Health

SONGPHOL THESAKIT/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — When the United States saw COVID-19 cases and deaths rise around this past Christmas and New Year’s, many Americans feared the country was in for a third winter wave. But as quickly as both metrics went up, they also came down. Weekly cases and deaths in late winter 2022-23 […]

Jamal and Cierra Chubb (NEW YORK) — When Cierra Chubb looks at her phone, she said she’ll often see texts throughout the day from her husband with messages like, “I’m so glad you’re here.” That’s because at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, Chubb’s family did not think the 34-year-old mom of three from Lancaster, […]

SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Pfizer’s newest drug on the migraine market, Zavzpret (zavegepant) — the first and only migraine treatment of its kind to be offered in nasal spray. The drug has shown in clinical trial data to provide rapid pain relief in as fast […]

Getty Images/Roberto Jimenez Mejias (NEW YORK) — A nationwide shortage of the asthma medication albuterol has been ongoing since last fall and experts fear it’s only expected to get worse. Albuterol can be taken in several forms but it’s the aerosolized solution used in a nebulizer in hospitals that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration […]

Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In a major effort to improve breast cancer prevention, the FDA will now require mammogram facilities to inform women if they have dense breast tissue. About half of women have dense breast tissue, and many don’t know it. Doctors say having dense breast tissue does not pose an immediate threat […]

Andy445/Getty Images (ST. PAUL, Minn.) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed an executive order protecting and supporting access to gender-affirming health care for LGBTQ people in the state on Wednesday. The move comes amid Republican-backed efforts across the country to limit transgender health care for minors and young adults. “Minnesota strives to be a welcoming […]

Courtesy of Clark family (NEW YORK) — Crystal and Brian Clark are on a mission to save lives after their children were struck and killed by a falling tree during a family camping trip last year. The Clarks started a billboard campaign to honor their children, 9-year-old Xander and 8-year-old Ziva, who they described as […]

Getty Images/Roberto Jimenez Mejias (NEW YORK) — A nationwide shortage of the asthma medication albuterol has been ongoing since last fall and experts say it’s only expected to get worse. Albuterol can be taken in several forms but it’s the aerosolized solution used in a nebulizer that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration put on […]

Getty Images/Alexander Spatari (FLORIDA) — A harmful algae bloom is killing marine life and keeping residents and tourists away from beaches as it creeps up the coast of Southwest Florida. Red tide is currently plaguing more than 150 miles of coastline from Naples to north of Clearwater, experts told ABC News. Clearwater and regions along […]

Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Bindi Irwin shared a major health update with the world on Tuesday, saying she recently underwent surgery for endometriosis. “Dear Friends, I battled for a long time wondering if I should share this journey with you in such a public space,” she wrote in a lengthy Instagram caption alongside […]