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FILE - Forensic assistant Laurentiu Bigu, left, and investigator Ryan Parraz from the Los Angeles County coroner's office cover the body of a homeless man found dead on a sidewalk in Los Angeles on April 18, 2022. The 60-year-old man died from the effects of methamphetamine, according to his autopsy report. Drug overdose deaths in the U.S. went up slightly in 2022 after two big leaps during the pandemic. (AP Photo/Jae C.

Drug overdoses in the U.S. slightly increased last year. But experts see hopeful signs

FILE - Forensic assistant Laurentiu Bigu, left, and investigator Ryan Parraz from the Los Angeles County coroner's office cover the body of a homeless man found dead on a sidewalk in Los Angeles on April 18, 2022. The 60-year-old man died from the effects of methamphetamine, according to his autopsy report. Drug overdose deaths in the U.S. went up slightly in 2022 after two big leaps during the pandemic. (AP Photo/Jae C.

May 17, 2023, 1:49pm Health

Drug overdose deaths in the U.S. went up slightly last year after two big leaps during the pandemic. Read story

Recalled Gerber baby formula was sent to U.S. retailers after recall began, wholesaler says

May 16, 2023, 11:50am Business

An infant formula recalled over potential bacteria contamination was distributed to retailers across eight states even after the recall begun, according to a release published by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration this week. Read story

Jessica Tincopa and her husband, Rob Tran, stand for a portrait in Orange, Calif., Friday, May 5, 2023. Tincopa may leave the photography business she spent 14 years building for one reason: to find coverage for fertility treatment. After six miscarriages, Tincopa and her husband started saving for in vitro fertilization, which can cost well over $20,000, but the pandemic wiped out their savings and the state's health insurance marketplace doesn't cover things like IVF. (AP Photo/Jae C.

More companies help with fertility care, but it is still out of reach for many

Jessica Tincopa and her husband, Rob Tran, stand for a portrait in Orange, Calif., Friday, May 5, 2023. Tincopa may leave the photography business she spent 14 years building for one reason: to find coverage for fertility treatment. After six miscarriages, Tincopa and her husband started saving for in vitro fertilization, which can cost well over $20,000, but the pandemic wiped out their savings and the state's health insurance marketplace doesn't cover things like IVF. (AP Photo/Jae C.

May 16, 2023, 7:36am Health

Jessica Tincopa may leave the photography business she spent 14 years building for one reason: to find coverage for fertility treatment. Read story

WHO: Artificial sweeteners have no weight-loss benefit, may raise health risks

May 15, 2023, 1:45pm Health

The World Health Organization has come out against the use of non-sugar sweeteners (NSS) as a means to control weight or limit noncommunicable sickness. Read story

Fentanyl fuels string of deadly weekend overdoses in Portland

May 15, 2023, 1:28pm Health

A series of suspected drug overdoses left at least eight people dead over the weekend in Portland, Oregon, according to the city’s police bureau. Read story

Eastern State Hospital in Medical Lake.

Eastern State Hospital remains accredited, seeks to boost staff

Eastern State Hospital in Medical Lake.

May 15, 2023, 7:41am Health

Eastern State Hospital, the second largest psychiatric facility in Washington state, is working on hiring more staff and stabilizing the hospital after a challenging past year that threatened its federal accreditation. Read story

This 1,200-mile sea kayak journey is taking wounded veterans from despair to new adventures

May 15, 2023, 6:02am Health

British Lance Corporal Cayle Royce was climbing out of an irrigation ditch in Afghanistan when he stepped on a pressure activated 20-kilogram mine, throwing him into the air. When he landed, he was missing his legs, a part of his left hand and his reason to live. Read story

Abby Tow, a Sexual Health Peer Educator at the University of Oklahoma, displays some of the sexual health pamphlets available at the health center on campus, Wednesday, May 10, 2023, in Norman, Okla. Tow said she wonders if helicopter parenting has played a role in what she calls the "baby-fication of our generation".

Sex? Sexual intercourse? Neither? Teens weigh in on evolving definitions — and habits

Abby Tow, a Sexual Health Peer Educator at the University of Oklahoma, displays some of the sexual health pamphlets available at the health center on campus, Wednesday, May 10, 2023, in Norman, Okla. Tow said she wonders if helicopter parenting has played a role in what she calls the "baby-fication of our generation".

May 15, 2023, 6:02am Entertainment

Situationships. “Sneaky links.” The “talking stage,” the flirtatious getting-to-know-you phase — typically done via text — that can lead to a hookup. Read story

The ‘Hispanic paradox’: Does a decades-old finding still hold up?

May 14, 2023, 5:50am Business

Many Hispanic people in the United States face socioeconomic disadvantages and lower access to affordable health care. Despite these and other challenges to their health, they generally tend to live longer than other racial or ethnic communities – a health phenomenon that’s been studied for decades. Read story

New menopause drug for hot flashes gets FDA approval

May 12, 2023, 5:45pm Health

U.S. health regulators on Friday approved a new type of drug for women dealing with uncomfortable hot flashes caused by menopause. Read story