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Debunking 8 claims about breast cancer screening: What every woman needs to know about detection
Pink ribbon flag in support of breast cancer awareness. Brent Lewis/The Denver Post via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — When…
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Head Start programs serving nearly 65,000 kids at risk of closing amid government shutdown
Lourdes Balduque/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Tens of thousands of children and families could be affected by dozens of Head…
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Texas AG sues makers of Tylenol over hiding alleged links to autism
Tylenol caplets are displayed on September 22, 2025 in San Anselmo, California. The Trump administration will reportedly link use of…
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Women reach heart health goals with less exercise than men, new study suggests
A woman runs along a palm tree-lined street in La Jolla as the sun sets on the horizon of the…
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Some Americans fear high premiums if ACA enhanced subsidies expire: ‘It’s very much a worry’
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks at a press conference with other House Republicans on the 15th day of the…
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CDC finds 4% drop in US death rate in 2024. Experts say decline may be due to COVID
Sorrasak Jar Tinyo/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The United States death rate decreased by 3.8% in 2024 as COVID fell…
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Why doctors say the birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine is still necessary
ER Productions Limited/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Ahead of a key meeting amongst the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
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West Coast states issue joint vaccine guidelines in shift away from CDC
Christina House/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Four Western U.S. states have come together to issue unified…
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CDC hepatitis B vaccine vote delayed: What parents should know about possible changes
The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices is seen during a meeting on September 19, 2025 in Chamblee, Georgia. Elijah…
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California officials investigate possible local spread of mpox after 3 cases with no travel history reported
NIH-NIAID/Image Point FR/BSIP/Universal Images Group via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Health officials in Los Angeles County said on Friday…
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