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Too Much Pot During Pregnancy May Endanger Baby's Health
Tough State Gun Laws Help Save Lives: Study
Tougher Gun Laws, Fewer Gun Deaths: Study
Toxic Metals Might Affect Pregnancy, Study Finds
'Tragic Milestone': 1 Million American Lives Lost to COVID-19
U.S. Coronavirus Deaths Top a Quarter Million
U.S. COVID Cases Fell 60% Since September, But Vigilance Still Needed: Health Officials
U.S. COVID-19 Death Toll Passes 800,000
U.S. Deaths Drop in 2022, But Still Higher Than Pre-Pandemic Levels
U.S. Home Births Reach Highest Level in Three Decades
U.S. Leads Wealthy Nations in Pregnancy-Related Deaths
U.S. Life Expectancy Drops for 2nd Year in a Row
U.S. Maternal Deaths Spiked Upwards During Pandemic
U.S. Moms-to-Be Are Much Less Healthy Now
U.S. Murder Rate Up 30% During Pandemic, Highest One-Year Rise Ever
U.S. Nursing Home Deaths Reach Lowest Levels Reported Since Pandemic Began
U.S. Nursing Home Deaths Rise as Delta Spreads
U.S. Premature Births Hit Highs Not Seen in 15 Years
U.S. Rate for a Dangerous Pregnancy Complication Doubled in 12 Years
U.S.-Russia Nuclear War Could Leave 5 Billion Dead Due to Famine
U.S.-Wide Abortion Ban Could Cause Big Uptick in Deaths to Moms
Umbilical Cords Could Be Lifesavers for Fragile Newborns
Unhappy Marriages Could Mean Shorter Lives for Men
Use of Frozen Embryos Tied to Higher Odds for Dangerous Complication of Pregnancy
Vaccine Taken During Pregnancy Might Shield Baby Against RSV
Vaccines Cut Odds for Death From COVID Delta Variant by 90%
Vaginal Bacteria Could Help Predict Risk of Premature Birth: Study
Vasectomy Reversal Just as Successful in Men Over 50
Walking or Biking to Work Might Save Your Life
Weight Loss May Not Affect Fertility Treatment Success
Weight Loss Surgery More Dangerous for Men Than Women: Study
What Are Your Chances of Having a Second IVF Baby?
What Behaviors Will Shorten Your Life?
What Is More Deadly in the U.S.: Hot Weather or Cold?
What's Killing Detainees at U.S. ICE Facilities?
When Cancer Strikes, Who's at Higher Risk for Suicide?
When COVID-19 Strikes in Pregnancy, C-Section Tied to Worse Outcomes
When Diabetes Strikes in Pregnancy, Do Women Eat Healthier?
White Women Tend to Get Better Pain Management After Childbirth
WHO Says Pandemic Death Total Far Higher Than Reported in Many Countries
Why Are More U.S. Babies Being Born With Syphilis?
Why Are More Women Using Pot, Other Cannabis Products During Pregnancy?
Why COVID Infection Raises Risks in Pregnancy
Why High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy Bodes Ill for Future Health
Why Logging May Be the Most Dangerous Profession
Why Losing Someone to Violence Can Be Especially Tough to Get Over
Why 'Night Owl' Women Might Be at Higher Risk During Pregnancy
Why Sleep Raises Risk for Sudden Death in People With Epilepsy
Wife of California Congressman Died After Using Herbal Remedy for Diabetes, Weight Loss
Wildfire Pollution Puts Kidney Patients at Risk
Wildfires Cause More Than 33,000 Deaths Globally Each Year
Will Pandemic Produce a Summer Baby Boom?
With Abortion Access Under Threat, Doctors Focus on 'Contraceptive Counseling'
Women at Higher Risk When Heart Attack Strikes the Young
Women Exposed to Racism at Higher Odds for Premature Delivery
Women Get Worse Care for Heart Attack
Women More Prone to Nighttime Cardiac Arrest Than Men
Women With Migraines Face Higher Odds for Complications in Pregnancy
Women With Type 1 Diabetes May Have Fewer Childbearing Years: Study
Young Americans Still Want Same Number of Kids, Just Not Right Now
Young Women at Higher Risk for Stroke Than Male Peers: Study
Younger Age Doesn't Boost Survival With Advanced Colon Cancer
Zika May Have Damaged More Infants' Brains Than Expected
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