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fstop123/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A North Dakota state court denied a request to temporarily block the state’s strict abortion ban on Tuesday. Plaintiffs challenging the ban had asked the court to allow doctors to resume performing abortions to preserve the life or health of a pregnant person, based on their “good-faith medical judgment.” While […]

ATU Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As a surge of respiratory viruses, including COVID-19 and influenza, continue to spread across the United States, experts are warning it could lead to a rise in cardiovascular complications. Weekly COVID hospitalizations are currently sitting at 32,861 for the week ending Jan. 13, lower than the week before but […]

Isabel Pavia/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Biden administration announced new steps Monday to expand access to contraception, abortion medication and emergency abortion care at hospitals on what would have been the 51st anniversary of Roe v. Wade. It’s the latest attempt by the federal government to preserve abortion access and protect reproductive health care […]

ABC News Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, is speaking out after revealing she has been diagnosed with malignant melanoma, her second cancer diagnosis within the past year. “Naturally another cancer diagnosis has been a shock but I’m in good spirits and grateful for the many messages of love and support,” Ferguson wrote in an Instagram […]

Daniel Grizelj/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Taking a daily multivitamin supplement may improve memory and slow cognitive decline in aging adults, according to a new study. The results could have major implications for the millions of Americans who are suffering from dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. The study, published Thursday, is the third in a series […]

In this July 1, 2021, file photo, well water runs through pre-filters at a new water treatment plant along Kimberly Ave. in Fullerton, CA. The plant is used to remove PFAS, a family of chemicals used for waterproofing and stain-proofing among other uses. — Orange County Register via Getty Images (ATLANTA) — Doctors are now […]

PonyWang/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As many as 30 million people see a doctor each year due to a cough, according to statistics from the National Library of Medicine. If you’re one of the many this winter who either has a lingering cough or knows someone who has one, emergency medicine physician and ABC News […]

DIGICOMPHOTO/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Despite having a very effective and easily available vaccine, measles outbreaks have continued to pop up in the United States over the last two decades. Most recently, there have been eight cases confirmed in Philadelphia since December 2023, all among unvaccinated individuals. Additionally, a person with measles traveled […]

ATU Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Deaths from cancer have declined by 33% since 1991, averting 4.1 million deaths. However, more people are being diagnosed with cancer than ever before, and at an earlier age, according to a major new report from the American Cancer Society. Experts say one big reason cancer deaths have declined […]

Yulia Naumenko/Getty Imagess (NEW YORK) — A new meta-analysis of more than a dozen studies found that drinking 100% fruit juice is linked to weight gain in children. ABC News medical correspondent Dr. Darien Sutton joined ABC News’ Good Morning America to explain the key findings from the new study, published Tuesday by the Journal […]