Many sexually transmitted diseases are on the rise in the United States, and a nationwide poll indicates that ignorance about how they’re transmitted could be…
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Post-Dobbs bans and restrictions on abortion are having a spillover effect in reducing the use of birth control and emergency contraception in those states most…
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A tough-to-treat, drug-resistant fungal infection may be as close as your local garden center, new research shows. Investigators at the University of Georgia (UGA) in…
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Anxiety could be an early warning sign of Parkinson’s disease, a new study finds. People with anxiety have at least double the risk of developing…
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Mothers tend to speak less to infants when they’re on their smartphones, a new study finds. Moms talked 16% less to their babies when they…
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Weight-loss drugs like Wegovy can improve symptoms in heart failure patients, a new clinical trial shows. Both men and women showed improved heart function after…
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Losing weight can protect you against cancers related to obesity, a new study finds. Obesity has been linked to higher risk of at least 13…
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For the first time since the pandemic, it got a little safer to cross America’s streets in 2023, new statistics show. According to data released…
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Following state legislation passed in 2021 that essentially banned abortion in Texas, the rate of infant deaths rose by almost 13%, compared to a much…
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Women don’t need an ultrasound to have a safe medication abortion, a new study says. Women who received abortion pills by mail without getting an…
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When a couple can’t get pregnant, the focus is often on the prospective mom, but that needs to change, a Houston urologist says. “Both partners…
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The pandemic highlighted the risk that air travel carries for the spread of infectious diseases, and that risk remains even though the health emergency has…
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