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Incidence of 17 cancers on the rise in younger generations, major new study says
Jasmin Merdan/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Gen X and Millennials in the U.S. are at greater risk for 17 cancers than were previous generations, a major new study revealed.Researchers at the American Canc...
Dr. Aman Narayan, ABC News Aug 01, 2024

Ground cinnamon recalled due to potentially elevated lead levels
FDA(NEW YORK) -- Several New York distributors have recalled ground cinnamon products that were potentially contaminated with increased levels of lead.According to an announcement posted on the Food a...
Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News Jul 31, 2024

Patients sue hospital system after thousands possibly exposed to HIV, hepatitis
Google Maps Street View(PORTLAND, Ore.) -- A lawsuit is accusing an Oregon health care system of negligence after more than 2,000 patients were possibly exposed to HIV and hepatitis.The plaintiffs -- ...
Mary Kekatos, ABC News Jul 30, 2024

Some people are overdosing on semaglutide, FDA warns
Евгения Матвеец/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a new warning about a pop...
Katie Kindelan, ABC News Jul 30, 2024

USDA creates new policy to help reduce salmonella in raw poultry
HUIZENG HU/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has proposed a new rule that aims to protect consumers from foodborne illnesses by significantly reducing salmonella in poultry ...
Kelly McCarthy, ABC News Jul 30, 2024

New initiative launched by WHO to develop mRNA bird flu vaccines
ER Productions Limited/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The World Health Organization announced Monday that it has launched an initiative to help accelerate the development of a human bird flu vaccine using ...
Mary Kekatos, ABC News Jul 30, 2024

FDA approves blood test to detect colon cancer for those at 'average risk'
Getty Images - STOCK/Patricio Nahuelhual(NEW YORK) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday morning approved a blood test to screen for colorectal cancer in certain individuals.The blood tes...
Mary Kekatos, Sony Salzman, and Dr. Sejal Parekh, ABC News Jul 29, 2024

What to know about the updated COVID vaccines coming this fall
Getty Images - STOCK/Tang Ming Tung(NEW YORK) -- As summer begins to wind down and many children and teenagers across the U.S. get ready to head back to school next month, it also means updated COVID-...
Mary Kekatos, ABC News Jul 26, 2024

Identical quadruplets go home after three months in the NICU: 'We're so happy'
Jonathan and Mercedes Sandhu are the parents of identical quadruplets, who are all now home after three months in the NICU. -- Texas Children's Hospital/The Sandhu Family(HOUSTON) -- A family in Texas...
Shafiq Najib, Nic Uff and Katie Kindelan, ABC News Jul 26, 2024

Infant mortality in the US rose 3% in 2022, marking second year of increases: CDC
Isabel Pavia/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Infant mortality rates in the United States increased by 3% in 2022, according to a new federal report published early Thursday morning.Researchers from the Cent...
Mary Kekatos, ABC News Jul 25, 2024
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