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Cyberattacks on hospitals are growing threats to patient safety, experts say

ABC News(BURLINGTON, Vt.) -- Jes Kraus was supposed to be going to the University of Vermont Medical Center every day…

2 years ago

Suicide attempt survivor shares what he wants other teens to know about mental health

Courtesy Jonah Barrow(NEW YORK) -- Nine months ago, near the end of August, Jonah Barrow, a high school senior, attempted…

2 years ago

New draft guidance drops breast cancer screening age from 50 to 40 for women with average risk

MicroStockHub/Getty Images (NEW YORK) -- Most women with average risk should start screening for breast cancer at age 40, and…

2 years ago

FDA advisory committees meeting to discuss over-the-counter birth control

Isabel Pavia/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Advisory committees of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration are meeting Tuesday and Wednesday to…

2 years ago

Angelina Jolie urges women to ‘go for mammograms and blood tests’

The Good Brigade/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Angelina Jolie paid tribute to her late mother this week, 15 years after her…

2 years ago

What do the changes in COVID data sharing mean for the US?

Jill Connelly/Bloomberg via Getty Images(ATLANTA) -- As the U.S. moves into a new phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the…

2 years ago

CDC won’t track COVID transmission levels anymore in major shift

Jackyenjoyphotography/Getty Images(ATLANTA) -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday it is changing the way it does surveillance…

2 years ago

WHO downgrades COVID-19, says it’s no longer public health emergency

SONGPHOL THESAKIT/Getty Images(GENEVA) -- The World Health Organization on Friday said it was downgrading COVID-19 and no longer characterizing it…

2 years ago

Christina Applegate shares how MS has affected her life: ‘It’s never a good day’

Phillip Faraone/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Christina Applegate is opening up about how multiple sclerosis has taken a toll on her…

2 years ago

Public health leaders warn dwindling COVID data risks less preparation for ‘the next outbreak’

TAMI CHAPPELL/AFP via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- While COVID-19 ebbs -- and many of the pandemic-era policies on surveillance data…

2 years ago