iStock(NEW YORK) — The Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services reported that U.S. health care spending hit $3.5 trillion in 2017, a 3.9% increase from 2016. But those increases

peterspiro/iStock(NEW YORK) — A young New York City mother died at a local hospital after going in for what was meant to be a simple procedure, according to her family and their attorney. Rosemary Abreu, 27, went

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A new study has found that a 3-week dietary intervention, including cutting down on processed foods, could decrease symptoms of depression in younger adults. The research suggests that for younger adults – including busy

Chistina Garcia(NEW YORK) — “Menstrual hygiene is a right, not a privilege.” That’s the message that youth activists hope to take nationwide for the first National Period Day, Oct. 19, as they campaign to end the tax

Massachusetts General Hospital(BOSTON) — Friday marked the final day of a mock safe-injection site in Boston designed to familiarize the public with what a potential facility might look like. “We want to demystify safe-injection sites and give

Office of Congresswoman Grace Meng(NEW YORK) — A New York congresswoman known as the “period lady” for her work on ending period poverty has proven critical in enacting changes so that girls in schools and women in

Alicia Jordan(NEW YORK) — Hannah Jordan is a cycling champion who will compete this weekend in the 2019 Hillclimb Worlds in California on a demanding course that rises more than 2,500 feet in elevation. But the 18-year-old

(ABC/Nicolette Cain) Breast cancer patient Sarah Weimer opens up about her breast cancer journey on “The View” on Oct. 17, 2019, for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.(NEW YORK) — For Sarah Weimer, a 36-year-old mother who was diagnosed