Health

CDC: Affordable Care Act Led to Drop in Uninsured

ABC News(WASHINGTON) — While about 12 percent of Americans — or 36 million people — still lacked health insurance in 2014, the Affordable Care Act appears to have taken a significant bite out of this population, according to new figures from the Centers Read More

New Pregnancy Pill Soon to Be Available Over the Counter

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Women dealing with infertility could soon find help in their neighborhood drugstore. An over-the-counter supplement in the PregPrep Kit, available starting this month at CVS stores, could help millions of women get pregnant. ABC News Read More

Your Body: What's Going in Your Gut?

iStock/ThinkstockBy DR. JENNIFER ASHTON, ABC News Senior Medical Contributor Have you heard about the gut microbiome? It may sound like sci-fi, but it’s very real. Tens of trillions of bacteria that usually peacefully exist in your GI track carry more DNA than do Read More

35 Million Smokers May Have Unrecognized Disease

Wavebreakmedia Ltd/Wavebreak Media/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, is the third leading cause of death in the U.S. — and now new research suggests it may be even more common than previously thought. Researchers evaluated Read More