(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…
(NEW YORK) -- Patricia Royalty’s world turned upside down last June when her 34-year-old husband Dakota Royalty died from cirrhosis. The 36-year-old mother was left caring for the couple's five children. "He meant a lot to the kids. He was always a really good father," Patricia said in an interview…
(NEW YORK) -- Just as the school week began across the country Monday, news broke that another school shooting was unfolding in the United States. On Monday morning, according to officials, three children and three staff members were shot and killed at the Covenant School, a private Christian school for…
(NEW YORK) -- You added your destination on your weather app. Your out-of-office notification is on. Chargers -- check. But one thing you didn't prepare for on your trip? An unexpected medical issue, possibly brought on by a red-eye flight that worked too well or the friends you’re visiting forgetting…
