(NEW YORK) -- The United States recorded its one millionth organ transplant Friday afternoon, a historic milestone for the medical procedure that has saved thousands of lives. The record achievement was confirmed at 12:50 p.m. ET by the United Network for Organ Sharing, a nonprofit that runs the only organ…
(COLUMBIA, S.C.) -- The South Carolina State Senate rejected a bill that would ban nearly all abortions just days after House lawmakers approved the ban. The Senate went on to pass a separate bill that has an exception for fetuses born with a fatal anomaly. Both the House and Senate…
(LOS ANGELES) -- Los Angeles County is investigating the death of a person who had been diagnosed with monkeypox, county officials said during a press conference Thursday. "This is one of two deaths in the United States that are currently under investigation to determine whether monkeypox was a contributing cause…
(WASHINGTON) -- On the same day that former President Barack Obama returned to the White House to witness the unveiling of the new presidential portraits, a federal judge in Texas ruled against the provisions of his Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor ruled on…
(NEW YORK) -- Australia is nearing the end of its worst flu season in at least five years, which could be a sign of what's to come in the United States heading into the fall and winter. According to data from Australia's Department of Health and Aged Care, as of…
(NEW YORK) -- The newest model of the Apple Watch will offer women features to track their menstrual cycles and when they may be the most fertile, Apple announced Wednesday at a launch event at the company's California headquarters. Among the Apple Watch Series 8's advanced features is a temperature…
(NEW YORK) -- As excessive heat continues to grip the West Coast, people are at a higher risk of experiencing heat-related illnesses, officials warn. Temperatures in Livermore, California, reached 116 degrees on Monday, the highest temperature ever recorded in the Bay Area, according to the National Weather Service. Over the…
(NEW YORK) -- Early onset cancers defined as cancers discovered in adults younger than 50 years old, have "dramatically increased" around the world over the last few decades, according to a new report by researchers at Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital. Researchers said breast, colon, esophagus, kidney, liver, and pancreas…
(NEW YORK) -- With new COVID variant-specific booster shots set to roll out in the coming week, vaccine scientists argue that more research is needed to understand how a person's early immune response -- either through vaccination or infection itself -- may impact future protection against a constantly evolving virus.…
(NEW YORK) -- As children head back to the classroom for the academic year, new data shows that pediatric COVID-19 infection rates have increased for the second consecutive week. Last week, more than 90,600 additional child COVID-19 cases were reported, an increase of 14% from two weeks prior, when just…
