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Dr. Rekha Kumar, endocrinologist and obesity medicine expert at Weill Cornell Medicine, joined ABC News Live to discuss the promising results from Eli Lilly's newly announced weight loss pill.

Seven cases have been confirmed in Michigan this year, say health officials.

Federal officials are circulating a draft budget proposal that would make dramatic additional cuts to federal health programs and serve as a roadmap for more mass firings

Taking a mental health leave from work is becoming more of an option for people in the United States even thought most of them probably don't know it

Kennedy has prioritized autism in his aim to “Make America Healthy Again."

Governors in four states said they'd submit a federal waiver to overhaul SNAP.

The U.K. Supreme Court has ruled that a woman is someone born biologically female and that transgender women are excluded from that legal definition

Health and Human Services Sec. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. outlined the findings of a new survey from the CDC which found that autism diagnoses are continuing to increase in the U.S.

ABC News' Will Ganss discusses people using movies and television to battle addiction and help with recovery.

Dr. Bayo Curry-Winchell, a health equity and maternal health advocate, joined ABC News Live to raise awareness about maternal health issues in America, especially among Black women.

Recent funding and staffing cuts undermine the future of the 988 program.

Baby food sold under Target's Good and Gather brand is being recalled due to "elevated levels of lead," according to the Food and Drug Administration.

European regulators have finally approved the Alzheimer’s treatment Leqembi after an advisory committee initially rejected the drug last summer

Medical experts have previously told ABC News this increase is largely due to better awareness and better access to screening.

This is an increase from one in 36 children diagnosed in 2020.

Children and teenagers make up the majority of cases.

U.S. researchers are about to test if livers from gene-edited pigs could treat people with sudden liver failure — not with a transplant but temporarily attached outside the body

A new study has found that fewer people crossed state lines for abortions in 2024 than the previous year

ABC News’ Eva Pilgrim reported on the mothers and advocates who are working to change laws surrounding drug testing for pregnant women and their newborns after several devastating incidents.

An Associated Press and Side Effects Public Media data analysis shows one in six visits to the emergency department in 2022 that resulted in hospital admission had a wait of four or more hours

A man has been arrested near UnitedHealthcare’s headquarters after threatening violence

Dr. Jessica Shepherd, chief medical officer for Hers, joins ABC News Live to discuss the results of the president’s physical.

Author Dr. Judith Joseph and Dr. Adjoa Smalls-Mantey join ABC News Live to discuss stress awareness month.

Holly J. Mitchell, Los Angeles County supervisor for the 2nd District, and gynecologist Dr. Jessica Shepherd join ABC News Live to discuss Black Maternal Health Week.

The measles outbreak in West Texas didn’t happen just by chance

A private plane that crashed in upstate New York over the weekend was carrying six members of a close-knit family of physicians and distinguished student-athletes

ABC News medical contributor Dr. Alok Patel discusses the latest medical news and studies.

A key program using traditional medicine and foods to tackle chronic disease in Native American and Alaska Native communities has been gutted in the federal health layoffs

A big cancer trial run by an NIH scientist has been in a holding pattern for a few months but is now back on track after a spending freeze was lifted.

Measles cases have been confirmed in at least 24 states, CDC data shows.

Rugby star Sébastien Chabal won two Six Nations titles with France, reached a World Cup semifinal and played 62 times for his nation as a powerful forward

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said at Thursday’s Cabinet meeting that, by September, his agency will "know what has caused the autism epidemic."

A woman in Australia unknowingly gave birth to a stranger's baby after an IVF clinic mistakenly transferred the wrong embryo, the clinic said

Researchers studying why women cry more than men have long cited how the sexes are wired differently. A new YouGov poll published this week sheds new light on when, where and how often people cry.

Kennedy said he believes as many as 1 in 31 children have autism.

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said at Thursday’s Cabinet meeting that, by September, his agency will "know what has caused the autism epidemic."

Public officials in 16 states and the District of Columbia are suing the Trump administration to restore access to federal pandemic relief funding for schools

Immigration raids and threats have undermined efforts, according to researchers.

Outdoor enthusiasts are worried about the loss of their favorite vistas as President Donald Trump's administration considers weakening a 26-year-old rule designed to improve visibility over national parks and wilderness areas

Trump said he wants to bring more drug manufacturing to the U.S.

Kennedy said the U.S. measles response is a "model for the rest of the world."

President Donald Trump recently proposed tariffs on pharmaceutical products. Experts say this could lead to added costs, drug shortages and even a stall in research and development.

The Food and Drug Administration is reversing course on its requirement for all staffers to report to the office

Nick Kharufeh's vision was restored after receiving a stem cell transplant in 2020. He now advocates for the treatment, hoping it will be the "next big thing."

The patient said it has given him "a whole new perspective on life."

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the curve is flattening in the measles outbreak in Texas. Public health experts say that's not what the data shows.

Over 500 measles cases have been confirmed in Texas.

ABC News medical correspondent Dr. Darien Sutton reacted to the Trump administration considering changes to nation's guidance on fluoride in public water.