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KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — Sick workers were behind a plurality of foodborne illness outbreaks and caterers in the U.S., new federal data shows. In a report published Tuesday afternoon, the Centers for [Read More…]

CDC (NEW YORK) — At least two Americans have died and 17 have suspected or probable cases of a potentially deadly infection linked to an outbreak at cosmetic surgery clinics in Mexico. The infected patients [Read More…]

SimpleImages/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — For people with Type 2 diabetes, could the time of day when you exercise have an impact on your blood sugar averages? A new study seems to suggest so. After [Read More…]

Courtesy Reanna Bendzak (NEW YORK) — A mom in Canada is sharing a warning about eating and drinking outdoors as summer approaches. Reanna Bendzak said she, her husband and their two children were at an [Read More…]

ABC News (NEW YORK) — The landscape of abortion rights has shifted dramatically in the 11 months since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, ending federal protections for abortion rights. The decision left [Read More…]

SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (COLUMBIA, S.C.) — South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster signed a six-week abortion ban into law Thursday, with it going into effect immediately. The new ban prohibits all abortions after fetal [Read More…]

Pramote Polyamate/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A man left paralyzed by a motorcycle crash over a decade ago is walking again after a surgical procedure aided by artificial intelligence. Gert-Jan Oskam, 40, said he dreamt [Read More…]

Nathan Posner/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images, FILE (ATLANTA) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it is investigating reports of 18 salmonella infections across six states — California, Idaho, Missouri, Oregon, Utah and [Read More…]

SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (COLUMBIA, S.C.) — South Carolina’s state Senate has passed a six-week abortion ban, sending the bill to the governor’s desk where it is expected to be signed into law. South [Read More…]

fstop123/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A woman is sharing her experience with polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS, to put a spotlight on a community at greater risk of the condition: women of South Asian descent. [Read More…]

Aleksandr Zubkov/Getty Images NEW YORK — U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy warned in a new advisory Tuesday that excessive social media use can be a “profound risk” to the mental health of youth in the [Read More…]

Karl Tapales/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A new advisory from the U.S. surgeon general warns of an urgent public health issue regarding social media usage and youth mental health. In the new advisory, released Tuesday, [Read More…]

ABC News (NEW YORK) — A 12-year-old Massachusetts girl is being credited with helping save her twin brother’s life. Amelia Loverme was eating lunch with her twin brother Charlie and their classmates in the school [Read More…]

Maskot/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — An advisory committee for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration voted in favor of drugmaker Pfizer’s application for a new RSV vaccine for pregnant people Thursday, two weeks after the [Read More…]

Jrgen Hopf / EyeEm/ Getty Images (NEW YORK) — An additional person has died in an outbreak linked to contaminated eye drops and more people are reporting they’ve lost their vision. The number of deaths [Read More…]

Lindsey Sutherland (NEW YORK) — An Illinois mom is opening up about how she advocated for her teenage daughter to get the correct diagnosis and treatment she needed after she started experiencing life-changing symptoms over [Read More…]

Mario Tama/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As medications like Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro used by some for weight loss experience a surge in popularity, they remain out of reach for many people. The reason is [Read More…]

Евгения Матвеец/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — The mpox vaccination campaign after an outbreak swept the United States last year was highly effective at preventing infection, new federal data showed. One dose of the JYNNEOS vaccine was [Read More…]

Maskot/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — An advisory committee for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to meet Thursday to discuss drugmaker Pfizer’s application for a new RSV vaccine for pregnant people, two weeks [Read More…]

Karl Tapales/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — An ongoing parenting debate about when it’s appropriate to give a child a smartphone has been reignited, ironically, on social media. Adam Grant, an organizational psychologist and professor at [Read More…]