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Dr. Aiya Aboubakr

Dr. Aiya Aboubakr is an internal medicine resident at New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medical Center, and a contributor to the ABC News Medical Unit.

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As the nation grapples with a youth mental health crisis, parents are suffering too

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Tori Kelly hospitalized: What you need to know about blood clots

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Most parents don't meet breastfeeding guidelines. Experts say the support system needs to change

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Protect kids from getting hit by cars through road safety policy changes, the American Academy of Pediatrics urges

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New study shows brain changes could be a reason it's hard to lose weight

PHOTO: Tori Bowie gestures after receiving the gold medal she won in the women's 100m final during the World Athletics Championships in London, Aug. 7, 2017.
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US Olympian dies from pregnancy complication that disproportionately impacts Black women

PHOTO: People visit Central Park as smoke from Canadian wildfires casts a haze over the area on June 7, 2023, in New York.
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What parents should know about kids' safety and exposure to dangerous levels of wildfire smoke

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US surgeon general issues major advisory on social media use and teens' mental health

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5 mental health tips for extra hard days

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FDA approves first-of-its-kind drug to treat hot flashes