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The Food and Drug Administration approved a monoclonal antibody to protect infants and young children from severe illness caused by RSV on Monday, a potential game-changer for a disease that is the No

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Ketamine can effectively treat severe depression, according to a new study. Published Friday in the British Journal of Psychiatry, the study found that more than one in five patients with treatment-r

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In the Americas, being pregnant carries a greater health risk for a Black woman than a white woman. This, according to a recent report presented by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), in which

Newly raised concerns about lead-covered telephone cables installed across the US many decades ago are putting pressure on companies like AT&T and Verizon to identify the locations of all the cables a

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The WHO said Friday it was now classifying aspartame, an artificial sweetener commonly used in soft drinks, as "possibly carcinogenic to humans" – though the acceptable daily intake level remains unch

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As doctors struggle to comply with new state laws criminalizing certain kinds of medical care, Dr Jesse Ehrenfeld, the new president of the American Medical Association (AMA), says the organization wi

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An Ohio plastic surgeon who livestreamed procedures on TikTok has been banned from practicing medicine. The Ohio Medical Board on Wednesday voted to permanently revoke the license of Dr. Katharine Gr

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A patient at a suburban Memphis clinic shot and killed an orthopedic surgeon in an exam room Tuesday afternoon, police said. Collierville Police Chief Dale Lane said the suspect was taken into custod

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Some users of Ozempic, the popular diabetes drug that can help people eat less and lose weight, have been noticing a welcome side effect. An increasing number of people who use these injections to hel

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Iowa Republicans passed a bill late Tuesday to ban most abortions after six weeks — a restrictive measure that would quickly remake the reproductive rights legal landscape in a key early voting state.

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