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Erika Richter (WASHINGTON) — Inclined sleepers for babies and crib bumper pads will be banned from being sold under legislation passed Wednesday by Congress. The bill, known as the Safe Sleep for Babies Act, will [Read More…]

Bill Grenblatt/Liaison/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As abortion rights increasingly come under threat across the country — with states like Oklahoma enacting “copycat” bills of sweeping Texas legislation that criminalizes abortion and with the Supreme [Read More…]

Bryan Dozier/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — People of color will face the brunt of the impact if Roe v. Wade is overturned by the Supreme Court, abortion rights advocates warn. The landmark [Read More…]

ABC News (NEW YORK) — As states across the country have passed bans against abortion, more women have had to spend time and money heading across state lines to get the legal procedure. And with [Read More…]

Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday announced it’s now limiting the authorized use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine after conducting an updated investigation into [Read More…]

Chiaki Nozu/WireImage (NEW YORK) — Pink is marking Mental Health Awareness Month and sharing her story about suffering from “pretty awful panic attacks” when she was in her early 20s. “I didn’t know what was [Read More…]

Eric McCandless/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Little Women: LA creator and star Terra Jolé is opening up about her personal health battle hoping to help others, she says. Jolé announced [Read More…]

Fabian Sommer/picture alliance via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — When Laura Martin tested positive for COVID-19 last month during an extended stay in California, she was prescribed Paxlovid, the highly touted antiviral drug created by [Read More…]

Fabian Sommer/picture alliance via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — When Laura Martin tested positive for COVID-19 last month during an extended stay in California, she was prescribed Paxlovid, the highly touted antiviral drug created by [Read More…]

Norberto Cuenca/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Amid a nationwide wave of what they call legislation targeting LGBTQ rights and representation, advocates are concerned about the impact on the mental health of LGBTQ youth. “LGBTQ youth [Read More…]

EMS-FORSTER-PRODUCTIONS/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — For the first time in months, daily hospital admission levels and new COVID-19 related deaths in the United States are both projected to increase over the next four weeks, according [Read More…]

ABC News (WASHINGTON) — It was a cold, sunny morning in late January when Sen. Ben Ray Lujan awoke on his farm in New Mexico. His girlfriend was leaving early for a visit with friends, [Read More…]

IMAGINESTOCK/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — With young under 5 now the only group not yet eligible for vaccination against COVID-19, many parents have been vocal about their frustration pertaining to the delayed authorization process and [Read More…]

Flavio Coelho/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Amid a political debate about offering​ gender affirming medical care to transgender children, a new study suggests that among children who have already socially transitioned very few are likely [Read More…]

Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — An unprecedented leak of a draft Supreme Court opinion on abortion is putting a new spotlight on what could happen if the court overturns Roe v. Wade, [Read More…]

Johner Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In the sun-baked 66 miles between Tucson and Nogales at the Arizona-Mexico border, there’s only one place that’s able to provide the intensive, hands-on care so many patients need [Read More…]

ABC News (NEW YORK) — As the country music world mourns the loss of Naomi Judd, the legendary singer is being remembered for the way she spoke publicly about her battle with mental health, opening [Read More…]

Gado/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Moderna’s bid for FDA authorization for its two-dose vaccine for children comes with lower efficacy against infection than previous vaccines, but the company and some experts say it will offer strong [Read More…]

Darrin Klimek/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A Colorado inmate is the first person in the United States to test positive for bird flu as an ongoing outbreak in the country continues to affect birds and [Read More…]

Kristyn Hodgdon (NEW YORK) — Kristyn Hodgdon is a professional writer, voracious reader, and proud mom of IVF twins. After her own battle with infertility, Hodgdon co-founded Rescripted, a media platform for fertility, providing technology [Read More…]