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Emergency medicine physician Dr. Neil Bhavsar outlines the steps you should take to protect yourself and your loved ones from illness this holiday season.

Renowned spiritual leader Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar discusses the benefits of meditation in alleviating loneliness, stress and depression.

A judge has ruled that Missouri’s near-total abortion ban is unenforceable under a new constitutional amendment

In a study, people who took Zepbound had fewer breathing interruptions.

A Texas man facing execution did not appear at the state Capitol after two failed attempts by lawmakers to issue a subpoena for his testimony

The CDC says there is not an unusually high number of outbreaks this year.

Fentanyl fueled a record number of homeless deaths last year in Oregon’s Multnomah County, home to Portland

ABC News visits scientists raising pigs with genetically modified organs.

The U.S. flu season is underway

The CDC says there is not an unusually high number of outbreaks this year.

The federal government is phasing out off-brand copies of two blockbuster drugs used to treat obesity and diabetes

Packaged foods in the U_S_ must follow new rules in order to call themselves “healthy.”

California officials have declared a state of emergency over the spread of bird flu, which is tearing through dairy cows in that state and causing sporadic illnesses in people in the U.S. That raises new questions about the outbreak of the virus, also ...

As of Dec. 14, 592 cases have been reported.

The Justice Department has unsealed a civil complaint alleging CVS Pharmacy Inc. and various subsidiaries filled unlawful prescriptions in violation of the federal Controlled Substances Act

Arizona's governor wants to repeal the state law requiring an annual abortion report

This comes as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed the first case of severe bird flu in in Louisiana.

MacKenzie Scott continues to make medical debt relief a priority in her mysterious giving

The patient was hospitalized in Louisiana, the health agency said.

During the transition period between President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump, there has been at least some coordination on West Wing affairs

Health officials have confirmed the first case of severe illness in the U.S. caused by bird flu

A person in Louisiana has the first severe illness caused by bird flu in the US, health officials say

Police in the United States rarely face criminal charges when civilians die after the use of force such as physical blows, restraints or Tasers

ABC News' Morgan Norwood visits a farm and the scientists raising pigs with genetically-modified organs to transplant them into humans for a second chance at life -- all with the FDA's permission.

A couple has dropped a lawsuit that led the Alabama Supreme Court to rule earlier this year that frozen embryos are what it called "extrauterine children."

Pakistan's police say a roadside bomb has exploded near a vehicle carrying police officers assigned to protect polio workers in northwest Pakistan

Indonesia's mining industry is rapidly expanding on demand for the minerals needed to help power the global energy transition, like nickel, cobalt and bauxite

Teen drug use hasn’t rebounded from its drop during the early years of the COVID-19 pandemic

People worried they'll never get a scarce human transplant want to know when they might get a pig kidney instead

An Alabama woman received a pig kidney transplant last month and is free from dialysis for the first time in eight years

An Alabama woman is recovering well after a pig kidney transplant last month that freed her from eight years of dialysis

Global security leaders are warning nuclear threats are growing as weapons spending has surged to $91.4 billion last year

Global security leaders are warning nuclear threats are growing as weapons spending surged to $91.4 billion last year

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North Carolina reached its Medicaid expansion enrollment goal of 600,000 people just over a year since the program rolled out

Should underage gambling no longer be a crime

Connecticut has become the latest state to begin notifying its eligible citizens that some or all of their medical debt will soon be paid off

A lawyer for convicted British killer nurse Lucy Letby says he plans to ask an appeals court to re-examine her convictions after the prosecution’s leading expert changed his opinion on how three infants died

Matty Maggiacomo offers tips on how to keep fit through the holidays and become motivated to embark on a fitness plan in the new year.

Experts say that the holidays can put a strain on your mental health

Dr. Todd Ellerin, the director of infectious diseases at South Shore Health, discusses President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.

Officials say Pakistan has begun its last nationwide vaccination campaign for the year to protect 45 million children from polio after a surge in new cases hampered efforts to stop the disease

Health and tourism officials in Fiji say seven foreign tourists have been hospitalized after drinking cocktails at a resort bar

Ben Rader co-authored the study, which suggests the decrease might be due, in part, to the rise of weight loss drugs like Ozempic.

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, a childhood polio survivor, said any of President-elect Donald Trump’s picks requiring Senate confirmation should “steer clear” of efforts to discredit the polio vaccine

The suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO has added a prominent defense lawyer to his legal team as Manhattan prosecutors work to return him from Pennsylvania to face a murder charge

Dr. Patel discusses Randy Moss’ cancer diagnosis, newly released CDC data, and U.S. obesity rates.

If you're planning to stay sober during this holiday season, experts suggest following some practical tips

The owner of a New York thermometer factory has been sentenced to three years of probation for failing to protect workers who were exposed to hazardous levels of mercury

President-elect Donald Trump wants to turn the lights out on daylight saving time