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At just 34 years old, New York resident Sarah Sanders thought she was in her prime."I was in peak health. I mean, I worked out five days a week, super active, ready and willing to go do everything," Sanders told ABC News.Although she felt her best, her annual gynecology visit in 2020 proved otherwise when Sanders' doctor found a lump in her breast. Over a dozen scans later came the […]

Dr. Jennifer Shuford, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's deputy director, has resigned, the agency said in a statement on Tuesday.Shuford, who also served as chief medical officer, was hired for the role in April. Her last day will be Nov. 12, the CDC said."I am leaving to spend more time with my family," Shuford said in a statement. "I am so thankful to President Trump and Secretary Kennedy […]

Antibiotics have long been used to treat common bacterial infections from strep throat to pneumonia.But some germs develop the ability to survive the medications designed to kill them, and they're an increasing risk to public health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned.In a report published Tuesday, the federal health agency said drug-resistant germs are a "growing threat to Americans."Drug-resistant germs, including bacteria and fungi, cause an estimated […]

Just two years after Missouri voters approved an amendment enshrining the right to reproductive freedom in the state constitution, abortion, which was also protected by the measure, is on the ballot there again.On Nov. 3, Missouri residents will be voting on Amendment 3, only this time it would prohibit abortion, except in cases of medical emergencies, fetal anomalies, rape or incest. If the abortion is due to rape or incest, […]

Changes to federal hepatitis B vaccination recommendations could lead to more childhood infections and leave up to 1.8 million young adults vulnerable to the virus, a new study finds.It comes as health experts raise concerns about the potential long-term impact of changing childhood vaccination recommendations.In late 2025, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) removed the universal hepatitis B vaccination recommendation for newborns. That decision, as well as other vaccine changes […]

Nigeria is confirming its first Ebola case as an outbreak continues to spread in the nearby Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).According to Nigeria's Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, the patient is a woman who arrived on an international flight from Uganda. She was admitted to a private hospital in the Federal Capital Territory, where the capital city of Abuja is located.The woman received care for several days […]

Open enrollment for Medicare, the nationwide federal health insurance program primarily for those aged 65 and older, has started.Many enrollees in privately run Medicare Advantage plans may need to find new plans as insurers scale back their offerings.Additionally, costs may increase for prescription drugs after the Trump administration ended a temporary subsidy program.Here's what you need to know about some of the biggest changes coming this year before open enrollment […]

More than 4,400 measles cases have been reported in the U.S., according to an update on Friday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).A total of 4,410 cases have been confirmed, with most reported by 45 states and Washington, D.C. Eighteen of this year's total have been among international visitors to the U.S., according to the CDC.At least 1,200 of those cases have been reported in Pennsylvania alone […]