Health
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‘A Complete and Utter War Zone’: Groups Provide Aid in Helene-Ravaged North Carolina
Organizations helping residents and communities in western North Carolina spoke with U.S. News about the devastation there and what supplies are needed most. READ: Ultimate Virus Scanner Secure Your Digital Life The devastation left by…
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What Is West Nile Virus and How Did Fauci Catch It?
Dr. Anthony Fauci, who became a household name during the COVID-19 pandemic, said he believed he contracted the virus from a mosquito bite in his backyard. READ: “Your Safety, Our Priority: How Malwarebytes Makes Security…
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US abortion numbers rise since Roe was overturned, study finds
Abortion access advocates rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court on June 24, 2022, in Washington. Abortion was slightly more common across the United States in the first three months of this year than it was before the Supreme…
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Fewer See Kids’ Vaccines as Key – but It’s Mostly the GOP
New data points to a precipitous decline in the share of Americans who see childhood vaccines as extremely important, as well as a pandemic-driven partisan divide. If this Gallup poll were a presidential campaign ad, it might…
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Meet the ‘Little City’ in Virginia That’s America’s Healthiest Community
Meet the ‘Little City’ in Virginia That’s America’s Healthiest Community Education and walkability help the D.C. suburb of Falls Church rise to No. 1 in U.S. News 2024 Healthiest Communities rankings. FALLS CHURCH, Virginia — The midday…
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Six in 10 U.S. Adults Say They Walk for Leisure, Exercise
WEDNESDAY, July 31, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Almost 60% of adult Americans said they took a walk over the past week for leisure, and maybe even some healthy exercise, a new federal tally finds. Data…
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Is COVID still worth worrying about? It depends on your situation. Are you planning a family wedding or vacation? If you’re over 65 or immunocompromised, you’re at higher risk.
Beaking news President Joe Biden sick with COVID-19 and infections peaking again across the country, it’s natural to ask: Is COVID-19 still worth worrying about? The answer: yes and no. Yes, if you or someone…
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Todays Headlines Dengue reaches historic levels in the Americas and closer to home
Breaking news Mosquitoes are infecting people across the Americas with dengue at historic levels and U.S. travelers are bringing the potentially life-threatening virus home with them. The alarming rise in infections has spurred American health…
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Chicken culling, disposal raise concern as bird flu spreads
July 18 (Reuters) – The spread of bird flu among poultry and dairy farms has heightened some health experts’ concerns that the process of killing and disposing of poultry infected with the virus may pose…