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This baby could push India past China to become the world's most populous country

Lauren Frayer

Any day now, the United Nations will declare India's population the largest in the world. The country's next generation is poised to be healthier, more literate — and more female — than ever before.
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3,000+ young children accidentally ate weed edibles in 2021, study finds

Rhitu Chatterjee

The cases of accidental ingestion of cannabis candies and baked goods among small children increased 1,375% in five years, according to a study in the journal Pediatrics.
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A new kind of blood test can screen for many cancers — as some pregnant people learn

Nell Greenfieldboyce

Testing pregnant people's blood to look at free-floating DNA can tell doctors about the health of the fetus. But these tests sometime turn up DNA that might be shed by cancerous cells.
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Children's hospitals are struggling to cope with a surge of respiratory illness

Kate Wells

Pediatric cases of RSV and flu have sent families crowding into ERs, as health systems struggle with staff shortages. In Michigan, only 9 out of more than 130 hospitals have a pediatric ICU.
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Thanks to the 'tripledemic,' it can be hard to find kids' fever-reducing medicines

Laurel Wamsley

Makers of products like Children's Tylenol say they're trying to keep up with big demand as RSV, flu, and COVID spread. But medical experts note that kids' fevers don't always call for medicine.
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Experts are concerned Thanksgiving gatherings could accelerate a 'tripledemic'

Rob Stein

As the holiday approaches, infectious disease specialists are bracing for the possibility that big family get-togethers and travel will propel the spread of RSV, flu and COVID-19.
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Even remote corners of Africa are feeling the costly impacts of war in Ukraine

Willem Marx

In Chad, one of the continent's poorest countries, rising food and fuel prices — and drought — have left many hungry and unable to afford the limited food that is for sale.
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Americans with disabilities need an updated long-term care plan, say advocates

Sam Whitehead

Nearly 75% of Americans with disabilities live with a family caregiver, many of them age 60 or older. Updating your care plan now, experts say, can help make sure everyone thrives.
Politics

Vaccines used to be apolitical. Now they're a campaign issue

Geoff Brumfiel

Advocates for inoculation are distressed by what they see as a new political focus on an old public health measure.
Health

Shopping for ACA health insurance? Here's what's new this year

Julie Appleby

There's finally been a fix to the "family glitch" that made marketplace health plans sometimes unaffordable. And although premiums are rising, subsidies are too, and more people are eligible.