A shifting landscape of abortion policies means the way women access care is changing
The number of abortions in the United States is on the rise two years after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, but shifting policies …
What are your questions about fall allergies?
As temperatures stay higher for longer and the first frosts get delayed, plants that release allergens have more time to grow. That means allergy season might be …
One dead in multistate E. coli outbreak tied to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders, CDC says
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a food safety alert Tuesday regarding an E. coli outbreak that it says is linked with …
Infants died at higher rates after abortion bans in the US, research shows
In the year and a half following the Supreme Court Dobbs decision that revoked the federal right to an abortion, hundreds more infants died than …
Whooping cough cases have exploded since 2023, new CDC data shows
Whooping cough cases are continuing to rise in the United States, with new data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showing that …
Flesh-eating bacteria cases rise in Florida after hurricanes Helene and Milton
Florida has seen a recent increase in confirmed cases of flesh-eating bacteria following the devastating hurricanes Helene and Milton, according to state health department data. …
Puzzle master Will Shortz pieces together his recovery from a stroke
One Sunday night in February, Will Shortz was at his desk at home in Pleasantville, New York, when he leaned to his left and realized …
USDA names schools that may be affected by recall of 11.7 million pounds of meat and poultry over listeria concerns
A recall of ready-to-eat meat and poultry items made by BrucePac has been expanded to include nearly 1.8 million pounds of additional products, for a …
IV fluid supply disruptions prompt Biden administration to invoke wartime powers to bolster recovery
Disruptions from Hurricane Helene exacerbated shortages of critical intravenous fluids in the United States, and now the Biden administration has invoked the wartime powers of …
New cervical cancer treatment cuts risk of death from disease, according to trial results
Adding a six-week course of chemotherapy to the standard course of treatment for locally advanced cervical cancer resulted in a significant increase in survival rates, a …