Health

Courtesy Shannel Perman (NEW YORK) — Five years ago, Shannel Perman nearly became a statistic in the growing Black maternal health crisis in the United States. In the last week of her pregnancy with her first child, Perman, now 33, said she began to experience complications like swelling, high blood pressure and weight gain that […]

Dexter and June Holaday (NEW YORK) — One couple found out that they are truly a match — in more ways than one. After being together for more than 20 years, a husband and wife pair learned they were rare matches as living donors. Dexter Holaday had been living with a rare genetic disorder called […]

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Well before a federal judge in Texas issued his ruling on the abortion drug mifepristone, abortion providers across the country said they had been preparing for what they called a “worst-case scenario.” Now, a three-judge panel on the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has temporarily blocked part of that […]

Wanda Irving (NEW YORK) — Shalon Irving knew her newborn daughter Soleil for less than one month. Three weeks after giving birth to Soleil, now 6, Shalon Irving, who is Black, died from complications of high blood pressure on Jan. 28, 2017 . “My daughter had wanted a child more than anything on this earth,” […]

Os Tartarouchos/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A new bill introduced in California could potentially do away with some additives that appear in ingredient lists of processed foods from candy to cereals. Earlier this week, the California State Assembly health committee approved the landmark piece of legislation, AB 418 , which would prohibit brominated vegetable oil, […]

KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/ Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Nearly 100 cases of a rare, fungal infection have been linked to a Michigan paper mill. Public Health Delta & Menominee Counties (PHDM) said 19 cases of blastomycosis have been confirmed while another 74 are suspected. The department was notified about the first cases on Feb. […]

fstop123/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The abortion pill mifepristone will remain on the market for now — but come Saturday morning, access should be severely restricted, a federal appeals court ruled late Wednesday in partially blocking a lower court order. It’s a bittersweet victory for abortion rights advocates who feared the conservative 5th Circuit Court […]

ABC News (NEW YORK) — One of only five people in the world to achieve full remission of HIV is stepping forward to share his story in an ABC broadcast exclusive. Paul Edmonds’ journey into medical history began decades ago. He was diagnosed with AIDS in 1988 — a time when it was a potential […]

Courtesy Lana Clay-Monaghan (NEW YORK) — A California woman is speaking out about the lasting injuries she says she suffered after a group of teenagers allegedly placed a bucket over her head while she was shopping for baby supplies. Lana Clay-Monaghan, 35, said she was shopping by herself in a Target store in Tustin, California, […]

xijian/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Suicides increased during the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, new federal data shows. There were 48,183 people who died by suicide in 2021, according to a report published Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It comes after two consecutive years of declines and is an increase […]