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ER Visits for Tick Bites Surge - Are You at Risk?

This year's tick season is expected to be the worst in a decade. Numbers are already increasing for emergency room visits due to bites and cases of Lyme Disease. 

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Texas Hospital Settlement Leads to First Detransition Clinic for Minors

The largest children's hospital in America is creating the first detransition clinic for minors. It's part of a fraud settlement involving Texas Children's Hospital in Houston.
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US Supreme Court Allows Access to Abortion Pills by Mail While Case Proceeds

The Supreme Court is allowing women to keep receiving the abortion drug mifepristone by mail while a broader lawsuit continues.
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18 Americans Under Hantavirus Quarantine After Cruise Ship Passengers Return Home

Eighteen Americans are under medical observation after disembarking from a cruise ship infected with the hantavirus. A French woman and an American have tested positive for the hantavirus as nations around the world begin repatriating and quarantining passengers from a cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak. 

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A Mother's Day Letter to Mamas Quietly Breaking: The Desert Is Not the End

Spanish-language worship leader Christine D'Clario pens a powerful piece about her struggle with postpartum depression to mark the nationwide launch of Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies America. A key component of the campaign is raising awareness among churches and other faith communities to support moms.
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For New Mothers, Support Can Be the Difference Between Life and Death

I knew my daughter was not a mistake. I also knew that raising her was going to be very hard. These competing realizations – prompted by a positive pregnancy test when I was just 15 – may have deterred some girls from choosing life. Thankfully, I didn't have to undergo an unwanted abortion because I was blessed to have support.  
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Jordan Rubin and Dr. Josh Axe Say the Bible's Ancient Health Wisdom Still Holds Up Today

The Bible answers life's spiritual questions and much more. Today, there can be confusion over how to live healthy lives. But we can, and should, turn to God's Word for answers according to two leading health experts.
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Israel

How Israel's 'Dream Doctors' Use Humor to Heal Children and Trauma Victims

In Israel, clowning is serious business. The Dream Doctors Project, Medical Clowning in Action, is comprised of a group of more than 100 healing professionals. They are professional members of medical teams at about 30 hospitals in that nation, and focus mostly on juvenile patients. They've been doing it for more than 20 years...