Health

Indigenous women continue to face barriers to breast cancer care, report finds

Monday, October 14 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Nicole Hallingstad credits her cat, Rudy, with finding her breast cancer.Despite an unremarkable mammogram screening just seven months earlier, the 42-year-old... Read More.

St. Petersburg officials turn off water after main breaks during Milton landfall. Here are the health risks

Monday, October 14 by ABC News

(ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.) -- Residents of St. Petersburg -- on Florida's central-west coast -- were temporarily left without clean drinking water after a water... Read More.

COVID-19 infections during 1st wave linked to higher risk of heart attack and stroke: Study

Monday, October 14 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- People who were diagnosed with severe COVID-19 infections from the first wave of the pandemic could face double the risk of... Read More.

FDA authorizes 1st over-the-counter combo flu and COVID test outside of emergency use

Tuesday, October 8 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the first over-the-counter combination COVID-19 and flu test outside of emergency use on Monday evening.This... Read More.

Georgia Supreme Court reinstates 6-week abortion ban, reversing lower court ruling

Monday, October 7 by ABC News

(ATLANTA) -- The Georgia state Supreme Court reinstated the state's six-week abortion ban on Monday after a lower court allowed abortions to resume in... Read More.

Doctor discusses report detailing drop in breast cancer cases, deaths

Friday, October 4 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Dr. Lisa Newman, the chief of the section of breast surgery at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, sat down with ABC... Read More.