serve as the next leader of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In his announcement, Biden...
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What to know about the new CDC Director Mandy Cohen
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5 non-travel related cases of malaria have been reported in the U.S.
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Hepatitis C can be cured. So why aren't more people getting treatment?
Ten years ago, safe and effective treatments for hepatitis C became available. These pills are easy-to-take oral antivirals with few side effects. They cure 95% of patients who take them. The...
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The rate of pregnancy-related deaths in the U.S. is going up, study shows
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U.S. maternal deaths keep rising. Here's who is most at risk
The number of people dying in the U.S. from pregnancy-related causes has more than doubled in the last 20 years, according to a new study, published in JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical...
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The FDA has approved RSV shots for babies
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This CDC data shows where rates of heat-related illness are highest
The U.S. is seeing high levels of heat-related illness this year, according to data the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provided to NPR. The agency has been collecting national data on...
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It's still summer, but doctors are already thinking about upcoming RSV season
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RSV prevention shot for babies gets OK from CDC
This fall, for the first time, many babies in the U.S. will be eligible to get a shot to fend off RSV, a respiratory virus that can cause serious lung disease in infants and young children.On Thursday,...
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Study suggests that exposure to different smells could help improve memory
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Kimchi and the wonder of fermented foods
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How to navigate the rise in COVID cases this summer
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How hardworking microbes ferment cabbage into kimchi
I love fermented foods. I love that you can leave something out on the counter, in the refrigerator — forget about it, even — and it just gets better. But why do some foods improve with age, while...
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