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New guidance drops breast cancer screening age to 40 for women with average risk
andresr/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Breast cancer screening guidelines have been finalized by a major task force, bringing the recommended age…
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Finalized guidance drops breast cancer screening age to 40 for women with average risk
andresr/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Breast cancer screening guidelines have been finalized by a major task force, bringing the recommended age…
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More than 150 people in West Virginia exposed to measles: Health officials
KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- About 152 people across 30 counties in West Virginia have been exposed to…
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What to know about the bird flu outbreak in the US after virus fragments found in milk samples
DIGICOMPHOTO/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Public health officials are continuing to monitor as an outbreak of avian flu, also…
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Teen births in US fall to record low, as overall total drops by 2%: CDC
Isabel Pavia/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The overall number of births in the United States dropped in 2023 as teenage births…
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USDA announces changes coming to school meals: What to know
Tetra Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The nearly 30 million kids who eat meals at schools each day in the United…
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Traces of bird flu virus found in some milk and pasteurized dairy, FDA says
krisanapong detraphiphat/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- As federal agencies and state partners continue investigating outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI)…
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Woman becomes first patient to undergo combined heart pump implant and pig kidney transplant
Thir Sakdi Phu Cxm / EyeEm/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- In a first-of-its-kind procedure, a terminally ill patient has become the…
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Possible measles exposure at Indiana children's museum during total eclipse event, officials say
Raymond Boyd/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images(INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.) -- People who attended a total solar eclipse event at a children's museum in…
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Ground beef potentially contaminated with E. coli, USDA warns
USDA, Food Safety and Inspection Service(NEW YORK) -- A public health alert has been issued by the U.S. Department of…
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