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FDA approves Eli Lilly's obesity medication for obstructive sleep apnea
Scott Olson/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The FDA has expanded the approval of Eli Lilly's obesity medication Zepbound to include treating moderate to sev...
Dec 21, 2024
Woman paralyzed by fallen tree finds hope with newly FDA-cleared device
Jessie Owen was left paralyzed nearly 12 years ago when a tree fell on a car in which she was a passenger. Via ABC News.(NEW YORK) -- Nearly 12 years ...
Dec 20, 2024
Undiagnosed disease in Congo may be linked to malaria: Africa CDC
pawel.gaul/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A deadly, undiagnosed disease that has been spreading in one region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) may...
Dec 19, 2024
CDC confirms 1st case of severe bird flu in US
(NEW YORK) -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed the first case of severe bird flu in the United States.The federal he...
Dec 18, 2024
What to know about chronic pain after CEO shooting suspect Luigi Mangione appeared to detail health struggles
Stevica Mrdja /EyeEm/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Authorities are looking into online accounts believed to be those of Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old Iv...
Dec 13, 2024
California child suspected of getting bird flu after drinking raw milk
krisanapong detraphiphat/Getty Images(MARIN COUNTY, Calif.) -- Health officials in Marin County, California say a child with a suspected bird flu infe...
Dec 11, 2024
Late-stage breast cancer is rising, especially among Black women
Noam Galai/Getty Image(NEW YORK) -- The rates of late-stage breast cancer at diagnosis have risen among women in all racial and ethnic groups, but Bla...
Dec 10, 2024
UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting opens up 'volcanic' anger toward health insurance agencies
Derek Crowe, a spokesman for the nonprofit People's Action Institute, speaks with ABC News. (ABC News)(NEW YORK) -- Fury, anger and resentment toward ...
Dec 07, 2024
USDA issues order for raw milk samples nationwide to be tested for bird flu
Natalie Behring/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Raw samples nationwide will now be collected and shared with the U.S. Department of Agriculture in order to ...
Dec 06, 2024
Landmark Supreme Court case weighs gender-affirming care for trans kids
LW, who asked not to show her face, is a 16-year-old transgender teenager challenging Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming medical treatments that have...
Dec 04, 2024