Health

New study shows alcohol deaths on the rise in women. What are the warning signs?

Monday, July 31 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A new study is sounding the alarm about a rise in alcohol-related deaths, especially in women. The investigation, published by JAMA's Substance... Read More.

Doctors increasingly discourage vaping amid mounting health concerns

Sunday, July 30 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Doctors are increasingly discouraging people from using e-cigarettes given the mounting evidence about the significant negative health impact of vaping-- even as... Read More.

Toddler undergoes first-of-its-kind heart transplant after two open-heart surgeries

Friday, July 28 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Elias Robinson-Rodriquez was just 11 months old when he underwent a type of heart transplant so rare it had previously been... Read More.

Red meat allergy caused by ticks is an ’emerging public health concern’: CDC

Friday, July 28 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A red meat allergy caused by tick bites is an "emerging public health concern," according to two new studies from the... Read More.

Doctors who separated conjoined twins in three-day surgery speak for first time

Thursday, July 27 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Doctors in Ohio performed a groundbreaking surgery to separate conjoined twins, the first of its kind due to the twins' age... Read More.

Postpartum depression pill shows positive effects, new trial data shows

Thursday, July 27 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A pill for postpartum depression led to meaningful improvements in depression symptoms, according to a late-stage study published Wednesday in The... Read More.

How adults diagnosed with autism navigate changes

Wednesday, July 26 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- When many people think of autism and an initial diagnosis, they think of children. A growing number of adults are learning they... Read More.

1 in 6 toddlers have not completed childhood vaccine series, study finds

Wednesday, July 26 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Several routine childhood vaccines require multiple doses to be effective, but a new study finds children are not receiving all of them. The... Read More.

Black women saw fetal mortality rates fall 4% in 2021, but still twice as high as national average: CDC

Wednesday, July 26 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Fetal mortality rates declined among Black women in 2020 but were much higher than other racial/ethnic groups in the U.S., new... Read More.

Couple welcome first baby born from a uterus transplant outside clinical trial

Wednesday, July 26 by ABC News

(BIRMINGHAM, Ala.) -- The first baby has been born from a transplanted uterus, outside of a clinical trial, the University of Alabama at Birmingham... Read More.

16 people sickened in salmonella outbreak linked to ground beef: CDC

Tuesday, July 25 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- More than a dozen people across four states have been sickened in a salmonella outbreak linked to ground beef, the Centers for... Read More.

White House to push private insurance companies to cover mental health care

Tuesday, July 25 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden's administration plans to try to force private insurance companies to offer the same coverage for mental health services as... Read More.

New study shows alcohol deaths on the rise in women. What are the warning signs?

Doctors increasingly discourage vaping amid mounting health concerns

Toddler undergoes first-of-its-kind heart transplant after two open-heart surgeries

Red meat allergy caused by ticks is an ’emerging public health concern’: CDC

Doctors who separated conjoined twins in three-day surgery speak for first time

Postpartum depression pill shows positive effects, new trial data shows

How adults diagnosed with autism navigate changes

1 in 6 toddlers have not completed childhood vaccine series, study finds

Black women saw fetal mortality rates fall 4% in 2021, but still twice as high as national average: CDC

Couple welcome first baby born from a uterus transplant outside clinical trial

16 people sickened in salmonella outbreak linked to ground beef: CDC

White House to push private insurance companies to cover mental health care

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