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

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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The worldwide prevalence of obesity has more than doubled in the last three decades, bringing with it an increase in ...

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

In 2005, psychologist Cliff Arnall coined the term "Blue Monday" as part of a marketing campaign for a British travel agency ...

In 2013, before the Affordable Care Act helped millions get health insurance, California's Placer County provided limited ...

Taking anti-inflammatory drugs after surgery is fairly standard protocol. But a new study from researchers at Michigan State ...