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“Your blood count is dangerously low,” the doctor said over the phone. “I’m sending an ambulance to take you to the hospital ...

Rising cases of infectious diseases like flu and dengue fever are spurring public health campaigns, vaccination programs and mosquito control measures. Meanwhile, the Miami area has also seen a ...

The bestselling children's author talks about learning rhyme from Judi Dench, the legacy of 'The Gruffalo' – and touring ...

In the last few years, quite a lot of my friends have had children. I’m 28 and don’t plan to have children, but I like kids ...

Life in 14th-century Cambridge, England, couldn’t have been easy. As the Black Death faded, it left behind a devastated ...

THE PLACEBO effect is a well-known example of the brain’s power over the body, allowing people who are poorly or in pain to improve if they are led to believe they are being treated. The ...

Crushell said the children were so sick they were referred for genetic testing because the pediatricians in the emergency departments suspected a metabolic disorder. Most of them came into the ...

The 2025 General Assembly has ended and legislators sent Gov. Glenn Youngkin a modest bill that would allow all workers in Virginia to earn up to five paid sick days to use when they or their children ...

Treading the boundary between cuteness and discomfort—innocence and harm—South Korean artist Jinjoo Jo’s illustrations express the tenuous relationship humans conjure with nature and a personal ...

Currently, around one in four workers in the UK – around 7 million people – are only entitled to receive statutory sick pay (SSP) instead of enhanced sick pay from their employers. SSP amounts ...