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Suicides by firearm reach all-time high, rising 11% since 2019: CDC

Mats Silvan/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Suicides by firearm have reached an all-time high, increasing 11% between 2019 and 2022,…

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Gen Z, millennial women face historic headwinds when it comes to their health: Report

The Good Brigade/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Progress in women’s health since the 1960s is backsliding, with millennial and Gen…

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Biden administration to send free COVID tests to schools nationwide this winter

SONGPHOL THESAKIT/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In another effort to get Americans to test for COVID-19 this winter, the Biden…

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Number of suicides in the US in 2022 reaches record level: CDC

xijian/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The number of suicides in the United States has hit a record high, new provisional…

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US life expectancy rose in 2022 due to fewer deaths linked to COVID-19: CDC

National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System (NEW YORK) — After two consecutive years of declines, life expectancy…

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Cannabis use does not reduce long-term heroin use, study finds

Oksana Smith / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — People with heroin dependency don’t use less of that drug if they…

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Women who have reported mistreatment while giving birth say CDC report validates their trauma

Cavan Images/Getty Images (BIRMINGHAM, Ala.) — She delivered a healthy child, but left the maternity ward traumatized and ashamed. “The…

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What to know about the respiratory illnesses surging in some parts of China

ATU Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A surge of respiratory illnesses related to flu, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and other…

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Protecting babies from RSV this holiday season: What parents need to know

Jose Luis Pelaez Inc/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A record number of people are expected to travel during the upcoming…

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Abortion rates in US increased by 5% in 2021, the final year it remained a constitutional right under Roe: CDC

Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Abortion rates increased by 5% in the United States…

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