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Published on December 13, 2025 - Page 5
NEW YORK -- It may feel like you are surrounded by sniffles and coughs, but flu season activity is still low in many parts of the U.S.
New government...
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It was the scariest choking incident David Palumbo had ever seen.
The 88-year-old had been dining at a Providence, Rhode Island, Italian restaurant...
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Adelynn Campbell's last plane trip ended with a panic attack she got through largely with the help of a kind flight attendant.
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Published on May 5, 2025 - Page 5
NEW YORK -- U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s motto is "Make America Healthy Again." But government cuts could make it harder to know if...
Published on April 10, 2025 - Page 8
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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said he wants communities to stop fluoridating water, and...
Published on March 21, 2025 - Page 16
NEW YORK -- U.S. births rose slightly last year, but experts don't see it as evidence of reversing a long-term decline.
A few more than 3.6 million...
Published on February 2, 2025 - Page 6
Allison Burk's teenage daughter struggled with uncontrolled emotions, a shrinking attention span and a growing tendency to procrastinate. A family...
Published on January 7, 2025 - Page 14
NEW YORK -- The 13-year-old boy came to the clinic with a rapidly ballooning neck. Doctors were puzzled.
Testing ruled out their first suspicion. But...
Published on January 4, 2025 - Page 8
The holidays came with a side of flu for many Americans, with 40 states reporting high or very high levels of illness last week, according to the...
Published on December 21, 2024 - Page 5
NEW YORK -- The U.S. flu season is underway, with cases surging across much of the country, health officials said Friday.
The Centers for Disease...
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Published on December 13, 2025 - Page 5
NEW YORK -- It may feel like you are surrounded by sniffles and coughs, but flu season activity is still low in many parts of the U.S.
New government...