Adene Sanchez/iStock(NEW YORK) -- The children of low-income mothers who benefit from the federal government's Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children are one-third less likely to die during...

milanfoto/iStock()SAN DIEGO) -- Seven people in San Diego have died from a flesh-eating bacterial infection linked to black tar heroin use, according to local health officials. Over the last two months, nine people were...

Hailshadow/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- More than 140,000 people around the world died of measles last year, most of them children under the age of 5, according to a report published by the World Health Organization and Centers...

Chainarong Prasertthai/iStock(NEW YORK) -- As cellphones became an omnipresent part of life over the past two decades, head and neck injuries associated with the devices spiked dramatically, according to a new study. ...

whitemay/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- More than 100 people across the U.S. have been infected with E.coli linked to romaine lettuce, according to federal officials. The Food and Drug Administration, Centers for Disease Control...

iStock(WASHINGTON) -- For the first time in decades, the House of Representatives is shining a light on making cosmetics safer. On Wednesday, the Subcommittee on Health of the Committee on Energy and Commerce held a...

iStock(WASHINGTON) -- The Trump administration unveiled a new program to provide HIV prevention medication to people without prescription drug coverage as a part of the president's ambitious effort to eradicate the virus...

MilosStankovic/iStock(NEW YORK) -- The use of hair dye and chemical hair straighteners may be associated with a higher risk of breast cancer, according to a new study. The study, published Tuesday in the International...

Liliboas/iStock(NEW YORK) -- "Rockin' around the Christmas tree" or going to a "Christmas party hop" make for good holiday song lyrics but are the stuff of holiday nightmares for people who identify as introverts. A night...

ABC(NEW YORK) -- Abrea Hensley and her miniature therapy horse, Flirty, are quite the sight. Whether at the grocery store or in the park, Flirty attracts a lot of attention. "Going out with Flirty is definitely one of the...

iStock/Adene Sanchez(NEW YORK) -- Warmer temperatures wrought by climate change could put women at risk for giving birth early, according to new research. The research adds to existing knowledge on health complications...

St. Elizabeth Healthcare(NEW YORK) -- There must be something in water at St. Elizabeth's Healthcare in Kentucky, as 22 labor and delivery hospital staffers were all pregnant at the same time this year. Among the group of...

The fall finale of ABC's "Grey's Anatomy," aired on Nov. 21, 2019. - Kelsey Mcneal/ABC(New York) -- A Grey's Anatomy episode that aired in March made headlines for its focus on sexual assault. According to a new study, it...

Kameleon007/iStock(TAHOE CITY, Calif.) -- Anna Faris has added the men and women of the North Tahoe Fire Department to the list of people she's grateful for this holiday season. In a tweet last week, the actress, whose...

fstop123/iStock(NEW YORK) -- It's been a whirlwind decade for reproductive health. The country has simultaneously witnessed women's access to health services expanded, through cancer-preventing vaccines and no-cost...

Courtesy Julia Webb(TULSA, Okla.) -- An Arkansas mom of three is expected to become a world record holder after running a half marathon in 1 hour, 21 minutes and 23 seconds. The mom, Julia Webb, ran the Route 66 Half...

ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A recent New York Times op-ed is bringing attention to an important issue facing some mothers. In the op-ed, Casey Wilson, a mother of two, opened up about something she calls "motherhood imposter...

Dr. Abdullah al Rabeeah(NEW YORK) -- For the last 30 years, Dr. Abdullah al-Rabeeah, a pediatric surgeon and adviser to the Saudi Royal Court, has spearheaded a program that separates conjoined twins who were born to...

ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Staying in shape during the holidays just got a whole lot easier thanks to Olivia Culpo’s on-the-go workout. This full-body workout, developed by P.volve, includes tons of moves that keep the...

Talaj/iStock(CHICAGO) -- When a surgical transplant team -- carrying a donor heart -- was stranded with a flat tire, two Illinois troopers stepped in to help get the organ to surgery in time. A surgeon, transplant...