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Fireworks won’t be the only thing keeping people awake this Fourth of July weekend. As temperatures across the Big Apple soar into the triple digits, a…

On the last Thursday of June, Cristy Cooper sat down on the toilet and immediately realized something was terribly wrong. What followed was unlike anything the…

It’s a code red — but what does it mean? Knowing what’s normal when it comes to your period can be tricky. After all, women aren’t…

Manhattan, Westchester or the Hudson Valley? Where you call home could have a real impact on whether you’ll die of dementia, according to new research. “This…

Five New York city beaches are under advisory amid a heatwave set to make Independence Day weekend a real scorcher. The advisory means the water at…

Move over, Batman. A new group of “superhumans” has emerged — and they’re all 80-plus. A study published in Neurology has identified a rare group of…

Can depression and anxiety be contagious? A new study from Finland suggests the answer is yes — but surprisingly, it’s not just because having sad friends…

Before the first successful vaccine was developed in 1796, Americans had little protection against deadly infectious diseases like smallpox, measles and diphtheria. Over the next 250 years,…

Measles only needs a small opening — and it got one. For the second year in a row, cases of measles — known as the world’s…

Marissa Hart thought she was joining a fitness club. Instead, she ended up with a reason to keep calling New York home. It all began on…