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Christina Applegate says she lives ‘kind of in hell’ battling multiple sclerosis
PHOTO: Good Morning America” co-anchor Robin Roberts speaks with actresses Jamie-Lynn Sigler and Christina Applegate. Good Morning America” co-anchor Robin Roberts speaks with actresses Jamie-Lynn Sigler and Christina Applegate. Eric Mccandless/ABC (NEW YORK) — Actresses [Read More…]

COVID-19 timeline: How the deadly virus and the world’s response have evolved over four years
SONGPHOL THESAKIT/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Monday marks four years since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic. Since the first cases in Wuhan, China, in 2019, there have been millions [Read More…]

Melinda Gates says using artificial intelligence in pregnancy could help save women’s lives
Melinda Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, speaks with people in Malawi. — Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (NEW YORK) — Each day, almost 800 women around the world die due to [Read More…]

Alabama bill to protect IVF signed into law by governor
The Good Brigade/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — After two weeks of agonizing limbo for families in the midst of fertility treatment in Alabama, the state legislature on Wednesday night passed the final version of a [Read More…]

Andrew Cuomo subpoenaed by congressional subcommittee investigating COVID-era handling of nursing homes
Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House subcommittee tasked with investigating the nation’s response to the coronavirus pandemic on Tuesday subpoenaed former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in relation to his administration’s [Read More…]

Medical debt in US associated with worse physical and mental health, premature death: Study
S. Barros/Long Visual Press/Universal Images Group via Getty Images (New York) — Medical debt across the U.S. is associated with worse physical and mental health, and even premature death. A new study from the American [Read More…]

Opill, first over-the-counter birth control pill, will go on sale later this month
Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Opill, the first over-the-counter birth control pill that can be purchased without a prescription, will be available later this month online and in pharmacies for [Read More…]

Threats to health care sector targets likely to stay ‘elevated’ amid cultural wars: DHS
ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The brew of hot-button socio-medical issues litigated both in the public square and in the courts will “amplify the health care sector’s visibility as a potential target for [Read More…]

CDC releases new guidance ending 5-day isolation period for recovering COVID-19 patients
MoMo Productions/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — People who are recovering from COVID-19 no longer need to remain isolated for five days after symptoms end, according to new guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control [Read More…]

Ozempic, Mounjaro users talk about changes to family life after weight loss
Heather Gay speaks with “Impact x Nightline’s” Deborah Roberts. — ABC News (NEW YORK) — The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star Heather Gay made headlines recently after she lost more than 20 pounds [Read More…]

‘Bachelor’ star Joey Graziadei says the reason behind yellow eyes is due to Gilbert syndrome
In this Jan 19, 2024, file photo, Joey Graziadei hosts an event in New York. — Stephanie Augello/ABC via Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — Bachelor star Joey Graziadei is opening up about the reason [Read More…]

What are Alabama lawmakers proposing to protect IVF?
Penny Rogers Photography/ Getty Images (MONTGOMERY, AL.) — Alabama state lawmakers introduced three new bills that aim to protect IVF treatments amid intense backlash over a state Supreme Court decision that caused several providers to [Read More…]

7th measles case confirmed in outbreak linked to Florida elementary school
Matias J. Ocner/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (WESTON, Fla.) — The seventh case of measles linked to an outbreak at a Florida elementary school was confirmed by Health officials Tuesday. Broward County Public [Read More…]

West Virginia lawmakers pass bill allowing religious exemptions for school vaccine requirements
ER Productions Limited/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The West Virginia House of Delegates passed a bill Monday that will eliminate school vaccine requirements for those who claim religious exemptions, but only for some schools. Last [Read More…]

What’s next for IVF patients in Alabama?
Joe Sohm/Getty Images (MONTGOMERY, Al.) — More than a week after the Alabama Supreme Court upended in vitro fertilization access in the state with its ruling that frozen embryos are considered children, increasing public outcry [Read More…]

Physicians share concerns over IVF treatments pausing after Alabama court ruling
ABC News (MONTGOMERY, Ala.) — Dr. Beth Malizia, an Alabama physician, went through 12 years of training to provide patients with fertility care. But the doctor and co-owner of Alabama Fertility says her hands are [Read More…]

Small study shows a possible reason some long COVID patients experience ‘brain fog’
SONGPHOL THESAKIT/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — According to a new study published in Nature Neuroscience, researchers at Trinity College in Ireland used blood tests to measure certain biological markers and specialized brain images to discover [Read More…]

Children’s MMR vaccine rate drops 2%, 250,000 kindergarteners vulnerable to measles: CDC
Courtney Perry/For the Washington Post (NEW YORK) — National MMR coverage has dropped 2% from the 2019-2021 school year to the 2022-2023 school year, which means approximately 250,000 kindergartners are at risk for measles infection [Read More…]

Nearly 3 million asthma attacks could be prevented among children with cleaner energy: Report
P Deliss/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Nearly three million asthma attacks in children could be prevented by 2050 if the United States transitioned to electric vehicles and clean power, according to a new report published [Read More…]

Sixth case of measles linked to Florida elementary school outbreak
DIGICOMPHOTO/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The number of measles cases linked to an elementary school outbreak in South Florida has risen to six. The outbreak at Manatee Bay Elementary School in Weston — [Read More…]