Jennifer Hassan

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WHO asks China about clusters of respiratory disease among children

Chinese authorities have attributed the rise in infections to the lifting of coronavirus restrictions and circulation of a string of known pathogens.

Bedbugs aren’t just in Paris: What to do if they come for you

Bloodsucking bedbugs are a global problem. Here’s what to know about bedbugs as an outbreak in Paris sparks concerns for travelers.

‘Hard to know’ if Bruce Willis is aware of dementia condition, wife says

Bruce Willis was diagnosed with frontotemporal lobar degeneration, or FTD, his family revealed in February. There is no known cure for this form of dementia.

Loungers linked to baby deaths still sold on Facebook despite recall

At least 10 babies died after being placed on a Boppy lounger. Boppy recalled the product in 2021, but U.S. safety regulators say it’s still being sold on Facebook.

Are Skittles dangerous? A California bill aims to ban chemicals in candy.

A proposed bill would ban chemicals used in processed foods, including Skittles and Hot Tamales. Here’s what you need to know about red dye No. 3 and titanium dioxide.

A deadly fungal infection is spreading in hospitals. Here’s what to know.

Here’s what to know about Candida auris, a drug-resistant fungus that the CDC says “presents a serious global health threat.”

Bindi Irwin: Doctors dismissed endometriosis as pain women ‘deal with’

The daughter of the late “Crocodile Hunter” Steve Irwin said on International Women’s Day that doctors told her for 10 years that her endometriosis symptoms were “simply something you deal with as a woman.”

Bruce Willis’s wife to paparazzi: Stop hounding him after dementia diagnosis

“Allow for our family to get him from Point A to Point B safely,” Emma Heming Willis said of the actor diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia.

Strep A: What to know about the usually mild infection tied to at least two U.S. pediatric deaths

Group A strep symptoms are usually mild, but several child deaths in the United States and Europe have resulted from an invasive form of the bacterial infection.

Autoimmune diseases tied to genes of Black Death survivors, study says

“A hyperactive immune system may have been great” during the 14th-century plague, “but in the environment today it might not be as helpful,” a researcher said.