Health

Jasmin Merdan/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Four children born with HIV were able to live virus-free for more than a year after their HIV medication was paused, according to results of a study funded by the National Institutes of Health. The results of the P1115 study were announced on Wednesday at the 2024 Conference on […]

LWA/Dann Tardif/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A longstanding law in Missouri that, in some cases, may prevent a pregnant woman from getting divorced is gaining national attention. Headlines about the law, in place since the 1970s, went viral in recent weeks due to interest in women’s reproductive rights after the fall of Roe v. Wade, […]

The Good Brigade/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — After two weeks of agonizing limbo for families in the midst of fertility treatment in Alabama, the state legislature on Wednesday night passed the final version of a bill to restore halted access to in-vitro fertilization in the state. Republican Gov. Kay Ivey signed the bill quickly after […]

Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images The House subcommittee tasked with investigating the nation’s response to the coronavirus pandemic on Tuesday subpoenaed former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in relation to his administration’s handling of nursing homes during the pandemic, according to documents first obtained by ABC News. Specifically, the House Select Subcommittee on the […]

S. Barros/Long Visual Press/Universal Images Group via Getty Images (New York) — Medical debt across the U.S. is associated with worse physical and mental health, and even premature death. A new study from the American Cancer Society found that for every $100 increase in medical debt, there were eight more days of poor physical health […]

Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Opill, the first over-the-counter birth control pill that can be purchased without a prescription, will be available later this month online and in pharmacies for $19.99 a month, $49.99 for a three-month supply or $89.99 for a six-month supply, its parent company, Perrigo, said Monday. […]

ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The brew of hot-button socio-medical issues litigated both in the public square and in the courts will “amplify the health care sector’s visibility as a potential target for attack” by domestic extremists, according to a new briefing memo issued by the Department of Homeland Security on Feb. 26. […]

MoMo Productions/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — People who are recovering from COVID-19 no longer need to remain isolated for five days after symptoms end, according to new guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Those sick with COVID-19 should stay at home and away from others until at least 24 hours after […]

Heather Gay speaks with “Impact x Nightline’s” Deborah Roberts. — ABC News (NEW YORK) — The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star Heather Gay made headlines recently after she lost more than 20 pounds using semaglutide, the active ingredient found in popular drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro. Gay says she’s noticed a change outside […]

In this Jan 19, 2024, file photo, Joey Graziadei hosts an event in New York. — Stephanie Augello/ABC via Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — Bachelor star Joey Graziadei is opening up about the reason behind his yellow-tinted eyes. In a video he shared on Instagram, Graziadei addressed some of the comments he’s received recently […]