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This Start-up Provides Genetic Screening For Newborns, Adults; To Raise Series A Funding In 2-3 Months
As for newborn screening, parents get the kit as soon as they register and after the birth of the b…
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The pandemic babies are turning 1: How 5 new moms got through a year of isolation and chaos
As pandemic babies turn 1, mothers reflect on a year filled with challenges, strength, perseverance…
Monica Humphries
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The White House is considering cutting critical funding for COVID-19 aid, screenings for infants, and addiction treatment in Democrat-run cities
HHS has identified 185 grant programs, including those that combat HIV and the opioid crisis, that …
Eliza Relman
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Police used a NJ baby's mandatory blood sample to pursue a criminal case. Public defenders and a newspaper are now teaming up to sue over privacy concerns.
Public defenders and the New Jersey Monitor are looking to uncover how often state agencies use blo…
Jake Epstein,Haven Orecchio-E…
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A mom spent 2 years taking care of her sick daughter. She thought she was just stressed but then discovered she had stage 4 colon cancer and died.
A mom of three was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer and she died in 2023 when she was 38 years o…
Lauren Crosby Medlicott
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Getting the HPV vaccine and regular testing can help protect you from high-risk HPV strains that cause cancer
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is very common, but many women don't know it can cause cervical cancer. …
Devon Firestone
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A teen came back to life after being pronounced dead. The terrifying incident helped explain why his younger brother died 3 years earlier.
His brother died three years ago. Then he was pronounced dead to their parents but suddenly started…
Kelly Burch
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My daughter was diagnosed with a blood disease when I was just learning English. I want to help other families in our situation.
The author says her daughter's diagnosis made her want to help families like hers who are navigatin…
Kelly Burch
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The US is the second-most expensive country to give birth in — here's what you'll pay and tips to save
Your insurance, location, birth plan, and labor complications can all affect the cost of childbirth…
Rebecca Strong,Alissa Erogbog…
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I secretly moved to Africa and didn't tell my boss. I never got caught — but it wasn't easy.
A 31-year-old sleep researcher moved to Tunisia, Africa and though she was scared of losing her job…
Jen Glantz
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I'm an insomniac who's tried everything from meds to sleep sprays. This meditation app is the only thing that's helped me sleep better and wake up refreshed.
People are sleeping worse than ever. One writer tried "Yoga Nidra for Sleep" on the Insight Timer a…
Julie Peck
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New moms are dying at alarming rates in the US, but the hidden crisis is that many of these deaths are suicides
Suicide and overdose deaths are the top cause of death in the first year postpartum in some states,…
Anna Medaris Miller
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Harvard scientists are developing a coronavirus vaccine specifically for those most vulnerable: the elderly
Vaccines generally aren't as effective for the elderly. A Harvard lab is working on a COVID-19 vacc…
Holly Secon
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What to know about donor milk, and why some parents use it
Formal milk donation provides important protection for preemies, but some parents choose informal m…
Kelly Burch
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Tan France finds his joy
Netflix host Tan France opens up about planning for baby No. 2, why he plans to homeschool his son,…
JP Mangalindan
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5 working moms on what they really want this Mother's Day, from quality alone time to family-friendlier employers
"I want my son to make me a card, which is a painful challenge for single parents - who's going to …
Melissa Petro
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STD rates appear to be quietly skyrocketing across the US, as fewer people get tested and treated during the pandemic
"I don't think people have stopped having sex, necessarily," David Harvey, executive director of th…
Hilary Brueck
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Researchers say this is the most impressive act of artificial intelligence they've ever seen
"The DeepMind results on learning to play Atari games while only having access to raw pixels and th…
Jennifer Welsh
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Director Jason Reitman made 2 of the year's best movies. But you probably didn't see them.
Reitman shared screenwriting duties with political columnist Matt Bai (who wrote the book the movie…
Jason Guerrasio
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Diagnosed with a developmental disorder as a kid, this 19-year-old developed an app to help parents detect disorders
Nineteen year old Harsh Songra developed the MyChild app to help parents detect developmental disor…