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A boy has died of a brain-eating amoeba infection after swimming in Lake Mead this month, authorities in Nevada said.

More than half of these deaths occur well after the mom leaves the hospital. To save lives, mothers need more support in the "fourth trimester, that time after the baby is born," one researcher says.

The Fox News host attacked the CDC after being indirectly called out on Twitter

Having an exercise buddy might help you get off the couch. On the other hand, moderately active friends are prone to being led astray.

Some rather alarming headlines recently circulated about the newest members of the omicron family. “Nightmare COVID variant,” read one. “The most immune-evasive COVID variants yet.” Or, as one would-be pandemic influencer said in a tweet shared thousands of times: “MOTHER OF GOD… #COVID variants worse than CDC has been admitting.”

While national efforts to eliminate hepatitis C have faced setbacks because of increased drug use, the impact of COVID-19 and insurance complications, there’s a bright spot: Some states are now making it easier for patients to treat the disease.

COVID-19 spread low across much of Ky. as researchers monitor for emerging variants

Black pregnant women experienced a mortality rate nearly three times higher than their white peers.

Emu’s caretaker contacted Irwin family to ask for help after her beloved bird Emmanuel contracted avian influenza