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WAYNE COUNTY, Mich. – Wayne County health officials are investigating cases of Legionnaires’ disease in Dearborn. The type of ...

For most Americans, the letters "NTM" don’t mean anything. But for tens of thousands of people across the country, they represent something serious: a chronic lung disease that’s often overlooked, ...

While it may be an uncomfortable subject, the rising number of heat-related deaths in the United States is a growing concern. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), ...

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Only a dozen states have laws establishing suicide prevention offices or coordinators, and just 11 have task forces or ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, heavy drinking is defined by eight or more drinks per week for women and 15 for men.