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A patient is transferred to a hospital after receiving medical care at an improvised military aid station set up to treat suspected cases of dengue fever in the administrative region of Ceilandia, on the outskirts of Brasilia, on February 6, 2024.

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With a million cases of dengue so far this year, Brazil is in a state of emergency

4:00pm March 04, 2024

by Jill Langlois

Brazil looks to short-term and long-term strategies to fight a disease so painful it's known as "breakbone fever." The outbreak is part of a global wave of dengue triggered in part by climate change.

Opill is the first birth control pill available over the counter in the United States.

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First over-the-counter birth control pill heads to stores

1:22pm March 04, 2024

by Sydney Lupkin

Women will be able to buy the pill without a prescription later this month at pharmacies and grocery stores.

People stand in line waiting to enter Trader Joe's to buy groceries in Pembroke Pines, Fla., on March 24, 2020. More than 61,000 pounds of steamed chicken soup dumplings sold at Trader Joe's are being recalled for possibly containing hard plastic, U.S. regulators announced Saturday, March 2, 2024.

Trader Joe's recalls its chicken soup dumplings for possibly having marker plastics

2:40am March 04, 2024

by Ayana Archie

The company recalled more than 60,000 pounds of the soup. Customers who received an impacted product should throw them out or return them to a Trader Joe's location for a full refund.

Afqir Itto lives in the valley of Ait Hamza in the Middle Atlas Mountains of Morocco. Ait Hamza is known for its sheep, whose wool is used by the women weavers of Itto's cooperative.

PHOTOS: What it's like to be 72 — the faces (and wisdom) behind the age

10:16am March 03, 2024

by Laurel Dalrymple

We live in a rapidly aging world. A new global photography project captures the lives behind the statistics by documenting the lives of 72-year-olds — the world's median life expectancy today.

A plant-based diet is not just good for your health, it's good for the planet.

This diet swap can cut your carbon footprint and boost longevity

7:00am March 03, 2024

by Allison Aubrey

A new study finds swapping half of your typical red meat intake for plant protein, reduces your diet-related carbon footprint by 25% and may also your boost lifespan.

Wendy Williams' guardianship is the subject of a new documentary. Here's how it works

8:09pm March 01, 2024

by Jonathan Franklin

With a court-appointed guardian in charge of her finances, the former talk show host has practically no autonomy. Here's what guardianships do — and how it impacts Williams.

This building in Rafah, in southern Gaza, was destroyed by Israeli bombardment in December. amid continuing battles between Israel and Hamas.

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'Excess deaths' in Gaza for next 6 months projected in first-of-its-kind effort

5:26pm March 01, 2024

by Jonathan Lambert

A team of researchers tried something that's never been done as a conflict rages. Instead of trying to calculate the toll of war in the moment, they looked forward. What's the reaction to their study?

The CDC has overhauled its COVID-19 isolation guidelines, saying the virus no longer represents the same threat to public health as it did several years ago.

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Got COVID? CDC says stay home while you're sick, but drops its 5-day isolation rule

5:12pm March 01, 2024

The agency is replacing its COVID-specific guidance with general guidance for respiratory viruses that says people should stay home when they are sick.

The CDC is revising its COVID guidelines, dropping the five-day isolation period

4:40pm March 01, 2024

by Pien Huang

The CDC is dropping its isolation guidance for COVID, instead advising around respiratory viruses in general. The change reflects the reality that severe outcomes are less frequent, says the director.

Some politicians who supported legalizing marijuana now want to curb 'potent pot'

4:40pm March 01, 2024

by Martin Kaste

As marijuana has gone mainstream in America, lawmakers in states that legalized it are now grappling with a new question: Should high-potency pot products be regulated differently?