Health

Thanit Weerawan/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Children and teenagers who previously had multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, known as MIS-C, may be more likely to have neurological and mental health issues than those who did not, a recent study suggests. Researchers from Boston Children’s Hospital looked at 64 children, teens and young adults between ages […]

Joe Carrotta/NYU Langone Health (NEW YORK) — Doctors at NYU Langone in New York City announced Wednesday that they have successfully transplanted a genetically engineered pig kidney into a human who was declared brain dead, in what they called “a landmark step forward.” A surgical team removed the kidneys of the human recipient in July 2023 […]

Rajat Mohanty/500px/Getty Images (MIAMI) — Florida health officials are issuing a warning about dengue as the virus continues to increase in South Florida. Four cases of locally acquired dengue were reported in Miami-Dade County and for the first time in Broward County, during the week ending Aug. 5, according to a report from Florida Health. In […]

ABC News (NEW YORK) — The growing use of artificial intelligence has been a hot topic in recent years, with a growing number of industries starting to use the technology that’s predicted to revolutionize certain sectors. The technology fuels excitement, but there are also concerns about potentially negative impacts on people and society. In her […]

KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — The source behind a norovirus outbreak that sickened a few hundred people last year has been identified, according to a report published Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The report looked at the outbreak in Tazewell County, Illinois, which includes part of Peoria, which saw […]

thianchai sitthikongsak/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — NFL Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin’s televised sudden collapse on Jan. 2 appears to have significantly raised awareness of lifesaving CPR, according to the American Heart Association (AHA). The AHA says it saw a 620% increase in page views to the “Hands-Only CPR” content pages on its website, along […]

Courtesy of Aubrey Vailoces (NEW YORK) — Aubrey Vailoces, a mom of three, was breastfeeding her 10-month-old daughter in her Maui home last week when she said alarms started going off and she saw her entire neighborhood was covered in black smoke. “You couldn’t even see the neighbors’ houses,” Vailoces told ABC News’ Good Morning […]

Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The aftermath of the Maui wildfires may have a significant mental and physical health toll. Dangerous wildfires — fueled by dry conditions and strong winds — are continuing to sweep across Maui, ravaging the small Hawaiian island. At least 55 people have been killed and […]

Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Actress Sasha Pieterse is sharing more details of a health issue she faced while starring on the hit TV show Pretty Little Liars as a teen. Pieterse, now 27, said she struggled during her time on the show with polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS, a reproductive hormone […]

Tribune News Service via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A total of 49,449 Americans died by suicide in 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday. This is a 2.6% increase from 48,183 in 2021 and the highest number ever recorded, according to provisional numbers released in a new report from the federal health […]