Health
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U.S. births rose last year, but experts don't see it as a trend
U.S. births rose slightly last year, but experts don't see it as evidence of reversing a long-term decline.
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Measles cases rise to about 320 total in Texas and New Mexico. Here's what you should know
Measles outbreaks in West Texas and New Mexico are now up to nearly 320 cases, and two unvaccinated people have died from measles-related causes.
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Report highlights how communities hardest hit by climate change can build resilient water systems
Malynndra Tome was helping to map livestock ponds in the Navajo Nation when she saw something that inspired her to act. An elderly woman was...
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Texas officials arrest two more suspects in crackdown on illegal Houston abortion clinics
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Tuesday the arrests of two more people in a widening probe of illegal abortion clinics in the Houston...
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Study finds domestic adoptions surging as international programs end
Domestic adoptions increased by 3.17% between 2019 and 2022 as disruptions in China and Ukraine curbed Americans' access to babies overseas, the...
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Prosecutors say Minnesota man accused of hiding stolen ruby slippers from 'The Wizard of Oz' is dead
A federal judge dismissed the charges Monday against a Minnesota man accused of hiding a stolen pair of ruby slippers that Judy Garland wore in the...
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AI nurses are reshaping hospitals care. Human nurses are pushing back
The next time you're due for a medical exam you may get a call from someone like Ana: a friendly voice that can help you prepare for your...
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Dodgers' Mookie Betts still struggling with illness, status for opening day in doubt
Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts is still struggling to recover from an illness, with manager Dave Roberts pessimistic that the...
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Pope to miss Angelus delivery at St. Peter's Square for 5th Sunday since hospitalization
Pope Francis continues his recovery from double pneumonia at Rome's Gemelli hospital with the Vatican expected to issue the traditional Sunday...
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Facts, not fear: Inside Mexico's pioneering drug harm reduction programs
Under warm strobe lights and pulsing house beats, a recent festival in Mexico City offered more than music, food and booze. Amidst the usual...
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Pope works on signature reform from hospital as Vatican cuts back on updates on medical progress
Pope Francis entered the fifth week of hospital treatment for double pneumonia Saturday very much looking ahead as he worked on a signature...
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Senate passes bill to permanently put fentanyl on list of dangerous drugs
A long-running legislative push to permanently put illicit fentanyl and its chemical cousins on the most restrictive list of U.S. drugs could reach...