Health
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What to know about body roundness index, an alternative to BMI
Halfpoint Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- While body mass index (BMI) has long been a go-to measure of a person's health,…
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Overdose deaths have continued to drop, now at their lowest level in three years, data shows
In this Jan. 25, 2024, file photo, a used Narcan brand Naloxone nasal spray rests on the street after paramedics…
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3D mammography better at detecting early-stage cancer with fewer false positives, study finds
Isaac Lane Koval/Corbis/VCG/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Newer three-dimensional imaging is more effective at detecting breast cancer and may improve long-term…
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Los Angeles County reports a rare handful of local dengue cases
Gerard Rivest/500px/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) -- While Los Angeles County is reporting three locally acquired cases of dengue this year --…
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Man left paralyzed at 19 drives car again for first time
Courtesy Ryley Hopper(NEW YORK) -- A man who was left paralyzed after diving into a swimming pool as a teenager…
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Polio vaccinations wrap up in Gaza as officials try to inoculate 90% of children under age 10
Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto via Getty Images(TEL-AVIV, Israel) -- The last day of the polio vaccination campaign is wrapping up in Gaza,…
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Elevated lead levels found in cinnamon products, report finds
Emilija Manevska/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Elevated levels of lead have been found in 12 of 36 ground cinnamon products and…
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New report finds alarming decline in US maternity care access
LWA/Dann Tardif/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A new report by March of Dimes found that over 5.5 million women live in…
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Trump said he has ‘concepts’ of a health care plan. What we know about his policies
Win McNamee/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Health care was one of the topics at the forefront of Tuesday night's debate between former…
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Apple juice recall expands to products sold at Aldi, BJ’s, Walgreens due to elevated arsenic levels
Yulia Naumenko/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A recall on apple juice due to potentially harmful levels of arsenic has expanded to…
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