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ATU Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A health system in Michigan has experienced its second cybersecurity breach this year, affecting more than 1 million patients, according to state officials. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced [Read More…]

LWA/Dann Tardif/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A woman who was born with a rare condition known as double uterus gave birth to two twin girls whom she carried in each of her uteruses during her [Read More…]

Евгения Матвеец/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Exemptions for immunizations required in school are on the rise in the U.S., leading to concerns among medical experts that diseases like measles could soon make a comeback in [Read More…]

Zave Smith/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As Ozempic and other drugs used for weight loss continue to soar in popularity, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a new warning for consumers. On [Read More…]

ATU Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A record number of Americans have signed up for health insurance through Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplaces this year, according to early data published by the Biden administration this [Read More…]

Ekaterina Goncharova/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Respiratory virus season has kicked off in the United States as Americans get ready to travel to celebrate the holidays. Flu and COVID-19 emergency department visits and hospitalizations are [Read More…]

Liliboas/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — With the holidays approaching, many are looking forward to feasting with family and friends. Gatherings often bring a lot of homemade favorites — steaming turkey, glistening ham, tangy cranberry sauce [Read More…]

Somyot Techapuwapat/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the holidays arrive and people attend gatherings with family and loved ones, many will stray from their daily routines but maintaining your health is possible. “It is hard [Read More…]

George Frey/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The 440 lawsuits brought against the makers of Tylenol and generic acetaminophen do not have “admissible evidence” to show that prenatal exposure to the medication can lead to [Read More…]

Jamie Grill/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — After a monthslong investigation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration into applesauce pouches tainted with lead, the agency suspects the contaminated products were the result of a manufacturer [Read More…]

Scott Olson/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A COVID variant known as JN.1 has been listed as a separate “variant of interest” by the World Health Organization (WHO). The omicron sub variant was previously classified under its [Read More…]

bymuratdeniz/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — For many people, the holiday season is a time of holiday feasting, from dinners to cocktail parties and special desserts. Amid all the celebrating, some people like Julie Kelly, a [Read More…]

Cavan Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The “winter blues” season is upon us. As our exposure to daylight decreases over the winter months, millions of Americans suffer each year from the effects of seasonal affective [Read More…]

Maskot/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Meagan and her husband Jon considered their wedding day, in April 2022, to be the best day of their lives. A year later, the Wisconsin couple believed they had topped [Read More…]

Matthew Perry attends the GQ Men of the Year Party 2022 at The West Hollywood EDITION on November 17, 2022 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for GQ) (NEW YORK) — An [Read More…]

LWA/Dann Tardif/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — For the first time, researchers say they’ve found a possible cause of one of the most common, and life-interrupting, symptoms of pregnancy: morning sickness. This possible cause, according to [Read More…]

Veena Nair/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The latest trend to take hold on TikTok boasts flaxseed gel as a slimy addition to beauty routines, but medical experts are advising against it, saying it lacks scientific [Read More…]

Courtesy of Keaira Davis/Summer Morrison/Vakoya Miller (NEW YORK) — Summer Morrison, a mom of three from North Carolina, was several weeks into her eight-week stay in a high-risk maternity unit for a rare condition known [Read More…]

joe daniel price/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday granted petitions from the Food and Drug Administration and Danco Labs to hear their appeal of a ruling that would reinstate restrictions on [Read More…]

nano/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Americans’ prescription drug records are being shared with law enforcement agencies in some cases without the customer’s knowledge and without a judge first signing off on a warrant, according to three U.S. [Read More…]