Drug shortage can put patients’ lives at risk, experts warn
Евгения Матвеец/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — National shortage of over-the-counter and prescription drugs for health issues such as asthma, ADHD or cancer have been troubling patients and medical personnel for more than a year — and at a hearing this wee…
EPA announces new air quality standards for particulate matter, citing health risks
Eric Yang/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The Environmental Protection Agency announced a new rule on Wednesday to significantly reduce the level of air pollution known as particulate matter (PM) by updating the national air-quality standards, citing negat…
Recalled dairy products may be linked to listeria outbreak in seven states, CDC warns
Nathan Posner/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(ATLANTA) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a food safety alert for recalled cheeses, yogurts and sour creams potentially linked to a multistate outbreak of listeria that has sicke…
East Palestine residents still displaced, suffering 1 year after toxic train derailment
Environmentalist Scott Smith test samples around the East Palestine train derailment. (ABC News)(OHIO) — In the one year since the toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, where 11 cars carrying hazardous materials spilled toxins into the envir…
How cosmetic leg lengthening surgeries are luring patients and courting controversy
Doctors prepare for a leg lengthening surgery. — ABC News(NEW YORK) — Being tall is a stature that many men have longed for and some are turning to leg lengthening surgery to enhance their looks, but the procedure has also come with controversy.
“Im…
Washington state experiencing first known outbreak of potentially deadly fungus: Health officials
Jasmin Merdan/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Washington state is experiencing its first known outbreak of a potentially deadly fungus, according to public health officials.
Four patients in the last month have tested positive for Candida auris, or C. auris…
North Carolina governor hopes Medicaid expansion, to 600K residents, can be example after yearslong battle
krisanapong detraphiphat/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — More than a decade after the Affordable Care Act was passed, more than 600,000 adults in North Carolina are now eligible to receive benefits through an expansion of Medicaid that the state, like 10 oth…
Heart health month: What we know about lipoprotein (a)
ATU Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — For decades, doctors have encouraged patients to monitor their cholesterol levels, with studies showing that heart disease risk increases with high levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL), also known as the “bad cho…
As 988 centers struggle to hire, burnout plagues some crisis staff
Kelly Livingston/ABC News(NEW YORK) — For Belinda Mosby, the nightmares started in March.
Mosby had been working at Carelon Behavioral Health, one of the new 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline hotline centers in New Hampshire, for two months. When Mosby…
What to know about ZYN, the nicotine substitute going viral and facing scrutiny
In this photo illustration, ZYN nicotine cases and pouches are seen on a table, Jan. 29, 2024, in New York. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)(NEW YORK) — A type of nicotine pouches designed for adults is facing scrutiny on Capitol Hill, while also ex…