(WASHINGTON) -- From soy to macadamia, a variety of plant-based milk alternatives have begun filling shelves in recent years. Now, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has caught up with the trend, issuing new guidance for plant-based labels. On Wednesday, the FDA shared its proposed draft for naming conventions and…
(NEW YORK) -- Everyone has different relationships with diet and sugar, but when that sweet tooth turns on, it can be hard to combat cravings in a healthy way. ABC News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton lent her expertise as a nutritionist to break down the overall impact sugar…
(NEW YORK) -- After decades of research, a first-of-its kind vaccine designed to protect newborns against RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, could be approved by August. Pfizer, the maker of the vaccine, announced Tuesday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has accepted its application for review and will make…
(COLUMBUS, OH) -- Abortion rights supporters in Ohio took the first step Tuesday in potentially getting the issue on the ballot in November in a statewide election. Two groups -- Ohioans for Reproductive Freedom and Ohio Physicians for Reproductive Rights -- submitted language to the state Attorney General's Office that…
(EAST PALESTINE, Ohio) -- Standing around her kitchen sink, East Palestine, Ohio, resident Carolyn Brown told Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, EPA Administrator Michael Regan and other officials that it is the "uncertainty" that weighs on her, and her community, right now. "There's so much uncertainty about it. And that really…
(NEW YORK) -- ABC News' Good Morning America co-anchor Robin Roberts said she is "beaming in gratitude" as she marks the 10th anniversary of her return to GMA after undergoing a lifesaving bone marrow transplant. On Feb. 20, 2013, Roberts returned to the GMA set after spending nearly six months…
(NEW YORK) -- A relative of an 11-year-old boy who died after injuring his ankle on a treadmill is speaking out to share a warning about his health condition. Jesse Brown, a fifth grade student from Winter Park, Florida, was using a treadmill at a gym when he rolled his…
(NEW YORK) -- Over the weekend, former President Jimmy Carter entered home hospice care, the Carter Center announced. The center said in a statement that the oldest living president, who is 98 years old, had elected "to spend his remaining time at home with his family and receive hospice care…
(EAST PALESTINE, Ohio) -- A medical clinic is opening Tuesday in East Palestine, Ohio, more than two weeks after a train carrying hazardous materials and toxic chemicals derailed near the town. The clinic, which will be held at the First of Christ Church in East Palestine, is being jointly run…
(NEW YORK) -- Researchers are announcing that a 53-year-old man in Germany has been cured of HIV. Referred to as "the Dusseldorf patient" to protect his privacy, researchers said he is the fifth confirmed case of an HIV cure. Although the details of his successful treatment were first announced at…
