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It comes as the U.S. surpassed 1,000 measles cases for the 1st time in 5 years.

A law firm says the number of former rugby players taking legal action against sports governing bodies on claims they suffered brain injuries during their careers has grown to more than 1,000

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In Uganda, where more than 40% of the population live in extreme poverty, many families live in homes with dirt floors

Sunday was National Cancer Survivor's Day, a day dedicated to celebrating the strength, resilience, and triumph of individuals who have overcome the disease.

Dr. Jessica Shepherd, a women's health expert and chief medical officer of "Hers," discusses the recent conflicting information on the COVID vaccine for children and pregnant women.

Clinical psychologist Kahlila Robinson, author of "The Self-Regulation Workbook for Kids," shares tips on how to help your child better calibrate their emotions.

A ban on disposable vapes has come into force across the U.K. as the British government aims to stem their illegal use by children, reduce litter and prevent the leaking of harmful chemicals into the environment

Dr. Stephanie Widmer, an emergency medical physician and medical toxicologist, shares safety tips for dealing with mushrooms in light of the “mushroom murder” trial in Australia.

French scientist Etienne-Emile Baulieu, known as the inventor of the abortion pill, died on Friday aged 98 at his home in Paris

Attorneys for a woman who had challenged Kentucky's near-total ban on abortion have dropped the lawsuit

Americans are losing an array of people and programs dedicated to keeping them healthy

Cardiac deaths have increased since 2020 and remain high, with more people dying at home from heart attacks, a study in JAMA Network Open medical journal revealed.

The nation’s top public health agency has posted new recommendations that healthy children and pregnant women may — but no longer should — get COVID-19 vaccinations

Alexa Nicholls Costa and Alexandra Rogers, the founders of LexRx, as well as Dr. Sandy Tao, an aesthetic dermatologist at Massachusetts General Hospital, discuss the program.

Carlos Alcaraz has been wearing nasal strips in some matches since last season

Experts say healthy children are also at risk of severe disease and death.

A reporter asked White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt about a NOTUS article that found the HHS "Make America Healthy Again" report cited nonexistent medical studies and misrepresented others.

ABC News’ Linsey Davis spoke with Dr. Deborah Birx about RFK Jr.’s changes to the CDC's immunization schedule that no longer recommends COVID shots for healthy children and pregnant women.

For many Americans, it's not clear how easy getting a COVID-19 vaccination this fall will be — or if they've lost the choice

Symptoms appear to be similar to other COVID variants, the WHO says.

An 11-year-old boy has died in Cambodia’s fourth fatality from bird flu this year

A verdict is expected in one of France's largest-ever child sex abuse cases

May is Brain Cancer Awareness Month, and ABC News’ Kyra Phillips follows Kasey Zachmann and her years-long battle with the disease.

The U.S. has confirmed an average of 22 weekly cases over the past two weeks.

France’s lower house of parliament adopts bill to allow adults with incurable illness to take lethal medication

A leading medical group is warning of a rising number of cholera cases in war-torn Sudan as a new outbreak of the waterborne disease grips the country

France’s lower house of parliament has adopted a bill to allow adults with incurable illness to take lethal medication

The U.S. Agency for International Development once provided 65% of Somalia’s foreign aid

Haitians with HIV are defying stigma as they publicly denounce USAID cuts implemented by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump that has led to a dwindling of life-saving medication

Experts say there is low vaccine uptake and people are not accessing treatments.

Naqi Rizvi loves the “absolute freedom” he feels on the tennis court

ABC News' Perry Russom explains why people across the country are taking on "The Murph Challenge" this Memorial Day weekend.

Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary says the White House's Make America Healthy Again Commission’s report on chronic illnesses in children takes an “objective, scientific approach.”

Often misunderstood and misrepresented, obsessive-compulsive disorder affects millions of people in deeply personal and sometimes invisible ways. ABC News' Phil Lipof reports.

Dr. Raynard Washington, epidemiologist and health director in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, discusses new guidelines from the FDA.

A spokesperson for the former president addressed Joe Biden's history with PSA tests and revealed he received his last blood test in 2014.