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Doctors face tough decision to leave states with abortion bans
ABC News Photo Illustration / Alex Gilbeaux(NEW YORK) -- Dr. Nicole Teal, a maternal fetal medicine specialist, had just finished her training in North Carolina, when she was offered a good position i...
Jun 23, 2023
CDC advisors recommend RSV vaccine approval. What it means for older adults
Nathan Posner/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, vaccine for older adults could soon be available after an advisory committee for the Centers for Dis...
Jun 22, 2023
CDC says infants should get extra measles vaccine prior to traveling abroad as cases rise
DIGICOMPHOTO/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images(ATLANTA) -- Infants eligible for a measles vaccine should receive one prior to international travel, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said...
Jun 22, 2023
Monthly e-cigarette sales rose by nearly 50% during first two years of pandemic: CDC
Martina Paraninfi/Getty Images(ATLANTA) -- Monthly e-cigarette sales skyrocketed during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study published Thursday by the Centers for Dis...
Jun 22, 2023
Five aboard lost Titanic sub could survive for 'hours' after airtank depleted: Doctor
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Despite their onboard oxygen tank expected to be depleted sometime Thursday morning, one doctor says they may have more time if the passengers are still alive. He estimates the f...
Jun 22, 2023
Where abortion stands in each state a year since the overturning of Roe v. Wade
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Saturday marks one year since the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that guaranteed the right to an abortion. As a result, th...
Jun 22, 2023
A year after Roe's overturning, here are the states working to strengthen abortion access
The Good Brigade/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- As the one-year anniversary of Roe v. Wade being overturned by the Supreme Court approaches this weekend, several states are taking efforts to further streng...
Jun 22, 2023
HHS issues advisory on mental health symptoms linked to long COVID
Nathan Posner/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services issued an advisory Wednesday warning about identifying mental health symptoms and c...
Jun 21, 2023
Majority of OBGYNs believe overturning Roe led to more maternal deaths: Survey
fstop123/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A majority of OBGYNs say the overturning of Roe v. Wade last summer is linked to more maternal deaths, according to a new survey released early Wednesday from KFF. T...
Jun 21, 2023
Ozempic and Wegovy maker sues over compounded, off-brand versions of drugs used for weight loss
Mario Tama/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Novo Nordisk, the pharmaceutical company that makes Ozempic and Wegovy, filed multiple lawsuits Tuesday against off-brand versions of the wildly popular drugs. In ...
Jun 21, 2023
