Health

Multiple health agency websites on HIV, contraception taken down to comply with executive orders

Saturday, February 1 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Government agency webpages about HIV, LGBTQ+ people and multiple other public health topics were down as of Friday evening due to President... Read More.

5 years since COVID declared public health emergency in US, still killing thousands

Friday, January 31 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Friday marks five years since the COVID-19 virus was declared a public health emergency by the United States. But five years later,... Read More.

Patients who allegedly got fake Botox or Botox from unlicensed injectors speak out

Friday, January 31 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- JGL Aesthetics' Instagram profile promised its clients radiant skin, friendly service and a machine they said could give people toned abs.... Read More.

FDA approves new type of non-opioid pain medication, 1st of its kind in more than 20 years

Thursday, January 30 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday approved a new type of prescription pain medication for adults to treat... Read More.

Trump and Medicaid: Everything to know about the low-income health insurance program

Thursday, January 30 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- When the White House budget office released a memo this week that instructed all federal agencies to cease spending on any financial... Read More.

Kansas faces largest tuberculosis outbreak in US history: Health officials

Tuesday, January 28 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Kansas is facing the largest recorded tuberculosis outbreak in U.S. history, according to local health officials.As of Jan. 24, there have... Read More.

Heart disease remains leading cause of death in US, new report finds

Monday, January 27 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States, according to a new report.The American Heart Association (AHA)... Read More.

Young people are fleeing fillers and opting for face-lifts

Friday, January 24 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Celebrities are increasingly opening up about reversing cosmetic procedures and swearing off dermal fillers, but some have discovered it can come... Read More.

Purdue Pharma, Sackler families boost contribution in opioid settlement to $7.4 billion

Thursday, January 23 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The company and once-prominent family behind the drug OxyContin agreed Thursday to increase their financial contribution to resolve mass opioid litigation.The... Read More.

Moderna awarded $590M to help accelerate development of mRNA-based bird flu vaccine: HHS

Saturday, January 18 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Moderna has been awarded approximately $590 million from the federal government to help speed up the development of an mRNA-based bird... Read More.

What 3rd case of bird flu with unknown source of infection could mean in fight against disease

Friday, January 17 by ABC News

(SAN FRANCISCO) -- A child in San Francisco was recently confirmed to be the third human case of bird flu in the United States... Read More.

Cancer diagnoses rising faster in women, especially those under 50: Report

Thursday, January 16 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Women are now being diagnosed with cancer more often than men in certain age groups, according to a new report from... Read More.