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If your seasonal sneezing and other symptoms are worse this year, you’re not alone — allergy sufferers are seeing (and feeling the effects of) the pollen outside. “For many people, it probably does feel worse — and there’s a reason for that. Warmer temperatures and shifting weather patterns mean plants release pollen …

At every step of her third pregnancy, Jennifer Tavares was told everything was normal. She had already welcomed two healthy daughters and was now pregnant with her third child — her first boy. At 31 weeks, she was still working normal hours as a nurse practitioner at a New Jersey …

Getting training wheels taken off a bicycle is often regarded as a rite of passage for youngsters learning to ride a bike — but some kids are skipping the step altogether by using balance bikes. Balance bikes, some of which are designed for children as young as 10 months old, don’t …

Transplant experts are seeing a spike in people revoking organ donor registrations, their confidence shaken by reports that organs were nearly retrieved from a Kentucky man mistakenly declared dead. It happened in 2021 and while details are murky, surgery was avoided and the man is still alive. But donor registries …

Skin cancer is one of the most preventable types of cancer, yet it remains one of the most common — and a recent survey finds not enough people are taking the right precautions, raising their risk. The survey from the American Academy of Dermatology revealed more than one-third of adults …

So you’ve reached the Big 4-0? It’s time to celebrate — and to make plans for some preventative care and screenings to help keep your health on track. CBS News HealthWatch has compiled a series of guides to help you know which preventative screenings should be on your list, starting with …

Women are getting more bang for their buck than men when they exercise, researchers said in a new study published Monday. The researchers found that women needed just under 2.5 hours of moderate to vigorous aerobic physical activity a week to get the same “survival benefit” that men get with five hours …

Alex Rodriguez is opening up about a condition that he shares with nearly half of adult Americans. During an appearance on “CBS Mornings” Wednesday, the baseball star turned sports commentator, who is 47, revealed he was recently diagnosed with early-stage gum disease. “Looks can be deceiving,” he said, smiling. “I …

In some middle and high schools in the United States, about 1 in 4 students report misuing prescription stimulants for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD,  during the year prior, according to a new study. In the study, published Tuesday in the journal JAMA Network Open, researchers found non-medical use …