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October 03

Two California dairy workers were infected with bird flu, latest human cases in US

Two dairy workers in California were infected with bird flu, the 15th and 16th human cases detected in the U.S. this year
October 03
FILE - In this photo provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, an animal caretaker collects a blood sample from a dairy calf vaccinated against bird flu in a containment building at the National Animal Disease Center research facility in Ames, Iowa, on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. (USDA Agricultural Research Service via AP, File)
October 03

Vaccination rates fall among kindergartners: CDC

The new federal data showed that vaccine rates for MMR, DTaP, polio and chickenpox fell nearly 0.5%.
October 03
The new federal data showed that vaccine rates for MMR, DTaP, polio and chickenpox fell nearly 0.5%.
October 03

Remember the shortage of medical gowns during COVID? Feds spending $350 million for stockpile

Six U.S. companies will spend at least $350 million to manufacture medical gowns to store in the Strategic National Stockpile
October 03
FILE - Workers carry boxes at a Strategic National Stockpile warehouse in Oklahoma City, Okla., April 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)
October 03

Doctor discusses report detailing drop in breast cancer cases, deaths

Lisa Newman talks about breast cancer prevention and diagnosis discrepancies.
October 03
Doctor explains breast cancer report which shows a decrease in cases and deaths
October 03

Flu vaccine lowered risk of hospitalization in Southern Hemisphere by 35%: CDC study

The shot wasn't as effective as the one used in the prior season, data shows.
October 03
Dr. Gaurav Shinde gives Giti Noroozi, 85, her vaccinations for COVID and her flu shot at the Walgreens pharmacy in Torrance, Calif., on Sept. 5, 2024. In this photo Noroozi received the Fluzone H,D. for influenza.
October 03

Melania Trump says she supports abortion rights, putting her at odds with the GOP

Melania Trump has revealed her support for abortion rights ahead of the release of her upcoming memoir
October 03
FILE - First lady Melania Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Atglen, Pa., Oct. 27, 2020. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson, File)
October 03

Exemptions for routine vaccines among kindergartners reach record highs: CDC

Last year, 3.3% of kindergartners were exempt from one or more vaccines.
October 03
Childhood vaccinations fall.
October 03

Rwanda's Marburg fever deaths rise to 11 as its source is being investigated

Health authorities say Marburg hemorrhagic fever has killed 11 people in Rwanda
October 03
FILE - In this Oct. 8, 2014 photo, a medical worker from the Infection Prevention and Control unit wearing full protective equipment carries a meal to an isolation tent housing a man being quarantined after coming into contact in Uganda with a carrier of the Marburg Virus, at the Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)
October 03

Taiwan hospital fire leaves at least 9 dead as typhoon batters island's south

Authorities report at least nine people have died in a fire at a hospital in the island's south that is being battered by a typhoon
October 03
In this photo taken Oct. 3, 2024 and released by the Pingtung County Government, a fire breaks out at a hospital in Pingtung county in southern Taiwan. (Pingtung County Government via AP)
October 03

Taiwan hospital fire leaves at least 8 dead as typhoon batters island's south

Taiwan hospital fire leaves at least 8 dead as typhoon batters island's south
October 03
October 02

In South Korea, deepfake porn wrecks women's lives and deepens gender conflict

South Korea is fighting a deluge of non-consensual, explicit deepfake videos and images primarily targeting women online
October 02
Citizens stage a rally against deepfake sex crime in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Sept. 27, 2024. The banners read "You can't insult us." (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
October 02

By the Numbers: Breast cancer statistics and trends in the US for 2024

A look at the numbers behind breast cancer statistics and trends in the U.S. released by the American Cancer Society.
October 02
By the Numbers: Breast cancer statistics and trends in the US for 2024
October 02

Doctor explains breast cancer report which shows a decrease in cases and deaths

ABC News’ Linsey Davis spoke with Dr. Lisa Newman, the chief of the Section of Breast Surgery and New York-Presbyterian about breast cancer prevention, early screenings and diagnosis discrepancies.
October 02
Doctor explains breast cancer report which shows a decrease in cases and deaths
October 02

US school-entry vaccination rates fall as exemptions keep rising

U.S. kindergarten vaccination rates dipped last year and the proportion of children with exemptions rose to an all-time high
October 02
FILE - A vial of a measles, mumps and rubella vaccine sits on a countertop at a pediatrics clinic in Greenbrae, Calif., on Feb. 6, 2015. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)
October 02

US kindergarten vaccination rates dipped last year, and the proportion of children with exemptions hit an all-time high

US kindergarten vaccination rates dipped last year, and the proportion of children with exemptions hit an all-time high
October 02
October 02

Vance, Walz battled over health care during debate. Here's where they stand

Vance and Walz debated many topics, including insurance and reproductive rights.
October 02
Senator and Republican vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance nd Minnesota Governor and Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz participate in the Vice Presidential debate hosted by CBS News in New York City, Oct. 1, 2024.
October 02

Anti-abortion leaders undeterred as Trump for the first time says he'd veto a federal abortion ban

Anti-abortion leaders say they're undeterred by Donald Trump's comments that he would veto a federal abortion ban
October 02
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump gestures at a campaign event at Discovery World, Friday, Oct. 1, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
October 02

Chemical smoke spewing from a Georgia factory is projected to spread toward Atlanta as winds shift

Authorities say heavy smoke is causing low visibility along Interstate 20 east of Atlanta from chemicals spewing from a beleaguered chlorine facility
October 02
October 02

Hospitals mostly rebound after Helene knocked out power and flooded areas

Hospitals and health care organizations in the Southeast largely stayed open and functioning during Hurricane Helene to provide essential care for their communities
October 02
Cliff Stewart, who survived a flash flood whilst in a hospital bed, is seen in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in Swannanoa, N.C. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
October 02

Hurricanes like Helene are deadly when they strike and keep killing for years to come

A new study says hurricanes in the United States are hundreds of times deadlier in the long run than the government calculates
October 02
FILE - Destruction to the Faraway Inn Cottages and Motel is visible in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, in Cedar Key, Fla., Sept. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
October 02

Georgia attorney general appeals a judge's rollback of abortion ban

Georgia's Republican attorney general is appealing a judge's ruling that the state's abortion ban is unconstitutional
October 02
October 02

Takeaways from AP's report on declining condom use among younger generations

Condom usage is down among teens and young adults in the U.S. Medical advancements, a fading fear of contracting HIV and widely varying degrees of sex education in high schools all contribute to the trend
October 02
Drink protector "condoms" and other sexual wellness items are made available to students at the University of Mississippi campus in Oxford, Miss., Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Karen Pulfer Focht)
October 02

Condoms aren’t a fact of life for young Americans. They’re an afterthought

Condom use is down among sexually active teens and young adults
October 02
Drink protector "condoms" and other sexual wellness items are made available to students at the University of Mississippi campus in Oxford, Miss., Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Karen Pulfer Focht)
October 02

Quality ratings hit to key Medicare plan shakes Humana stock

Shares of Humana have tumbled after the health insurer said a Medicare Advantage quality rating drop will hurt future bonus payments the company receives
October 02
FILE - A Humana logo is seen in a lake on the Palmer Private Course at PGA West during the first round of the Humana Challenge PGA golf tournament in La Quinta, Calif., Jan. 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)
October 02

Lebanon’s rescuers struggle to respond to Israeli offensive while under fire and using old equipment

The civil defense forces of one of the world’s most war-torn nations are shocked at the destruction underway in Lebanon
October 02
FILE - Elias Jaradeh, a legislator and an ophthalmologist, left, who has conducted dozens of operation for victims of this week's attack in Lebanon, makes an eye surgery operation for a man who was injured in the explosion of one of the handheld devices, at the Eye Specialist hospital, in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Sept. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)
October 02

Swine fever sweeps Italy's north, threatening production of prized prosciutto and livelihoods

One of Giovanni Airoli’s sows tested positive for African swine fever in late August
October 02
A pig looks on in a shed of the Piggly farm in Pegognaga, near Mantova, northern Italy, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
October 02

Sex workers find themselves at the center of Congo's mpox outbreak

Sex workers are among those hardest-hit by the mpox outbreak in eastern Congo's Kamituga town
October 02
Sifa Kunguja, a 40-year-old sex worker, sorts through condoms at home after recovering from mpox Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024 in Kamituga, eastern Congo. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)
October 01

In India, warming climate pressures scientists to keep developing tougher seeds

India is one of the world’s largest producers and consumers of wheat and rice, but extreme weather is taking a toll on these vital crops
October 01
Crows eat peanuts in Rayanpet village of Telangana state, India, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
October 01

Walmart employees to get expanded cancer treatment options with the Mayo Clinic

Walmart’s employees and their dependents are being offered expanded cancer treatment with doctors at the Mayo Clinic through the retailer’s insurance coverage
October 01
FILE - A Walmart store sign is visible from Route 28 Nov. 18, 2020, in Derry, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
October 01

Arkansas medical marijuana supporters sue state over decision measure won't qualify for ballot

Organizers of an effort to expand medical marijuana in Arkansas are suing over the state's decision that it won't qualify for the ballot
October 01
FILE - Boxes of petitions signed for a proposed ballot measure expanding Arkansas' medical marijuana program sit in a committee room at the Arkansas Capitol in Little Rock, Ark., July 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew DeMillo, File)
October 01

Health supply chain issues hit hospitals after Hurricane Helene 

Supply chain issues are now hitting health care facilities after Hurricane Helene. 
October 01
Supply chain issues are now hitting health care facilities after Hurricane Helene. 
October 01

Supply chain issues hit hospitals, dialysis centers following Hurricane Helene

A plant that manufactures IV fluids said flooding was forcing it to close.
October 01
A drone view shows a damaged area, following the passing of Hurricane Helene, in Asheville, N.C., September 29, 2024.
October 01

Is the food in the fridge still good? California wants to end the guessing game

California will soon help end the everyday household debate over whether the food in the fridge is still good to eat
October 01
FILE - Shoppers wait in line to buy groceries at a Gelson's supermarket Friday, March 20, 2020, in the Sherman Oaks section of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)
October 01

Sam Schmidt opens paralysis center in Indianapolis to rehabilitate trauma victims

Paralyzed in a racing accident nearly 25 years ago, Sam Schmidt has spent much of the last quarter century trying to prove to others that there is a way to have a meaningful life with a traumatic spinal cord injury
October 01
Sam Schmidt speaks during a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the not-for-profit Conquer Paralysis Now center in partnership with NeuroHope, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
October 01

Ex-Jaguars worker who stole $22M from team sues FanDuel, saying it preyed on his gambling addiction

A former financial manager for the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars who stole $22 million from the team is suing FanDuel for $250 million, saying the betting company preyed on his gambling addiction
October 01
FILE - Jacksonville Jaguars helmet during an NFL football game Dec. 4, 2022, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski)
October 01

No one expects a judge's rollback of Georgia's abortion ban to be the last word

A judge rolled back Georgia's abortion ban this week, but it's not expected to be the final word
October 01
October 01

Catholic hospital in California illegally denied emergency abortion, state attorney general says

California’s attorney general is suing a Catholic hospital, saying that Providence St. Joseph Hospital illegally denied emergency abortion care to a woman
October 01
FILE - California Attorney General Rob Bonta takes questions from the media as he announces charges made against suspects involved in an organized retail crime ring during a news conference in Los Angeles Tuesday, March 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
October 01

New report shows more younger women diagnosed with breast cancer

Breast cancer surgeon and medical director at Pink Lotus Breast Center, Dr. Kristi Funk, discusses the findings of a new report on how breast cancer affects young women.
October 01
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October 01

A chemical cloud moving around Atlanta's suburbs prompts a new shelter-in-place alert

A chemical plant fire southeast of Atlanta is still causing trouble two days later
October 01
September 30

Measure to expand medical marijuana in Arkansas won't qualify for the ballot

An effort to expand Arkansas' medical marijuana program has failed to qualify for the November ballot
September 30
FILE - Boxes of petitions signed for a proposed ballot measure expanding Arkansas' medical marijuana program sit in a committee room at the Arkansas Capitol in Little Rock, Ark., July 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew DeMillo, File)
September 30

Helene and other storms dumped a whopping 40 trillion gallons of rain on the South

Meteorologists calculate that more than 40 trillion gallons of rain drenched the Southeast United States in the last week from Hurricane Helene and a run-of-the-mill rainstorm that sloshed in ahead of it
September 30
FILE - Teresa Elder walks through a flooded Sandy Cove Drive from Hurricane Helene on Sept. 27, 2024, in Morganton, N.C. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek, File)
September 30

Arkansas sues YouTube over claims that the site is fueling a mental health crisis

Arkansas has sued YouTube and its parent company Alphabet, saying the video-sharing platform is deliberately addictive and fueling a mental health crisis among youth
September 30
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin speaks at a news conference in downtown Little Rock, Ark., on Monday, Sept. 30, 2024. Griffin's office filed a lawsuit against YouTube and parent company Alphabet, accusing it of fueling a mental health crisis among youth and being deliberately addictive. (AP Photo/Andrew DeMillo)
September 30

Criminals set up fake online pharmacies to sell deadly counterfeit pills, prosecutors say

Federal prosecutors say a network of illegal drug sellers packaged potentially deadly synthetic opioids into pills disguised as common prescription drugs and sold millions of them through fake online drugstores
September 30
Homeland Security Investigations New York Special Agent in Charge William Walker speaks during a press conference at Federal Plaza in New York, Monday, Sept. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)
September 30

Judge strikes down Georgia ban on abortions, allowing them to resume beyond 6 weeks into pregnancy

A Georgia judge has struck down the state’s abortion law, which took effect in 2022 and effectively prohibited abortions beyond about six weeks of pregnancy
September 30
September 30

Judge strikes down Georgia ban on abortions, allowing them to resume beyond 6 weeks into pregnancy

Judge strikes down Georgia ban on abortions, allowing them to resume beyond 6 weeks into pregnancy
September 30
September 30

Steward Health Care CEO files a lawsuit against a US Senate panel over contempt resolution

Steward Health Care CEO Ralph de la Torre has filed a lawsuit against a U.S. Senate committee that pursued contempt charges against him for failing to appear before the panel despite being issued a subpoena
September 30
A senior shuttle bus going to a nearby retirement home rolls past a "Save Nashoba Hospital" sign displayed outside the former Nashoba Valley Medical Center, which closed on Aug. 31, 2024 and was part of the bankrupt Steward Health Care company, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024, in Ayer, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
September 30

Public health emergency declared in North Carolina

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said it's working with state and local health authorities to provide additional public health and medical support in response to Hurricane Helene.
September 30
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said it's working with state and local health authorities to provide additional public health and medical support in response to Hurricane Helene.
September 30

HHS declares public health emergency in North Carolina after Hurricane Helene

Federal resources and personnel are being deployed to the state.
September 30
A drone view shows rescue personnel working in a flooded area, following the pass of Hurricane Helene, in Asheville, N.C., Sept. 29, 2024.
September 30

Hunger in Haiti reaches famine levels as gangs squeeze life out of the capital and beyond

A new report has found that nearly 6,000 people in Haiti are starving, with nearly half the country’s population of more than 11 million people experiencing crisis levels of hunger or worse, as gang violence smothers life in the capital of Port-au-Prin...
September 30
A youth plays with a ring at the end of a wire inside a school where people displaced by gang violence have taken refuge for over a year in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Friday, Sept. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)
September 30

Cutting back on meat doesn't have to mean going without protein. Tips and two recipes

Many people consider cutting down on meat for health, environmental or animal welfare reasons
September 30
This cover image released by Callisto shows "The High-Protein Vegan Cookbook for Athletes: 70 Whole-Foods Recipes to Fuel Your Body" by Jenna Braddock and Ivy Stark. (Callisto via AP)