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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…]

Courtesy Amber Higgins (NEW YORK) — A New Mexico infant is happy, healthy and thriving after beating the odds. Jari Lopez was just 9 inches and weighed only 11.5 ounces, lighter than an average loaf [Read More…]

Xavier Lorenzo/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — When the recent COVID-19 wave fueled by the omicron variant hit the U.S., no one expected it would lead to the number of deaths it did. As of Wednesday, [Read More…]

Alysha Tagert, a Washington, D.C. based mental health therapist, shares a photo of a coping tool box for kids. – Courtesy Alysha Tagert (WASHINGTON) — As the United States enters a third year of the [Read More…]

Xavier Lorenzo/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — When the recent COVID-19 wave fueled by the omicron variant hit the U.S., no one expected it would lead to the number of deaths it did. As of Wednesday, [Read More…]

Getty Images/Erik McGregor, FILE (NEW YORK) — It’s been two months since New York City opened the first-ever overdose prevention center (OPC) in the United States, and public health experts said the clinic is already saving [Read More…]

Stock Image/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are warning of a rise in eating and tic disorders among teenage girls during the COVID-19 pandemic. ​ Echoing prior research, the proportion [Read More…]

Cavan Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — New Mexico and Virginia this week joined a growing number of states, cities and local communities that are going “mask optional” as omicron variant cases start to decline nationwide. [Read More…]

Jennifer Graviss (NEW YORK) — A Tennessee family is speaking out to share memories of their 7-year-old daughter, who died Feb. 7, less than 72 hours after testing positive for COVID-19. “She was just a [Read More…]

iStock/x-reflexnaja (NEW YORK) — The Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to use certain powdered infant formulas made at Abbott Nutrition’s Sturgis, Michigan, facility amid an investigation into four infant illnesses. Parents should [Read More…]

iStock/koto_feja (NEW YORK) — Boosters helped reduce the risk of contracting the omicron variant after it spread at a convention in New York City, according to a new study published by the Centers for Disease [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…]

EMS-FORSTER-PRODUCTIONS/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — After months of unrelenting surges, COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations are falling rapidly across the United States, a welcome reprieve for many Americans, who are hoping that the decline will herald [Read More…]

John Paraskevas/Newsday via Getty Images (ATLANTA) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was expected as early as next week to loosen its guidance on indoor masking as COVID cases and hospitalizations continue to [Read More…]

Theo Wargo / Staff / Getty Images (INDIO, Calif.) — Coachella is dropping all COVID-19 restrictions ahead of this year’s festival. “In accordance with local guidelines, there will be no vaccination, testing or masking requirements [Read More…]

Westend61/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Researchers revealed on Tuesday that an American, described as a middle-aged woman of mixed race, has likely been cured of HIV after undergoing a new transplant procedure using donated umbilical [Read More…]

Jose Luis Pelaez Inc/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Heide Spence, a mother of two, said she does not remember a time in her life since getting her first menstrual cycle at age 10 when she [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…]