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Woman shares yearslong experience with PCOS to spotlight the impact on South Asian women

fstop123/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A woman is sharing her experience with polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS, to put a spotlight…

2 years ago

Social media could have a ‘profound risk’ on kids and teens, US surgeon general warns

Aleksandr Zubkov/Getty ImagesNEW YORK -- U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy warned in a new advisory Tuesday that excessive social media…

2 years ago

US surgeon general issues major advisory on social media use and teens’ mental health

Karl Tapales/Getty Images (NEW YORK) -- A new advisory from the U.S. surgeon general warns of an urgent public health…

2 years ago

Girl, 12, saves twin brother’s life after he chokes in school cafeteria

ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A 12-year-old Massachusetts girl is being credited with helping save her twin brother's life. Amelia Loverme…

2 years ago

FDA advisers vote in favor of RSV vaccine for pregnant people

Maskot/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- An advisory committee for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration voted in favor of drugmaker Pfizer's…

2 years ago

Contaminated eye drops linked to more deaths as 14 people report vision loss

Jrgen Hopf / EyeEm/ Getty Images (NEW YORK) -- An additional person has died in an outbreak linked to contaminated…

2 years ago

Mom fights for teen daughter battling same disease as Celine Dion

Lindsey Sutherland(NEW YORK) -- An Illinois mom is opening up about how she advocated for her teenage daughter to get…

2 years ago

With the high cost of drugs used for weight loss like Ozempic and Mounjaro, some users turn to compounding pharmacies

Mario Tama/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- As medications like Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro used by some for weight loss experience a…

2 years ago

Two doses of mpox vaccine were 86% effective against infection: CDC

Евгения Матвеец/Getty Images(ATLANTA) -- The mpox vaccination campaign after an outbreak swept the United States last year was highly effective…

2 years ago

FDA meeting to consider RSV vaccine for pregnant people

Maskot/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- An advisory committee for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to meet Thursday to…

2 years ago