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Alex Kent/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — It’s not just sensitive populations who are at risk in the current poor air quality conditions covering a large swath of the U.S. due to the wildfires burning [Read More…]

Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Smoke from wildfires in Canada has spread across most of the U.S. Northeast, triggering air quality alerts in 13 states. The poor air quality extends as far [Read More…]

Thir Sakdi Phu Cxm / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A beauty influencer and new mother remains in a coma a week after she suffered a brain aneurysm while nine months pregnant, spotlighting the potential [Read More…]

Zave Smith/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Dr. Jennifer Ashton is a board-certified OBGYN and obesity medicine specialist who has worked with thousands of female patients over her decades-long career. Ashton, also ABC News’ chief medical [Read More…]

ABC News (NEW YORK) — For Eshanka Jayasinghe, or Eshi Jay, unwanted body hair negatively affected her self-esteem for years, so she decided to undergo laser hair removal treatments. But the procedure left the YouTuber’s body [Read More…]

CPSC (NEW YORK) — Parents were advised Tuesday to stop using recalled newborn loungers from The Boppy Company that have been linked to at least 10 infant deaths. According to The Boppy Company and the [Read More…]

Dr. Chad Schmiedt performs surgery at the University of Georgia Veterinary Teaching Hospital. — ABC News (ATHENS, Ga.) — Some cats battling kidney disease are getting a second chance at life, thanks to a pioneering [Read More…]

Brais Seara/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Wildfires across the United States and Canada — fueled by record heat and dry conditions — could severely impact the health of millions of people. Smoke from wildfires in [Read More…]

bymuratdeniz/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the popularity of drugs like Wegovy and Ozempic used for weight loss continues to rise, another weight loss-focused company is jumping into the market. Noom, an app that helps [Read More…]

Tiffany Groves, of Texas, says taking the drug Mounjaro has improved her PCOS and helped her lose weight. — Courtesy Tiffany Groves (NEW YORK) — Branneisha Cooper of Texas said she was diagnosed during her [Read More…]

d3sign/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — COVID-19 cases may be increasing again in New York City, new wastewater data hints. Nearly all of the 14 wastewater treatments plants in the city are currently in the “high” [Read More…]

andresr/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A breast cancer drug already on the market has been found to lower the chances of breast cancer recurring, an advancement that could open the drug to a broader range [Read More…]

WLADIMIR BULGAR/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Federal regulators are warning about safety concerns amid the rising popularity of drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy for weight loss. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is [Read More…]

Chris Rogers/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Just six weeks ago, Greg DeStefano began a new chemotherapy combination. The 50-year-old, from Northbrook, Illinois, had recently been diagnosed with his fourth round of cancer and doctors were [Read More…]

LWA/Dann Tardif/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Teenage birth rates have fallen to their lowest levels ever, new provisional federal data published Thursday found. The report, from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center [Read More…]

Catherine McQueen/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Experts are reminding the public of the dangers of heatstroke after a recent spate of hot car deaths. The latest incident occurred Sunday, when an 11-month-old girl in Palm [Read More…]

Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Digital mental health company BetterHelp is facing multiple potential class action lawsuits over claims from patients that it shared their personal information to advertisers — including [Read More…]

Guido Mieth/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — If you’re a female who loves fitness you may have heard the term “cycle syncing,” the idea that you should change up your workouts based on where you are [Read More…]

Courtesy Mayron Hollis (NEW YORK) — Mayron Hollis said she had just started taking contraceptives when she found out she was pregnant again a few months after giving birth in February 2022. Despite the surprise, [Read More…]

ATU Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — While cases of COVID-19 and RSV were decreasing across the United States this spring, infections linked to another lesser-known respiratory virus were increasing. The percent of tests positive for [Read More…]