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Flu leaves a 4-year-old girl blind in Iowa A 4-year-old girl in Iowa nearly died and is now blind because of the flu, and her parents have a message: Get your child vaccinated. POSTED JANUARY 11, 2020 1:39 PM

Tips for identifying bedbugs and keeping them at bay Vacation is the time you may want to think about bedbugs. Edgar Treiguts reports. POSTED JANUARY 05, 2020 10:21 PM

US hospitals raise alarm about higher-than-normal RSV cases in young children Pediatricians across the United States are sounding the alarm about unusually high numbers of young children being admitted to emergency departments due to respiratory syncytial virus infection or RSV, a common virus that causes cold-like symptoms. POSTED JANUARY 11, 2020 12:22 AM

More popular heartburn medications recalled due to impurity More common heartburn medications have been recalled due to the presence of an impurity that might cause cancer. POSTED JANUARY 10, 2020 11:34 PM

Five ways to improve your mental health in 2020 It's a difficult birth for this new decade. The year 2020 kicks off under the shadow of divisive politics, international security threats, a spate of hate crimes, and a planet in environmental peril, plus all the reasons we're stressed individually: work, health problems, life changes and more. POSTED JANUARY 08, 2020 5:08 PM

Wake up, people: You're fooling yourself about sleep, study says Hey, sleepyheads. What you believe about sleep may be nothing but a pipe dream. POSTED APRIL 17, 2019 6:06 PM

Lose fat in your tongue to improve sleep apnea, study says Have you ever asked yourself: Do I have a fat tongue? POSTED JANUARY 10, 2020 1:26 PM

Nearly 2 million adults are estimated to have shown symptoms of PTSD during Hong Kong protests, study finds Almost 2 million people in Hong Kong --- about a third its adult population -- are estimated to have experienced symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) during months of social unrest in the city, according to research published Friday in The Lancet medical journal. POSTED JANUARY 10, 2020 9:49 AM

A massive study of 200,000 veterans identifies genetic links to anxiety A massive genetic study in nearly 200,000 veterans with anxiety is providing new insights into how and why people may be pre-disposed to anxiety issues. POSTED JANUARY 10, 2020 2:49 AM

A college student in Boston was diagnosed with measles. Health officials say many people may have been exposed A student at Northeastern University in Boston was diagnosed with measles and may have exposed many others to the highly contagious disease, Boston health officials said Thursday. POSTED JANUARY 10, 2020 1:56 AM

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