Health

Courtesy Kate Korson (NEW YORK) — Kate Korson was living out her dream of caring for rescue horses in Colorado and preparing to celebrate her 34th birthday when she said she received a surprising diagnosis. Just one week shy of her birthday, Korson said she was diagnosed with stage 3, triple-negative breast cancer, an aggressive […]

bymuratdeniz/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A popular drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for weight loss also has heart benefits, according to preliminary results of a new study released by the drug manufacturer. The drug, Wegovy, lowered the risk of major cardiovascular events by 20% in a clinical trial that included over […]

FatCamera/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A new medication just approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration could revolutionize the treatment of postpartum depression, a condition that affects as many as 1 in 8 women who have recently given birth. The medication, zuranolone, to be sold under the brand name Zurzuvae, is the first oral […]

skaman306/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Two Illinois patients have successfully undergone double-lung transplants after being born with “flipped organs.” Cook County Commissioner Dennis Deer, 50, and Yahaira Vega, 27, both have a rare genetic condition known as situs inversus, in which organs in the chest and abdomen developed reversed or mirrored from their normal positions. […]

Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Millions of COVID-19 reinfections have been reported across the country yet just 11 states confirmed they are actively tracking them, according to an ABC News analysis. At least 18 states used to track infections but stopped once the public health emergency ended in May 2023. Public health experts said tracking […]

Mario Tama/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A new lawsuit claims the manufacturers of drugs used for weight loss, including Ozempic and Mounjaro, do not adequately warn consumers about the risk of an alleged side effect of the drugs. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in Louisiana, focuses on gastroparesis, a severe form of delayed gastric emptying, described […]

Bsip/Universal Images Group via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A new immunization to protect infants from respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV was approved by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday. The approved drug called nirsevimab, which will be marketed in the U.S. by Sanofi as Beyfortus, was recommended unanimously by the CDC’s Advisory […]

ABC News (LOS ANGELES) — A new heat wave has left 60 million people across 13 states under heat alerts Thursday. Record or near-record high temperatures are possible Thursday in Corpus Christi, Texas, and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where temperatures could reach 100 degrees. New Orleans could reach 98 degrees, and San Antonio may reach 102 degrees. […]

FS Productions/Getty Images (FLORIDA) — Cases of leprosy are rising in Florida, according to a new analysis published in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Emerging Infectious Diseases (EID) journal. Although the disease is still rare in the U.S. — with just 159 cases reported in 2020 — a study released Monday from the EID […]

ABC News (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden recently announced his administration’s plans to push private insurance companies to offer the same coverage for mental health services as they do for physical health services, improving upon a well-known hole in America’s health care system, according to the White House. “We must fulfill the promise of true mental […]