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Health officials once advised going into quarantine and being tested for the coronavirus if you were near an infected person for 15 minutes. Now the rule is a total of 15 minutes in a 24-hour period.

The culprit is air pollution — a problem around the globe, from homes where people cook using coal and wood to the smoky streets of San Francisco when wildfires were raging.

Updated 6:50 p.m. on Dec. 9The Central District Health board was set to consider a new health order Tuesday evening, but the board adjourned the meeting…

The shortened schedule for the 2020 census increases the risk of significantly decreasing data quality, according to an internal Census Bureau document obtained by the House Oversight Committee.

Since the last presidential election, a growing economy has sent the unemployment rate plunging. That improvement has changed the political conversation, but it hasn't stopped worries about wages.

The Category 1 hurricane hit Florida, then weakened to a tropical storm as it moved inland. Hermine is expected to drop heavy rain in Georgia and the Carolinas before tracking out over the Atlantic.

Why is Apple pushing users toward wireless earbuds? "Courage," says an Apple executive. Other news from the Apple event involved Super Mario, Pokemon Go and water-resistant features.

The CDC reports a sharp rise in infections of sexually transmitted diseases, and says lack of funding for state and local health clinics that help prevent spread of the diseases is a key factor.

Giving infants peanut puree as one of their first solid foods can help prevent peanut allergies, research has shown. To do that safely, start early — and only after checking with your doctor.

The tradition goes back to the 19th century, when the U.S. was largely an agrarian, Christian society. People needed a day to travel by horse and buggy to vote and November was after the fall harvest.