Hip-hop legend Dr. Dre reveals he’s had 3 strokes since suffering a brain aneurysm in 2021
LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Hip-hop icon Dr. Dre revealed that he’s had three strokes since suffering from a brain aneurysm in 2021. The seven-time Grammy […]
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Paul Alexander, Texas man who used an iron lung for decades after contracting polio as a child, dies at 78
DALLAS — Paul Alexander, who spent the vast majority of the past 70 years in an iron lung and defied expectations by becoming a lawyer […]
What is measles? Here are the symptoms, vaccine and treatment facts to know
More than 40 cases of measles in 17 states around the country have been reported to the Centers for Disease Control so far in 2024, […]
President Joe Biden’s administration announces focus on ‘flooding the zone’ with life-saving overdose reversal medicine
The Biden administration launched an initiative Wednesday that it describes as a nationwide call to increase training on and access to life-saving opioid overdose reversal […]
Japan officials searching for cat that fell into vat of cancer-causing chemicals; sparking citywide health warning in Japan
TOKYO — A city in Japan is on high alert for a cat that fell into a tank of hazardous chemicals before disappearing into the […]
4 years after WHO declared COVID-19 a global pandemic, SoCal’s ‘patient zero’ remembers the milestone
LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Four years ago, Monday, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. We look back at this milestone through […]
California lawmakers propose bill to keep medical debt from impacting credit scores
LOS ANGELES (KABC) — California lawmakers are working on a bill that promises to protect residents from having their credit rating affected by unpaid medical […]
Christina Applegate tells Robin Roberts she lives ‘kind of in hell’ battling multiple sclerosis during ‘Good Morning America’
Actresses Christina Applegate and Jamie-Lynn Sigler are opening up for the first time together about the health battle they both share: multiple sclerosis. “I live […]
Colon cancer among young adults may be different than older patients, new research finds. Here are symptoms, signs to not ignore
LOS ANGELES (KABC) — March is Colorectal cancer awareness month. Researchers are looking into the surge in colon cancer cases especially in people under the […]
New minimally-invasive bunionectomy challenges traditional methods for painless relief
Bunions are small bony bumps on toes that cause tremendous pain. Surgery is the solution, but a traditional method is being challenged by a newer, […]
