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Why Louisiana is pushing to classify abortion pills in the same category as opioids
Shuran Huang for The Washington Post via Getty Images(BATON ROUGE, La.) -- Louisiana is moving closer to classifying the abortion pill regimen -- mifepristone and misoprostol -- as a "controlled dange...
May 22, 2024
CDC preparing for 'possibility of increased risk to human health' from bird flu
DIGICOMPHOTO/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images(LANSING, Mich.) -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a summary on Friday that it is preparing for the "possibility of increased ris...
May 22, 2024
How extreme heat will disproportionately affect disadvantaged communities
fhm/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The health effects from extreme heat will soon take an even bigger toll on disadvantaged communities, according to a new report.As global temperatures continue to climb, ...
May 22, 2024
STIs, including syphilis, gonorrhea, increasing globally: WHO
sshepard/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The number of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) around the world is increasing and is a "major concern" for health officials, according to a new report publishe...
May 21, 2024
New study focuses on what happens if you stay on weight loss drug Wegovy for years
Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Amid the growing popularity of drugs used for weight loss like Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound, one question has remained for users, what h...
May 20, 2024
Menopause, women's health focus of new book by Dr. Sharon Malone
Getty Images - STOCK(NEW YORK) -- Dr. Sharon Malone, a board-certified OB/GYN, is on a mission to help women understand the importance of critical thinking when it comes to health products. She advise...
May 17, 2024
Infant takes first breaths on her own after undergoing rare double lung transplant
XiXinXing/Getty Images(HOUSTON) -- A 6-month-old girl born with a life-threatening lung disorder is now breathing on her own thanks to a rare double lung transplant.Kylie Overfield was placed on a ven...
May 17, 2024
Major disparities exist in women of color's access to breast cancer care, report finds
Isaac Lane Koval/Corbis/VCG/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A major new report shows stark disparities in breast cancer care, with non-white Americans and those without health insurance far less likely to b...
May 16, 2024
Drug overdose deaths fell in 2023, 1st decrease in 5 years: CDC
Tetra Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Drug overdose deaths fell in 2023, marking the first decrease in five years, new provisional federal data published Wednesday showed.An estimated 107,543 America...
May 15, 2024
Why a Texas divorce case could impact IVF care in the state
fstop123/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- An acrimonious divorce between a Texas couple fighting over their frozen embryos could end up having an impact on in vitro fertilization care in the entire state, an...
May 15, 2024