Health

SONGPHOL THESAKIT/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — About one-third of American households used the free at-home COVID-19 test site launched by the Biden administration, new federal data shows. COVIDTests.gov was first launched in January 2022, when President Joe Biden pledged to give out 1 billion free rapid tests to combat the omicron surge at the time. The […]

The Good Brigade/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Earlier this week, a federal judge in Colorado temporarily exempted a Catholic healthcare clinic from having to follow the state’s recent ban on abortion pill “reversal” treatment. Gov. Jared Polis signed the ban as part of a series of bills Friday, becoming the first state in the U.S. […]

Courtesy of Nikki Scarnati (NEW YORK) — With summer and swim season just months away, one mom is warning other parents not to buy blue swimsuits for their kids. Nikki Scarnati, a mom of two and swim instructor in Spring Hill, Florida, shared in a recent video post on her TikTok page why she doesn’t […]

Alexandros Maragos/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than one-third of Americans live in places with unhealthy levels of air pollution, according to an annual report published by the American Lung Association. The 24th iteration of the State of the Air report determined 19 million fewer Americans live in these areas. Unhealthy levels of pollution were […]

Morsa Images/Getty Images (SILVER SPRING, Md.) — The Food and Drug Administration authorized a second omicron-targeted bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccine for people over 65 or who are immunocompromised, the agency announced Tuesday. The agency also said any adult who has not yet been vaccinated will get one dose of an updated bivalent shot, rather than […]

Jackyenjoyphotography/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A new report from Senate Republicans doubles down on the theory that COVID-19 emerged from an accidental lab leak in Wuhan — and possibly, even more than one leak. While their investigation concedes that “both hypotheses are plausible,” the nearly 300-page document released by the minority on the Senate health subcommittee […]

Karl Tapales/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — YouTube , the largest video-sharing platform, announced Tuesday a new policy framework for eating disorder-related content, in the company’s latest effort to address the growing mental health crisis, especially among teens, who can often be “vulnerable viewers.” “Mental health issues like eating disorders can be isolating and stigmatizing for […]

d3sign/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Early on in her pregnancy, Tori Wapsheli made plans to deliver her second child in the same hospital where she had her first — Astria Toppenish Hospital on the Yakama Indian Reservation in Washington State. But with just three months left in her pregnancy, the hospital suddenly shut down its […]

KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images (MICHIGAN) — Nearly 100 probable cases of a rare fungal infection, including one fatal, have been linked to a Michigan paper mill. Public Health Delta & Menominee Counties (PHDM) said 21 cases of blastomycosis have been confirmed while another 76 are suspected. All cases are in employees, contractors or visitors […]

Guido Mieth/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Spring has sprung and summer is around the corner which means long strolls and rolling strides outside to enjoy the warm weather months. But with heat waves already setting in across parts of the country, ABC News’ Good Morning America tapped Dr. Liz Weinandy, lead dietitian at the Ohio […]