Carlos Duarte/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Two couples have filed lawsuits against in vitro fertilization provider Ovation Fertility alleging its clinic destroyed their embryos when a lab employee wrongly used hydrogen peroxide instead of a sterile solution in an Read More
SimpleImages/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Heat-related emergency room visits increased in 2023 in the U.S. compared to previous years, according to new federal data. Between Jan. 1, 2023 and Dec. 31, 2023, there were a total of 119,605 ER visits for heat-related Read More
ATU Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Racial and ethnic disparities in health care are evident in every state, even those with robust health systems, according to a new analysis from the Commonwealth Fund. In the analysis from the organization, which is aimed at Read More
ABC (NEW YORK) — Nobel Prize-winning molecular biologist Venki Ramakrishnan sat down with ABC News Live to discuss the science and ethics of extending the human lifespan. In his new book, “Why We Die: The New Science of Aging and the Quest for Read More
Thir Sakdi Phu Cxm / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The New York Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has released a health advisory after multiple cases of human leptospirosis — an infection that is associated to exposure to rat urine — have been Read More
Grace Cary/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A trade association is calling on melatonin makers to follow new guidelines on labeling and packaging for their products amid a rise in emergency room visits and calls to poison centers for accidental ingestion of melatonin by Read More
CDC.gov (NEW YORK) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — alongside the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and local and state health departments — is continuing to investigate after 19 people across nine states have experienced harmful Read More
Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images (TOPEKA, Ks.) — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly, a Democrat, vetoed a ban on gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth in the state. “This divisive legislation targets a small group of Kansans by placing government mandates on Read More
Getty Images – STOCK (NEW YORK) — Drug shortages have reached an all-time high in the United States, pharmacists are warning. During the first three months of 2024, there were 323 active medication shortages, according to the American Society of Health-System Read More
Getty Images – STOCK (LONDON) — A new report commissioned by the National Health Service England advocates for further research on gender-affirming care for transgender youth and young adults. Dr. Hillary Cass, a former president of the Royal College of Read More
