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Isbjorn/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Yoga is practiced by tens of millions of people in the United States, but some practitioners are sounding the alarm about what they say is a dangerous spread of anti-science [Read More…]

Stella/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the United States faces a growing mental health crisis among young people, spurred on by the coronavirus pandemic, a nonprofit organization focused on mental health in schools is increasing [Read More…]

skaman306/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its COVID-19 vaccine guidance on Tuesday to recommend that some Americans over the age of 12 who have received a first mRNA vaccine [Read More…]

JGI/Jamie Grill (ATLANTA) — Maternal mortality rates in the U.S. rose during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic and racial disparities that existed before the pandemic were perpetuated, according to a new report published [Read More…]

Thiago Prudencio/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Drugmakers Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline announced Wednesday they are planning to ask regulators to authorize their new COVID-19 vaccine candidate. The companies said data shows the shot works [Read More…]

Tara Robinson (FORT WORTH, Texas) — A woman who survived three heart attacks in three days at age 40 is now leading an effort to make Black women aware of the risks of heart disease. [Read More…]

Courtesy Kristi Engelbrecht (BURLINGTON, N.C.) — A North Carolina couple became first-time parents on “Twosday.” Aberli and Hank Spear welcomed their first child — a girl they’ve named Judah Grace Spear — on Feb. 22, [Read More…]

Joao Paulo Burini/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Mosquitoes may be smarter than we think, and that could make getting rid of them and the diseases they carry even more difficult, according to new research. Scientists [Read More…]

Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images for Fragrance Foundation (NEW YORK) — Linda Evangelista is sharing photos of herself several months after suffering from a cosmetic procedure that she alleges left her “brutally disfigured.” The legendary supermodel, 56, [Read More…]

Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Nearly 1,500 New York City municipal workers have been fired over their refusal to get vaccinated against COVID-19. That number represents less than 1% of the [Read More…]

Gravity Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The majority of children under age 5 are getting more screen time than is recommended by pediatricians, new research shows. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends babies and [Read More…]

Sara Ward (NEW YORK) — A Missouri mom is warning fellow parents about a rare condition caused by a strand of hair that sent her 5-month-old son to the emergency room. Sara Ward, from St. [Read More…]

Cristina Arias/Cover/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Food and Drug Administration has authorized a new monoclonal antibody treatment for COVID-19, shown to hold up against the omicron variant and BA.2 subvariant. The drug, called bebtelovimab from [Read More…]

David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Food and Drug Administration on Friday postponed its review of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 5. “We realized now, in data that came in very [Read More…]

Noam Galai/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — About 4,000 New York City municipal workers are facing termination Friday for not being vaccinated against COVID-19. Less than 1% of the city’s workforce will lose their jobs if [Read More…]

Xavier Lorenzo/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — COVID-19 vaccines for kids under 5 have not yet been authorized, but the U.S.’ rollout plan is already in the works. The federal government is prepping an initial 10 [Read More…]

Archershoots/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A new federal report published Thursday has revealed the life expectancy of Americans in every state. Researchers from the National Center for Health Statistics — a branch of the Centers [Read More…]

Rocky89/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Adding more plants to your diet can add years to your life, according to a new study. Researchers in Norway used computer models to compare a typical Western diet — [Read More…]

ABC News (NEW YORK) — A growing number of states are lifting mask mandates in schools, but Education Secretary Miguel Cardona says that prematurely easing restrictions could lead to more issues for in-person learning. “We [Read More…]

Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy told lawmakers on Tuesday that the pandemic has had a “devastating” impact on the mental health of America’s young people. “I’m deeply concerned as a [Read More…]