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Breastfeeding may lower mothers' later life risks of depression and anxiety for up to 10 years after pregnancy, suggest the ...

With multiple measles cases reported in North Carolina, rising flu deaths and shifting federal recommendations, state health ...

In 2024, 31.7% of adults and 29.5% of children had a diagnosed seasonal allergy, diagnosed eczema, or a diagnosed food ...

U.S.-born individuals have higher odds of infant mortality than non-U.S.-born individuals, according to a study published ...

Dr. Heather Skanes opened Alabama's first freestanding birth center in 2022 in her hometown of Birmingham. Skanes, an OB-GYN, ...

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Self-administered injectable contraceptives have been available in the United States for more than two decades, yet a new ...

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