Health

Lesley Litt(MEDFORD, Mass.) — A Georgia seventh-grader who was inspired to do a cancer-related science fair project after some of his friends’ moms were diagnosed with breast cancer is being heralded for his project that swept awards at the state’s Read More

ABC News(NEW YORK) — The author of a new book that has already courted controversy for calling on women to prioritize mothering for the first three years after giving birth instead of returning to the workplace spoke out Tuesday on ABC News’ Good Morning Read More

iStock/ThinkstockBy DR. JENNIFER ASHTON, ABC News Senior Medical Contributor Your sweet tooth is real. New research shows that bacteria in our gut could actually be sending signals to our brain telling us to eat more sugar. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Read More

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The rise of bed bugs in the last few decades may be due in large part to the their ability to resist insecticides used to kill them. Exterminators have turned to new chemicals to combat the pest, but a new study finds that bedbugs are Read More

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Your favorite wristband fitness-tracker may be good at measuring your steps, but not as accurate at monitoring your heart rate when you are at rest or exercising, according to a new study published Monday. The study, published in the Read More

ABCNews.com(NEW YORK) — With Easter just days away, it’s time for observers of the holiday to grab a few pearly white eggs and a dozen or so vibrant dyes to create festive ovals that look good enough to eat. But, this year also might be a perfect time to try Read More

Courtesy of Anna Harris(NOTRE DAME, Ind.) — These prom dates were a match made in heaven in 1953, but their true love wouldn’t be rekindled until 64 years later, when they finally walked down the aisle. Joyce Kevorkian and Jim Bowman, both 81, have lived long, Read More

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Officials from the U.S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are investigating after a dead bat allegedly was discovered by two people eating a prepackaged salad in Florida. The CDC announced on Saturday that it is working with the Read More

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — As the political debate over healthcare continues to rage in Congress, one thing many Americans can agree on is that the cost of healthcare in the U.S. has become too high. Elisabeth Rosenthal, a doctor and former New York Times Read More