Health
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If fentanyl is so deadly, why do drug dealers use it to lace illicit drugs?
Icy Macload/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- With the nation still in the grips of an opioid epidemic that began decades ago,…
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Ten-year-old Uvalde shooting survivor healing from trauma with EMDR therapy
Gladys Gonzales and her 10-year-old daughter Caitlyne Gonzales. - Courtesy of Gonzales family(UVALDE, Texas) -- Gladys Gonzales says she felt…
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How a different therapy is being used to treat 10-year-old Uvalde shooting survivor
Gladys Gonzales and her 10-year-old daughter Caitlyne Gonzales. - Courtesy of Gonzales family(UVALDE, Texas) -- Gladys Gonzales says she felt…
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Excessive screen time during infancy may be linked to lower cognitive skills later in childhood
Pavlina Popovska/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The amount of time babies spend watching computer, TV and phone screens in their first…
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What the end of the COVID-19 emergencies in the US means
Jackyenjoyphotography/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- On May 11, the U.S. will no longer officially be in a COVID-19 emergency for the…
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US births increased in 2021 for first time in seven years: CDC
Isabel Pavia/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The number of births in the United States increased in 2021 for the first time…
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US Surgeon General says 13-year-olds are too young to be on social media
Karl Tapales/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy said he believes 13 is too young for children…
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COVID-19 pandemic 'is probably at a transition point,' WHO says
Jackyenjoyphotography/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The World Health Organization said Monday that COVID-19 remains a public health emergency but the pandemic…
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COVID-19 may have impacted our children’s learning progress in school: Where do we go from here?
Geo Piatt/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- School-aged children faced significant learning loss during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, data…
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FDA withdraws emergency use authorization of COVID drug because it is unlikely to be effective against new variants
Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Thursday it is withdrawing its emergency use authorization of…
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