iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The rising cost of EpiPens has led many to wonder whether there are cheaper options available on the market. The drug epinephrine has been around for decades, but the EpiPen, which is made by Mylan, has become the go-to epinephrine auto Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(MIAMI) — A Venezuelan woman who gave birth in the U.S. to a daughter with birth defects related to Zika infection, said she is frustrated that there is so little known about the long-term effects of the virus. Maria Fernanda Ramirez Bolivar spoke Read More
Redmond, Ore. – A horse in Redmond, Oregon has tested positive for West Nile Virus. West Nile virus is spread to humans and animals through infected mosquitoes. This is the first reported animal case of West Nile Virus in Deschutes County in recent years. Infected Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The chief executive of Mylan Pharmaceuticals, which makes the $600 EpiPen allergy treatment, defended her company’s pricing policies in an interview published Friday in The New York Times, saying, “I am running a Read More
Tomasz Gierygowski/Hemera/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is recommending that all donated blood and blood components in the U.S. be tested for the Zika virus as an extra safety measure. The recommendation comes after dozens of Read More
Hannah Foslien/Getty Images(MINNEAPOLIS) — The Minnesota Vikings will kick off its first pre-season game this weekend at a brand new stadium that is already raising questions about its noise level. The U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, where the Vikings will face Read More
iStock/ThinkstockBy DR. JENNIFER ASHTON, ABC News Senior Medical Contributor Nothing ruins a good car trip like an upset stomach or, even worse, vomiting from car sickness. Motion sickness is a disturbance of the vestibular balance system, which includes the inner ear. Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(SALT LAKE CITY) — According to a study by anthropologists Ryan Schacht and Karen Kramer from the University of Utah, cities with higher male populations often have higher levels of marriage. Schacht looked at family formation in eight villages in Read More
moodboard/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Texas officials are working to understand why more women across the state have been dying either during pregnancy or shortly after. A study published this month has found that maternal mortality rates doubled in Texas between Read More
SYRedCrescent/Twitter(NEW YORK) — Syrian conjoined twins who were evacuated from their war-torn town in Syria for medical treatment died of heart failure Wednesday, the Syrian Arab Red Crescent announced. The boys, who were conjoined at the chest, also Read More
