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40 years of breast cancer awareness has saved over half million lives and counting
Isaac Lane Koval/Corbis/VCG/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Since the start of Breast Cancer Awareness initiatives in 1985, over 517,000 lives have been saved from better treatment and proactive screening, ...
Oct 01, 2025
Breast cancer resources: What you need to know about diagnosis, treatments, support
The Good Brigade/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Oct.1 marks the beginning of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and the American Cancer Society (ACS) is commemorating 40 years of spreading awareness about the ...
Oct 01, 2025
40 years of breast cancer awareness has saved over half million lives and counting
Isaac Lane Koval/Corbis/VCG/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Since the start of Breast Cancer Awareness initiatives in 1985, over 517,000 lives have been saved from better treatment and proactive screening, ...
Oct 01, 2025
Breast cancer resources: What you need to know about diagnosis, treatments, support
The Good Brigade/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Oct.1 marks the beginning of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and the American Cancer Society (ACS) is commemorating 40 years of spreading awareness about the ...
Oct 01, 2025
'I'm giving my opinion': Trump deviates from scientific evidence, own FDA, in autism remarks
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- As President Donald Trump rambled and ad-libbed through an announcement meant to caution pregnant women about the possible links between the use of Tylenol an...
Sep 23, 2025
CDC hepatitis B vaccine vote delayed: What parents should know about possible changes
The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices is seen during a meeting on September 19, 2025 in Chamblee, Georgia. Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The Centers for Disease Control a...
Sep 19, 2025
West Coast states issue joint vaccine guidelines in shift away from CDC
Christina House/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Four Western U.S. states have come together to issue unified vaccine recommendations for the upcoming respiratory illness season, and Ca...
Sep 18, 2025
Why doctors say the birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine is still necessary
ER Productions Limited/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Ahead of a key meeting amongst the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) vaccine advisors -- now with 12 members hand-picked by health secre...
Sep 18, 2025
CDC finds 4% drop in US death rate in 2024. Experts say decline may be due to COVID
Sorrasak Jar Tinyo/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The United States death rate decreased by 3.8% in 2024 as COVID fell out of the top 10 leading causes of death for the first time in four years, new provis...
Sep 10, 2025
Florida pediatrician warns vaccine mandate removal could harm vulnerable residents
Dr. Lisa Gwynn says Florida's vaccine decision will create 'perfect storm' for diseases. ABC News.(FLORIDA) -- A top Florida pediatrician warned Thursday that the state's plan to eliminate all va...
Sep 04, 2025