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How to properly change your skin care routine for summer sun
Dougal Waters/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- As the seasons change, our skin care needs change with it, so here are a few dermatologist-approved ideas to help switch up that regimen for summer. Dr. Rita Li...
May 15, 2023
Schools stock Naloxone as student drug overdoses surge
ABC News(BUDA, Texas) -- Bandages, ice packs, aspirin and epinephrine have long been staples of nurse Dawn Baker's public high school medical clinic in Texas. Now, she also stocks Naloxone to treat dr...
May 15, 2023
Woman said she went into sepsis before she could get life-saving abortion care in Texas
Kevin Le(NEW YORK) -- A Texas woman said she had to wait until she developed sepsis before physicians could provide her with life-saving abortion care. Texas has several abortion bans in place that pr...
May 15, 2023
Tori Spelling says 'extreme mold' in family home put kids in months-long 'spiral of sickness'
torispelling/Instagram(NEW YORK) -- Actress Tori Spelling is sharing a warning with other parents about mold in their home after experiencing a "spiral of sickness" with her own children. Spelling, wh...
May 12, 2023
A skin patch could help treat peanut allergies in kids, trial finds
LauriPatterson/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A patch that sits on a person's skin could help reduce the risk of severe allergic reactions in toddlers with peanut allergies, according to the newly publishe...
May 12, 2023
FDA drops blood donation restrictions specific to gay and bisexual men
Paul Bersebach/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Food and Drug Administration has dropped all restrictions specific to gay and bisexual men donating blood...
May 11, 2023
Cyberattacks on hospitals are growing threats to patient safety, experts say
ABC News(BURLINGTON, Vt.) -- Jes Kraus was supposed to be going to the University of Vermont Medical Center every day for aggressive radiation and chemotherapy treatments to fight stage three colorect...
May 10, 2023
Suicide attempt survivor shares what he wants other teens to know about mental health
Courtesy Jonah Barrow(NEW YORK) -- Nine months ago, near the end of August, Jonah Barrow, a high school senior, attempted to take his own life. Now, the 18-year-old from Katy, Texas, is speaking out a...
May 10, 2023
New draft guidance drops breast cancer screening age from 50 to 40 for women with average risk
MicroStockHub/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Most women with average risk should start screening for breast cancer at age 40, and they should get screened every other year through age 74, according to...
May 09, 2023
FDA advisers vote unanimously in favor of allowing 1st over-the-counter birth control pill
Isabel Pavia/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Medical and scientific experts advising the Food and Drug Administration voted unanimously Wednesday in favor of allowing a birth control pill to be sold wi...
May 09, 2023