SONGPHOL THESAKIT/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Los Angeles County is advising residents to wear masks indoors amid an increase in COVID-19 transmission. On Thursday, the largest county in the United States said it is “strongly recommending” people
Peter Dazeley/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The number of flu cases, hospitalizations and deaths this season are rapidly increasing, according to data released Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. So far this season, there
FILE, dmphoto/Getty Images (SILVER SPRING, Md.) — For the first time, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved a treatment that can delay the onset of Type 1 diabetes. Teplizumab, a monoclonal antibody that will
Mary Kekatos, ABC News (VALLETTA, Malta) — Malta announced Wednesday it is easing its abortion laws, becoming the last country in the European Union to end a total ban on the procedure. The Mediterranean nation, located off
WLADIMIR BULGAR/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Social media is abuzz with people sharing stories about weight loss using Ozempic, a drug designed to regulate insulin. Now, doctors are weighing in with context about this influential
Jose Luis Pelaez Inc/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Home births in the United States reached the highest level in three decades during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report released Thursday
Daniel O’Neill (NEW YORK) — An Arizona woman is opening up about her five-year cancer battle to help inspire other women to take charge of their health. Alison O’Neill, now 49, said she first noticed a tiny
Jupiterimages/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A biochemist who said she went on a quest to figure how to eat to get her body to “work optimally” is sharing her tips. Jessie Inchauspé is known as the “glucose