(NEW YORK) -- A red meat allergy caused by tick bites is an "emerging public health concern," according to two new studies from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Alpha-gal syndrome (AGS) is a serious, potentially life-threatening allergic reaction that arises after people eat red meat or consume products…
(NEW YORK) -- Elias Robinson-Rodriquez was just 11 months old when he underwent a type of heart transplant so rare it had previously been performed on only six children globally. Elias, now 1, was born with a congenital heart defect called transposition of the great arteries, in which the two…
(NEW YORK) -- Doctors in Ohio performed a groundbreaking surgery to separate conjoined twins, the first of its kind due to the twins' age and the complexity of their condition. When the doctors at Dayton Children's Hospital in Ohio first heard about Guatemalan conjoined twins Pedro and Augusto in 2019,…
(NEW YORK) -- A pill for postpartum depression led to meaningful improvements in depression symptoms, according to a late-stage study published Wednesday in The American Journal of Psychiatry. The pill, zuranolone, is not yet approved, but the Food and Drug Administration is expected to make its approval decision by Aug…
(NEW YORK) -- When many people think of autism and an initial diagnosis, they think of children. A growing number of adults are learning they have autism, and their condition has gone untreated for years. "The Bachelor" star Demi Burnett, 28, sat down for an interview with "Nightline" co-anchor Juju Chang…
(NEW YORK) -- Several routine childhood vaccines require multiple doses to be effective, but a new study finds children are not receiving all of them. The study, published in the journal Pediatrics Wednesday, found one in six toddlers between ages 19 months and 35 months started the vaccine series but didn't…
(NEW YORK) -- More than a dozen people across four states have been sickened in a salmonella outbreak linked to ground beef, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. Sixteen people in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Massachusetts have been sickened in the outbreak, the CDC said in an…
(NEW YORK) -- Fetal mortality rates declined among Black women in 2020 but were much higher than other racial/ethnic groups in the U.S., new federal data shows. A report, published early Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics, looked at data from the…
(BIRMINGHAM, Ala.) -- The first baby has been born from a transplanted uterus, outside of a clinical trial, the University of Alabama at Birmingham announced Monday. UAB said the birth occurred via a planned cesarean section in late May, and mom Mallory -- who prefers to be identified only by…
(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden's administration plans to try to force private insurance companies to offer the same coverage for mental health services as they do for physical health services, improving upon a well-known hole in America's health care system, according to the White House. The new policy is part…
