Health

Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The upcoming COVID-19 booster is expected as early as next week — potentially as soon as Sept. 13 — and is expected to protect against severe disease and death from currently circulating variants. First, the Food and Drug Administration is expected to authorize or approve the […]

ABC News (NEW YORK) — In an age of proliferated and accessible mobile gambling, a 19-year-old, who first spoke with ABC News’ Good Morning America last year, said he is still struggling with a gambling addiction despite three months in rehab, and continued work with a gamblers anonymous program. “I really felt like I had […]

Thomas A. Ferrara/Newsday RM via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — “Margaritaville” singer Jimmy Buffett died on Sept. 1 after a four-year battle with a rare skin cancer. Buffet’s website revealed he had been diagnosed with Merkel cell carcinoma, but had been able to perform until recently, when his health began to decline. Here’s what you […]

Glowimages/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Cosmetics are a part of a daily routine for many people, but how often are you actually looking at the ingredients? “Talc is used in a range of beauty products,” Credo senior scientist Christina Ross told Good Morning America. “In color cosmetics, it serves as a texture enhancer and adds […]

Courtesy of the Haugen Family (NEW YORK) — Fifteen years ago, Brian and Kathy Haugen lost their son Taylor while he was playing football for his high school team. The wide receiver took a hit to his abdomen by two defenders and didn’t get up for a few minutes. After he made it to the […]

Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More health officials across the U.S. are reporting new cases of the COVID variant BA.2.86. On Thursday, a genome sequencing team at Houston Methodist Hospital said it had identified the first case in Texas, a member of team wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter. On the same day, Ohio […]

Maskot/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Nursing homes that accept Medicaid and Medicare must adhere to new federally required staffing levels in order to keep receiving taxpayer money, according to a rule announced Friday by the Biden administration that would apply to some 15,000 centers. It’s an unprecedented move by the federal government aimed at improving care […]

File photo — KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images (RICHMOND, Va.) — Health officials in Virginia have announced the state is experiencing an outbreak of rare, but serious meningococcal disease. Twenty-seven cases have been identified since June 2022, which is three times higher than the expected number of cases during this period, according to the Virginia […]

Vera Vita/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The FDA has sent warning letters to three formula companies, red-flagging concerns about serious quality control issues at some manufacturing facilities. The warning letters were all sent Wednesday to Reckitt/Mead Johnson and Perrigo — two long-dominating industry forces — and ByHeart, a relative newcomer to a previously hyperconcentrated market. […]

kickers/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Borax, a white, powdery substance, has long been a staple in many households as a cleaning agent and laundry detergent booster. Now, the substance is making the rounds on social media with some people promoting it as a health booster — a trend that doctors say is dangerous. “As a […]