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Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images (TOPEKA, Ks.) — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly, a Democrat, vetoed a ban on gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth in the state. “This divisive legislation targets a small group of Kansans [Read More…]

Getty Images – STOCK (NEW YORK) — Drug shortages have reached an all-time high in the United States, pharmacists are warning. During the first three months of 2024, there were 323 active medication shortages, according [Read More…]

Getty Images – STOCK (LONDON) — A new report commissioned by the National Health Service England advocates for further research on gender-affirming care for transgender youth and young adults. Dr. Hillary Cass, a former president [Read More…]

ABC News (NEW YORK) — From Whole Foods to corner bodegas, fizzy juice drinks from fruity seltzers to reduced-sugar sodas that boast prebiotic and digestive support have exploded in popularity. But what are the actual [Read More…]

Family photo (NEW YORK) — Eight-year-old Hannah is winning over audiences and raising awareness for a rare but serious disorder one bite at a time. Hannah, along with her mother Michelle, has gone viral with [Read More…]

d3sign/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday announced a new rule mandating the first-ever national standard for the presence of so-called “forever chemicals” in drinking water. The new standard limits six [Read More…]

Meredith Eubanks (NEW YORK) — Theo Huot de Saint-Albin was a 9-year-old elementary school student when he first contracted COVID-19 in July 2020, near the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Four years later, as much [Read More…]

FDA (NEW YORK) — Aruba Aloe Balm N.V. has issued a voluntary recall of some of its hand sanitizer products due to the presence of alcohol denatured with methanol, which poses significant health risks to [Read More…]

SDI Productions/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Thousands of women between ages 50 and 74 are not receiving life-saving mammograms, according to new federal data. Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention looked at [Read More…]

Aleksandr Zubkov/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A new study evaluating older adults with a high risk of heart attacks or strokes has found that salt substitutions may be linked to a lower risk of death, [Read More…]

Getty Images – STOCK (CAMBRIDGE, Mass.) — As many turn their eyes to the skies to watch the solar eclipse, some with vision impairment are turning their ears to a new gadget. The LightSound is [Read More…]

fstop123/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Despite abortion being on the November ballot in Florida, pro-abortion groups say a six-week ban going into effect next month will have devastating consequences for women in the Southeast. The [Read More…]

d3sign/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Bird flu, also known as highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 virus, was first detected in 1996 among birds in China, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. One [Read More…]

A pharmacist holds a box of Novo Nordisk A/S Ozempic brand semaglutide medication at a pharmacy in Provo, Utah, Nov. 27, 2023. (George Frey/Bloomberg via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Costco members love the big [Read More…]

Activist Vera Holmes, whose family has lived in Memphis for generations, says she will keep pushing until the EtO facility is out of her community. (ABC News) (NEW YORK) — After years of holding community [Read More…]

Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Although still confident the risks of avian flu to the human population are low, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention senior official told ABC News they are [Read More…]

SolStock/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Four years since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, new data shows how severely the pandemic impacted young people’s mental health, particularly girls. During the pandemic, there was an increase [Read More…]

SolStock/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Four years since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, new data shows how severely the pandemic impacted young people’s mental health, particularly girls. During the pandemic, there was an increase [Read More…]

Brendon Thorne/Getty Images for AFI (NEW YORK) — Rebel Wilson is getting candid about her weight loss journey. During her interview with The Sunday Times, the Pitch Perfect star shared she has tried weight loss [Read More…]

ABC News “Eclipse Across America,” will air live Monday, April 8, beginning at 2 p.m. ET on ABC, ABC News Live, National Geographic Channel, Nat Geo WILD, Disney+ and Hulu as well as network social [Read More…]