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Why it feels like allergy season is getting longer, more severe

Wednesday, May 7 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Temperatures are beginning to warm up, indicating the arrival of spring -- and of allergy season for millions of Americans.Research shows that allergy seasons may be hitting people harder by starting earlier, lasting longer and creating more pollen.Growing seasons -- the... Read More.

Bird flu is continuing to spread in animals across the US. Heres what you need to know

Tuesday, May 6 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Bird flu is continuing to spread in animals across the United States more than a year after the first human case was detected.Since then, at least 70 people have fallen ill and at least one death was recorded in Louisiana, according to... Read More.

Measles cases surpass 900 in US as infections confirmed in 29 states, CDC data shows

Saturday, May 3 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Measles cases in the U.S. have surpassed 900 as outbreaks continue to spread across the county, according to new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data published Friday.A total of 935 cases have been confirmed in 29 states including Alaska, Arkansas,... Read More.

RFK Jr. calls for new vaccines to undergo placebo-controlled trials

Saturday, May 3 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will require new vaccines to undergo placebo testing, marking what a department spokesperson called "a radical departure from past practices."The policy change would force vaccines, in order to be approved for human use,... Read More.

Case of tuberculosis confirmed at Florida high school: Officials

Wednesday, April 30 by ABC News

(FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.) -- A case of active tuberculosis has been confirmed at a Florida high school, according to state health officials.The Florida Department of Health in Broward County (DOH-Broward) identified the infected individual, who was recently on campus at Dillard High School in... Read More.

Even a small uptick in vaccination could prevent millions of US measles cases. Heres how

Wednesday, April 30 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Measles cases are continuing to spread throughout the U.S. with outbreaks in at least six states.Public health experts have previously said lagging vaccination rates are to blame for the rise in cases, at least partly due to vaccine hesitancy and vaccine... Read More.

I want to live: Coal miners speak out as Trump strips away health protections

Tuesday, April 29 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- For John Robinson, a retired coal miner who spent his career in the Virginia mines helping to power America into the 21st century, not a moment passes that he isn't feeling the full effects of his black lung diagnosis.With the support of... Read More.

Immunotherapy drug capable of eliminating tumors in some early-stage cancers: Study

Tuesday, April 29 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A new study in the New England Journal of Medicine suggests that some people with early-stage cancers may be able to skip surgery after being treated with the immunotherapy drug dostarlimab.In the study, 82 out of 103 participants responded so well... Read More.

Alzheimers society calls on doctors to use newer early diagnostic testing due to improvements

Tuesday, April 29 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- New treatments and simple blood tests could change how doctors detect and treat Alzheimer's disease, according to a new report from the Alzheimer's Association.Blood tests to detect Alzheimer's are not yet approved for everyday use, but in research studies, they have... Read More.

HHS firings, questioning safety of vaccines: How the Trump administration may be attacking science

Tuesday, April 29 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The first 100 days of President Donald Trump's second term have been filled with mass firings, cancellations of research grants, university funding cuts and questions over what should be studied.Thousands of people have been let go at federal agencies and critical research... Read More.

Why it feels like allergy season is getting longer, more severe

Bird flu is continuing to spread in animals across the US. Heres what you need to know

Measles cases surpass 900 in US as infections confirmed in 29 states, CDC data shows

RFK Jr. calls for new vaccines to undergo placebo-controlled trials

Case of tuberculosis confirmed at Florida high school: Officials

Even a small uptick in vaccination could prevent millions of US measles cases. Heres how

I want to live: Coal miners speak out as Trump strips away health protections

Immunotherapy drug capable of eliminating tumors in some early-stage cancers: Study

Alzheimers society calls on doctors to use newer early diagnostic testing due to improvements

HHS firings, questioning safety of vaccines: How the Trump administration may be attacking science

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