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Trans care restrictions force some families to travel hours, spend hundreds for treatment
Flavio Coelho/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Misty Stamm was working tirelessly to figure out the details: waking up early, the hourslong drives, booking h...
2h ago
Couples allege IVF provider destroyed their embryos in toxic solution: Lawsuit
Carlos Duarte/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) -- Two couples have filed lawsuits against in vitro fertilization provider Ovation Fertility alleging its clin...
16h ago
ER visits for heat illness rose in 2023 amid record-breaking temperatures: CDC
SimpleImages/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Heat-related emergency room visits increased in 2023 in the U.S. compared to previous years, according to new f...
20h ago
Evidence of racial disparities in health care reported in every US state: New report
ATU Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Racial and ethnic disparities in health care are evident in every state, even those with robust health systems, a...
Apr 18, 2024
Consequences of aging, why we die explained by Nobel biologist
ABC(NEW YORK) -- Nobel Prize-winning molecular biologist Venki Ramakrishnan sat down with ABC News Live to discuss the science and ethics of extending...
Apr 17, 2024
Human infections from rat urine on the rise in New York City
Thir Sakdi Phu Cxm / EyeEm/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The New York Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has released a health advisory after multipl...
Apr 17, 2024
Melatonin makers urged to follow new packaging, labeling guidelines to protect kids
Grace Cary/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A trade association is calling on melatonin makers to follow new guidelines on labeling and packaging for their p...
Apr 17, 2024
What to know about the counterfeit, mishandled Botox injections causing harmful effects across US
CDC.gov(NEW YORK) -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- alongside the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and local and state health depa...
Apr 17, 2024
Kansas governor vetoes gender-affirming trans care ban
Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images(TOPEKA, Ks.) -- Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly, a Democrat, vetoed a ban on gender-affirming medical care for transgender yout...
Apr 13, 2024
Drug shortages hit record-high with hundreds in short supply: Pharmacists
Getty Images - STOCK(NEW YORK) -- Drug shortages have reached an all-time high in the United States, pharmacists are warning.During the first three mo...
Apr 12, 2024