Health

fstop123/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A woman is sharing her experience with polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS, to put a spotlight on a community at greater risk of the condition: women of South Asian descent. Varsha Singh of Pennsylvania told ABC News’ Good Morning America that she struggled with symptoms for over a decade before […]

Aleksandr Zubkov/Getty Images NEW YORK — U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy warned in a new advisory Tuesday that excessive social media use can be a “profound risk” to the mental health of youth in the United States. “I’m very concerned that social media has become an important contributor to the pain and the struggles that […]

Karl Tapales/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A new advisory from the U.S. surgeon general warns of an urgent public health issue regarding social media usage and youth mental health. In the new advisory, released Tuesday, Dr. Vivek H. Murthy calls for more research to determine the extent of mental health impacts on young people, including […]

ABC News (NEW YORK) — A 12-year-old Massachusetts girl is being credited with helping save her twin brother’s life. Amelia Loverme was eating lunch with her twin brother Charlie and their classmates in the school cafeteria this month when Charlie began choking on a slice of cheese. “I was just really scared because I didn’t […]

Maskot/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — An advisory committee for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration voted in favor of drugmaker Pfizer’s application for a new RSV vaccine for pregnant people Thursday, two weeks after the federal agency approved the first RSV vaccine for older adults. The move is part of a multi-step regulatory process involving […]

Jrgen Hopf / EyeEm/ Getty Images (NEW YORK) — An additional person has died in an outbreak linked to contaminated eye drops and more people are reporting they’ve lost their vision. The number of deaths has risen to four, according to an update issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday and […]

Lindsey Sutherland (NEW YORK) — An Illinois mom is opening up about how she advocated for her teenage daughter to get the correct diagnosis and treatment she needed after she started experiencing life-changing symptoms over a year ago. Lindsey Sutherland told Good Morning America her daughter Ayli started having unusual symptoms, such as a stiff […]

Mario Tama/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As medications like Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro used by some for weight loss experience a surge in popularity, they remain out of reach for many people. The reason is the medications’ cost, which can run more than $1,000 a month without insurance coverage. “Patients may not have [insurance] coverage, […]

Maskot/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — An advisory committee for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to meet Thursday to discuss drugmaker Pfizer’s application for a new RSV vaccine for pregnant people, two weeks after the federal agency approved the first RSV vaccine for older adults. A new study published last month in the […]

Евгения Матвеец/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — The mpox vaccination campaign after an outbreak swept the United States last year was highly effective at preventing infection, new federal data showed. One dose of the JYNNEOS vaccine was 75% effective and two doses of the vaccine were 86% effective, a new study published Thursday by the Centers for […]