(GENEVA) -- A new report published Monday by the World Health Organization found that a large number of adults -- nearly 1 in 6 worldwide -- are affected by infertility in their lifetime. The WHO said that the new finding emphasizes the "urgent need to increase access to affordable, high-quality…
(NEW YORK) -- Drinking a glass of wine a day will not help you live longer, according to a new analysis of alcohol research that debunks a longstanding belief about the possible health benefits of drinking alcohol moderately. The analysis, published recently in JAMA Network Open, looked at over 100…
(WASHINGTON) -- Sen. John Fetterman is speaking publicly for the first time since he entered the hospital in February with severe depression, saying in an interview on "CBS Sunday Morning" that he looks forward to returning to work later this month. Fetterman, D-Pa., said he also looks forward to "being the…
(NEW YORK) -- Millions of people will begin to lose their health insurance on Saturday, as five states begin the unwinding of a pandemic-era protection that kept people from being removed from the Medicaid rosters. During the public health emergency, states were required to keep people on Medicaid without the…
(NEW YORK) -- As the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic appears to fade in the rearview mirror, public health departments are already preparing for the next threat, noting that they have built better operational infrastructure, but caution that budget cutbacks and a health care worker shortage may be putting the…
(NEW YORK) -- Victoria Balducci, a 39-year-old teacher in New York, was diagnosed last year with endometriosis, a condition that can cause debilitating pain and infertility for women. Before getting that diagnosis, Balducci said she spent nearly two decades of her life living with menstrual cycles so painful she'd have…
(NEW YORK) -- Months after the Food and Drug Administration first indicated that there was a shortage of ADHD drugs, suppliers are warning that those shortfalls could continue throughout the year -- a source of frustration amid increased demand and diagnoses. Amphetamine mixed salts, commonly referred to by the brand…
(NEW YORK) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the overdose reversal drug Narcan for over-the-counter use on Wednesday-- a milestone decision that advocates said will make it easier to save lives amid the ongoing opioid epidemic. Narcan, made by the company Emergent BioSolutions, is given as a nasal…
(NEW YORK) -- When Candace Henley, 55, was diagnosed with colorectal cancer 20 years ago, all she wanted was to see her youngest child turn 18. “I wouldn’t ask [God] anything, but in return I would do what I needed to do to save someone else from going through the…
(NEW YORK) -- Angelina Cubero said she spent nearly a decade of her life going to doctors, trying to find out why she experienced migraines, brain fog numbness and pain in her legs, and other unexplained symptoms. "I would go to the doctor, I would go to the ER, I…
