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In a victory for Georgia’s Republican governor, a federal judge has reinstated a work requirement in the state’s plan to expand Medicaid coverage to more low-income residents

Sixteen more states are asking to weigh in on the U.S. Department of Justice’s lawsuit against Idaho over its strict abortion ban

A Michigan judge has blocked county prosecutors from enforcing a pre-Roe v. Wade abortion ban that would have allowed providers to be charged with a felony

Just 4.8% of the 19.5 million U.S. children under 5 have been vaccinated.

Lawyers for North Dakota’s only abortion clinic asked a judge Friday to delay a trigger law set to ban abortion starting next week, while they pursue a lawsuit challenging the ban on constitutional grounds

Across Ukraine, 900 hospitals have been damaged and 123 have been destroyed.

When the U.S. Supreme Court in June overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling that established a right to abortion, it sparked legal changes and court challenges in states nationwide

ABC News' medical contributor Dr. Darien Sutton discusses a new CDC report that shows the disproportionate effects monkeypox is having on black and brown communities in the U.S.

Federal health officials have confirmed that a Nebraska child died from a rare infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba

A Michigan judge has blocked county prosecutors from enforcing a pre-Roe abortion ban that would have allowed providers to be charged with a felony

Abortion remains legal in Michigan as judge rules county prosecutors cannot charge providers with a felony

The European Medicines Agency said a smaller dose of the monkeypox vaccine appears to still be effective and can be used to stretch the current supply by five times, echoing a recommendation made earlier this month by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Millions of people in the United States will be spared from big increases in health care costs next year after President Joe Biden signed legislation extending generous subsidies for those who buy plans through federal and state marketplaces

Public health leaders are appealing to Britain's government to urgently tackle soaring energy prices

An anti-vaccine group that has harassed doctors and public officials in Italy and France is still active on platforms like Facebook despite efforts to rein in their abuse and misinformation

Experts worry about low vaccination rates as the virus reemerges in the city.

More patients are reporting hair loss after a bout with the virus.

"We are on alert and doing everything possible."

Ukraine’s health care system already was struggling due to corruption, mismanagement and the COVID-19 pandemic

An anti-vaccine group that has harassed doctors and public officials in Italy and France is still active on platforms like Facebook despite efforts to rein in their abuse and misinformation

An anti-vaccine group that has harassed doctors and public officials in Italy and France is still active on platforms like Facebook despite efforts to rein in their abuse and misinformation

An Arizona judge is considering whether to allow the state to enforce a near-total ban on abortions that has been blocked for nearly 50 years

ABC News’ Deirdre Bolton spoke to the World Health Organization’s technical lead on monkeypox, Dr. Rosamund Lewis, as U.S. cases climb past 13,500.

Government health insurance provider Centene Corp. says it no longer plans to create an East Coast campus in Charlotte, North Carolina

Caregivers have been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic.

Health officials say a child likely died from a rare infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba after swimming in the Elkhorn River in eastern Nebraska on Sunday

U.S. health officials are making extra monkeypox vaccine available to places with upcoming gay pride events

ABC News medical contributor and Standford Children’s Health Physician Dr. Alok Patel discusses the CDC’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

U.S. regulators have issued a warning letter to the maker of illegal nicotine gummies

Kentucky’s Supreme Court is keeping the state’s near-total abortion ban in effect

OB-GYN Dr. Jessica Shepherd and Senior National Policy Reporter Anne Flaherty discuss the legal implications of using period-tracking apps in some states that have banned abortions.

When the U.S. Supreme Court in June overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling that established a right to abortion, it sparked legal changes and court challenges in states nationwide

New coronavirus cases reported globally in the last week dropped by nearly a quarter while deaths fell by 6%

Patients can take two pills to induce an abortion up to 11 weeks into pregnancy.

Caregivers have been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic.

Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak said that he would seek to codify in law an order he signed that protects in-state abortion providers and out-of-state patients next legislative session if he wins re-election

Medical groups and states across the U.S. are watching as a legal battle over abortion rights pits the deep-red state of Idaho against the Department of Justice

An additional pediatric monkeypox case has been confirmed in Oregon.

The head of the nation’s top public health agency is shaking up the organization with the goal of making it more nimble

A federal judge in Cleveland has awarded $650 million in damages to two Ohio counties that sued CVS, Walgreens and Walmart over the way the national pharmacy chains distributed opioids to their communities

A federal judge has ruled that abortions are no longer legal after 20 weeks of pregnancy in North Carolina

Globally, more than 38,000 cases of monkeypox have now been confirmed.

The South Carolina “fetal heartbeat” law banning abortion around six weeks is no longer in effect after the state Supreme Court on Wednesday temporarily blocked it

A federal judge has ruled that abortions are no longer legal after 20 weeks of pregnancy in North Carolina

The South Carolina “fetal heartbeat” law banning abortion around six weeks is no longer in effect after the state Supreme Court on Wednesday temporarily blocked it

ABC News contributor and dermatologist Dr. Mark Abdelmalek discusses the latest amid monkeypox, including the CDC’s warning that the disease can spread to animals.

According to data gathered by the Guttmacher Institute, medication abortions account for the majority of all abortions performed in the U.S.

Federal judge awards $650 million in damages to two Ohio counties that sued pharmacies over opioid distribution

The nation's leading abortion rights advocacy organization, Planned Parenthood, plans to spend a record $50 million ahead of November’s midterm elections

A restaurant customer in Fort Lauderdale has died of a bacterial infection after eating raw oysters