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FDA approves first drug to delay onset of Type 1 diabetes
FILE, dmphoto/Getty Images(SILVER SPRING, Md.) -- For the first time, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved a treatment that can delay the onset of Type 1 diabetes. Teplizumab, a ...
Nov 18, 2022
Malta abortion laws eased after American woman almost died
Mary Kekatos, ABC News(VALLETTA, Malta) -- Malta announced Wednesday it is easing its abortion laws, becoming the last country in the European Union to end a total ban on the procedure. The Mediterran...
Nov 17, 2022
What to know about Ozempic as demand for the drug leads to shortage
WLADIMIR BULGAR/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Social media is abuzz with people sharing stories about weight loss using Ozempic, a drug designed to regulate insulin. Now, doctors are...
Nov 17, 2022
Home births in US rise to highest level in 30 years: CDC
Jose Luis Pelaez Inc/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Home births in the United States reached the highest level in three decades during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new repor...
Nov 17, 2022
Woman shares warning after mark on face diagnosed as cancerous tumor two years later
Daniel O'Neill(NEW YORK) -- An Arizona woman is opening up about her five-year cancer battle to help inspire other women to take charge of their health. Alison O'Neill, now 49, said she first noticed ...
Nov 17, 2022
Try these tips to 'hack' your way to feeling good during meals
Jupiterimages/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A biochemist who said she went on a quest to figure how to eat to get her body to "work optimally" is sharing her tips. Jessie Inchauspé is known as the ...
Nov 17, 2022
New FDA warning links cough medicine to rise in child poisonings
FDA(NEW YORK) -- Parents and medical providers are being called on to be careful with prescription cough medication as overdoses among children are on the rise. Calls to poison control centers in the ...
Nov 15, 2022
Child in California dies of flu and RSV as cases continue to rise
Narisara Nami/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A child under the age of 5 has died due to complications from flu and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, health officials in California confirmed on Monday. T...
Nov 15, 2022
RSV hospitalizations in seniors much higher than any point in prior seasons
Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images(ATLANTA) -- While respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, has been surging among children in the United States, older adults are being affected as well. Data from the C...
Nov 15, 2022
Judge overturns Georgia's 6-week abortion ban
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images(ATLANTA) -- A judge on Tuesday overturned Georgia's six-week abortion ban, ruling that it is not constitutional. The so-called "heartbeat bill" was signed into law in ...
Nov 15, 2022