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FDA considers whether a birth control pill could be sold over the counter

Courtesy of Angela Maske(WASHINGTON) -- Angela Maske was a college freshman in Washington, D.C., when she first had trouble getting…

2 years ago

COVID vaccine effectiveness against omicron fell to 20% after six months but protection against severe disease still strong: Study

Images By Tang Ming Tung/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness against omicron infection fell to less than 20% after…

2 years ago

Maria Menounos diagnosis puts spotlight on pancreatic cancer

Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- TV personality Maria Menounos is opening up about a recent health scare, revealing details of…

2 years ago

How to protect kids from the negative impacts of diet culture

Virginia Sole-Smith/Instagram(NEW YORK) -- Children are often exposed to diet culture from a young age and its negative impacts can…

2 years ago

1st RSV vaccine for older adults in US cleared by FDA in historic approval

Xinhua via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved the first RSV vaccine in the U.S.…

2 years ago

Fentanyl overdose deaths surged 279% since 2016 while heroin deaths fell: CDC

Tetra Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) -- The rate of drug overdose deaths linked to fentanyl in the United States has…

2 years ago

US Surgeon General calls for action regarding the ongoing ‘epidemic of loneliness and isolation’

xijian/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The U.S. Surgeon General released an advisory on Tuesday calling attention to the public health crisis…

2 years ago

Nevada reports cluster of rare brain infection in children in 2022

Camelia Ciocirlan / 500px / Getty Images(CLARK COUNTY, Nev.) -- Health officials are investigating an increase of a rare brain…

2 years ago

New book busts myths, answers common questions about menopause

Author Jancee Dunn talks about her new book, "Hot and Bothered: What no one tells you about menopause," on ABC's…

2 years ago

Gold Medal flour recalled over salmonella concerns

FDA.gov (NEW YORK) -- Four types of Gold Medal all-purpose flour, bleached and unbleached, have been recalled due to possible…

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