Health

ATU Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A mom who thought she was experiencing flu symptoms but was really having a heart attack is opening up about her experience and sharing a warning for other women. Jenna Tanner, who first shared her story with “Business Insider,” sat down with “Good Morning America” to recount her close […]

fstop123/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Arizona State Supreme Court will begin hearing oral arguments Tuesday over whether a centuries-old near-total abortion ban will be reinstated. Currently, abortion is banned at 15 weeks or later in Arizona. Patients are required to make two appointments, the first for an in-person counseling session and the second at […]

Elijah Nouvelage/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A new vaccine being studied in early clinical trials may hold the potential to help some women with breast cancer, a disease that affects one in every eight women in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The vaccine, which has not […]

CRISTINA PEDRAZZINI/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Medications for weight loss like Ozempic, Mounjaro and Wegovy have soared in popularity recently. And that’s prompted some major food companies to prepare for a potential shift in what, and how much, consumers who are taking these medication are eating. Nestle and General Mills are developing companion […]

ABC News Performing medicine can be difficult in any setting but perhaps no more challenging than during a humanitarian crisis. Doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals are often performing under extreme duress with a limited number of tools compared to working in a traditional hospital setting. There have been medical advances over the centuries when […]

MoMo Productions/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Respiratory illness activity is elevated or increasing across most areas of the United States, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In total, 15 states plus New York City are experiencing “high” or “very high” levels of respiratory illness activity, defined as people going […]

Bloomberg via Getty Images (ATLANTA) — For nearly a month, COVID-19 hospitalizations have been increasing following weeks of decline and relatively low levels throughout the summer, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). As of Nov. 25, there were 19,444 weekly hospitalizations due to the virus compared to 15,006 four […]

omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (NEW YORK ) — Dangerous antimicrobial-resistant bacteria are spreading among patients in Ukraine amid the country’s war with Russia, new federal data shows. High rates of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, along with a rise in traumatic wounds and overwhelmed health care systems, has led to increased […]

Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A Texas mother of two says she “desperately” wants a chance to try for a third child but is in jeopardy of losing her uterus due to Texas’ abortion bans. She is currently carrying a pregnancy with virtually no chance the baby will survive to birth or long afterwards […]