(NEW YORK) -- People of color will face the brunt of the impact if Roe v. Wade is overturned by the Supreme Court, abortion rights advocates warn. The landmark decision that protected a person's right to have an abortion is in danger of being overturned by the high court's conservative…
(NEW YORK) -- As states across the country have passed bans against abortion, more women have had to spend time and money heading across state lines to get the legal procedure. And with the Supreme Court poised to roll back Roe v. Wade, abortion rights activists told ABC News they…
(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday announced it's now limiting the authorized use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine after conducting an updated investigation into reports of rare blood clots. Though the risk of blood clots is still extremely rare, officials said use of the Johnson…
(NEW YORK) -- Pink is marking Mental Health Awareness Month and sharing her story about suffering from "pretty awful panic attacks" when she was in her early 20s. "I didn't know what was happening. I didn't have anybody to talk to about it and I didn't know what to do,"…
(NEW YORK) -- Little Women: LA creator and star Terra Jolé is opening up about her personal health battle hoping to help others, she says. Jolé announced her breast cancer diagnosis to fans and her social media followers in an emotional Instagram video post last week. "I have breast cancer,"…
(NEW YORK) -- When Laura Martin tested positive for COVID-19 last month during an extended stay in California, she was prescribed Paxlovid, the highly touted antiviral drug created by Pfizer. Just one day after her diagnosis, she started her five-day course of pills, which have been shown to dramatically reduce…
(NEW YORK) -- Amid a nationwide wave of what they call legislation targeting LGBTQ rights and representation, advocates are concerned about the impact on the mental health of LGBTQ youth. "LGBTQ youth suicide is a major public health crisis," said Amit Paley, chief operating officer of The Trevor Project, a…
(NEW YORK) -- For the first time in months, daily hospital admission levels and new COVID-19 related deaths in the United States are both projected to increase over the next four weeks, according to updated forecast models used by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The projected increases come…
(WASHINGTON) -- It was a cold, sunny morning in late January when Sen. Ben Ray Lujan awoke on his farm in New Mexico. His girlfriend was leaving early for a visit with friends, and he had set the alarm for 5:45 a.m. Lujan got up, made coffee, and helped out…
(NEW YORK) -- With young under 5 now the only group not yet eligible for vaccination against COVID-19, many parents have been vocal about their frustration pertaining to the delayed authorization process and rollout. However, a new KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor survey has found that less than a fifth of…
