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ABC News’ Linsey Davis speaks with Sloan Kettering’s prostate cancer section head, Dr. Michael J. Morris, on what former President Biden’s cancer diagnosis means and what treatment may look like.

ABC News Live Prime looks at the prevalence of prostate cancer among men, who is most likely to be diagnosed and the chances of survival.

Nebraska is the first state to receive a federal waiver to ban the purchase of soda and energy drinks under the food benefit program for low-income Americans long known as food stamps

Prostate cancer can be found and diagnosed in its later stages, experts said.

Investigators are combing through the writings of a 25-year-old man believed responsible for an explosion that ripped through a Southern California fertility clinic over the weekend

Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer among men.

Arif Kamal, chief patient officer at the American Cancer Society, discusses former President Joe Biden's prostate cancer diagnosis.

The World Health Organization is opening its annual meeting of government ministers and other top envoys facing one of the most serious crises of its 77-year history in the wake of Trump administration funding cuts and plans to withdraw the United States

Dr. Jessica Shepherd, chief medical officer for Hers, joins ABC News Live to discuss the first-of-its-kind approach to gene-editing.

Fitness and health expert Denise Austin and her daughter Katie Austin join ABC News Live to spread a message about staying fit no matter your age.

The American Cancer Society’s Dr. Arif Kamal joins ABC News Live to discuss the findings of an alarming new study that shows that early-onset cancer rates are rising in younger Americans.

ABC News medical contributor Alok Patel discuses the gene-editing treatment that could help those with rare genetic diseases.

The test is for older Americans already exhibiting signs of Alzheimer's.

Attention spans are shrinking, with research showing the average person's has declined from 2.5 minutes in 2004 to 47 seconds now

Cuts to Medicaid could increase the number of uninsured.

Health officials are urging vigilance as reports of bird flu cases in humans appear to have stopped

The majority of cases are among those unvaccinated or with unknown status.

A federal judge says the government must stop slashing billions in money for public health departments

The goal is to reuse key parts of the treatment and simply swap in a custom set of instructions for each patient's specific gene mutation, doctors say.

Infant twins suffered from malnutrition in Nigeria

ABC News’ Steve Osunsami spoke with the founder of free mental health app WhiteFlag, which is helping connect users like ex-Miss Teen SC Caitlin Upton and former “Bachelor” star Colton Underwood.

The law is set to go into effect on July 1.

The rare genetic disease kills 50% of babies diagnosed with it by early infancy.

World champion swimmer Ryan Murphy is on a mission to raise awareness about water safety.

For now, the referendum is set to appear on a ballot in 2026.

As mental health awareness increases, so are conversations about about what constitutes toxic behavior at work and the kinds of treatment people won't tolerate for a steady paycheck

Missouri lawmakers have approved a referendum seeking to repeal an abortion-rights amendment passed by voters six months ago

The Environmental Protection Agency says it will roll back limits on several types of what are known as forever chemicals in drinking water

Kennedy said his "opinions about vaccines are irrelevant."

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended the massive cuts to the department's workforce and laid out his priorities for the Trump administration's proposed budget.

Republicans again have their eyes on Medicaid, the government health program.

Allergy sufferers say their conditions have gotten worse. Human-amplified climate change may be playing a part.

Drug overdose deaths dropped in the United States in 2024 to the lowest levels seen in five years, according to a new CDC report published Wednesday morning.

Drug overdose deaths fell from 110,037 in 2023 to 80,391 in 2024.

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The United States gains 12 pregnancy heat-risk days per year on average.

A judge has ordered the restoration of a health monitoring program for coal miners in West Virginia and rescinded layoffs in a unit of a small U.S. health agency

Michigan’s 24-hour waiting period before an abortion has been struck down

ABC News medical correspondent Dr. Darien Sutton has tips on how to relieve seasonal allergy symptoms.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has signed a bill into law to make Maryland the first state to use money collected from a surcharge on insurance plans sold under the Affordable Care Act to pay for an abortion grant program

U.S. health officials say they plan to phase out fluoride-containing supplements used to strengthen children’s teeth, citing possible health risks

California’s governor once again called upon the state’s cities and counties to ban homeless encampments

The spread of New World Screwworm caused the U.S. to suspend imports.

Imports of livestock from the southern border have been banned due to the spread of a flesh-eating pest in Mexico, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Sunday.

U.S. health officials say a listeria outbreak linked to ready-to-eat sandwiches and snacks has sickened at least 10 people

President Donald Trump’s plan to change the pricing model for some medications is facing fierce criticism from the pharmaceutical industry before he’s even signed an executive order he says will lower the costs of drugs

Medical contributor Dr. Alok Patel joins ABC News Live to discuss at-home cervical cancer tests, food dyes bans, and other top health stories.

Means has risen to prominence within the "Make America Healthy Again" movement.

ABC News medical contributor Alok Patel discusses the measles outbreak as it surpasses 1,000 cases for the first time in 5 years, according to the CDC.