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What is sleep apnea and how do CPAP machines help after it's revealed Biden uses a mask
Taylor Glascock/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The White House revealed on Wednesday that President Joe Biden has begun using a CPAP machine to deal with longstanding sleep apnea. "Sin...
Jun 28, 2023
DOJ announces 78 people charged over $2.5 billion in false health care billings
Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Justice Department on Wednesday announced a nationwide health care fraud crackdown that resulted in charges against 78 defendants in sep...
Jun 28, 2023
Montana judge holds state health department in contempt over transgender birth certificate law
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A Montana judge permanently struck down a law making it more difficult for transgender people to change their sex on their birth certificate and held the ...
Jun 28, 2023
ER visits and EMS calls for heat-related emergencies are up, as Texas battles extreme heat: CDC
Brandon Bell/Getty Images(HOUSTON) -- Emergency room visits in Texas have increased from the same time last year, as the state battles extreme heat, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Pr...
Jun 27, 2023
New report finds some heavy metals in baby food appear to be on the decline
skaman306/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A new analysis from Consumer Reports found that some heavy metals in baby food have been on the decline but the report argues more can be done to make baby food saf...
Jun 27, 2023
LGBTQ couples push for 'fertility equality' in family-building benefits
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- For Emma Goidel and Ilana Caplan, building a family using assisted reproductive technology was never going to be easy, but the couple says they never imagined the financial costs...
Jun 27, 2023
Ozempic weight loss pills may be on the way: What to know
Rybelsus(NEW YORK) -- Drugs used for diabetes and weight loss like Ozempic and Wegovy were found to be effective for weight loss when taken as a pill, according to research published over the weekend....
Jun 27, 2023
Five malaria cases reported in US, health officials say
Wachirawit Jenlohakit/Getty Images(SARASOTA, Fla.) -- Five people caught malaria locally in the U.S. for the first time since 2003, according to health officials. Four people in Sarasota County, Flori...
Jun 26, 2023
Most parents don't meet breastfeeding guidelines. Experts say the support system needs to change
Cavan Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- As a pediatrician, Dr. Kristina Lehman knows the ins and outs of the evidence around breastfeeding better than most. But as a mother, she also knows that breastf...
Jun 26, 2023
Termination boards: How physicians are providing abortions within exceptions allowed by bans
fstop123/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Shortly after a Tennessee trigger ban on abortion went into effect last September, a group of maternal fetal medicine specialists, family planning physicians, bioeth...
Jun 23, 2023