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Microplastics have been found in breast milk. Will that hurt my baby? https://t.co/B45EonJi9o

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Supreme Court will decide access to key abortion drug mifepristone https://t.co/ku3eDrB2Di

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What is Trisomy 18, the fetal condition central to the Texas abortion case? https://t.co/R2yqvjzi2c

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Cannabis use linked to higher risk of poor pregnancy outcomes, study finds https://t.co/vMQp33Wkg2

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Pharmacies share medical data with police without a warrant, inquiry finds https://t.co/VHisjAIpBu

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Covid and flu rising ahead of holidays, increasing ER visits https://t.co/puaB2ZAKQI

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How winter affects our mood, thinking and sex drive https://t.co/NOR8fJ0f1U

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How to promote good posture and avoid becoming hunched over https://t.co/9zseyWdBsV

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How to soothe and protect your skin as the weather turns colder https://t.co/5jsAy63H4F

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Up to 5.4 million in U.S. already have had the flu this season https://t.co/QAy9pteiQF

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On the streets, opioids sometimes more potent than fentanyl: nitazenes https://t.co/UMSotNkyp4

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Swimming outdoors in winter? Some love it. But bring a swim parka. https://t.co/myCwgKVBkw

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Vitamin D supplements didn’t prevent kids’ broken bones, study finds https://t.co/1pRbCh4Qwp

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CDC issues health alert for deadly tick-borne disease https://t.co/XBjC6O2j8M

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FDA approves two sickle cell therapies, including the first CRISPR medicine https://t.co/WrGwzGQACK

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Toy magnet ball sets linked to 7 deaths and 2,400 hospitalizations https://t.co/uIEHHlRCwo

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White House targets drug patents in latest effort to lower prices https://t.co/Sfxk5tL7gi

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William P. Murphy Jr., medical innovator of vinyl blood bags, dies at 100 https://t.co/K7seliLQDQ

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Boris Johnson admits ‘mistakes’ to covid inquiry but defends record https://t.co/CyTf8tP4lW

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Mpox surge in Congo raises concerns world will ignore warnings again https://t.co/UYTDzqv592