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Dr. Jessica Shepherd, chief medical officer for Hers, joins ABC News Live to discuss prediabetes in youth.

Floodwaters can increase risk of injuries, illness and death.

New treatment offers dogs year-round protection with a single shot.

One-third of kids in Ukraine live in homes without a functioning water supply.

North Carolina's first standalone children’s hospital will be built in a bedroom community of Raleigh

A judge has rejected a challenge to Michigan’s ban on taxpayer-funded abortions for low-income residents

It comes after RFK Jr. replaced all the members of ACIP with his own picks.

Dr. Claudette Yaméogo is Burkina Faso’s only ophthalmologist who specializes in treating children

Measles cases in the United States have reached their highest number in more than 30 years, according to new federal data published Wednesday.

Psychologists and disaster experts say natural disasters, such as the floods in Texas, can take a heavy mental health toll.

This is the highest number of cases since 1992.

Measles cases in the U.S. are at their highest in three decades

A U.S. Senate committee has approved Susan Monarez to be President Donald Trump’s director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Scientists have linked last week’s European heat wave to human-caused climate change and estimate that climate change was responsible for 1,500 deaths

Prediabetes increases a person's risk of developing Type 2 diabetes.

A Chinese national has been arrested on suspicion of hacking into several U.S. universities’ computer systems to steal COVID-19-related research

Natural disasters can lead to anxiety, depression and PTSD, experts say.

German investigators say they are examining the case of a doctor who has been suspected of killing several patients

Several major medical organizations filed a lawsuit against the HHS and Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday over what they are calling “unlawful" vaccine changes.

Roseline Phay is a farmer in the West African nation of Liberia

Children and the elderly face the highest risk.

The groups say Kennedy unlawfully cut COVID-19 vaccine recommendations.

The CDC is reporting record-breaking emergency room visits for tick bites, with children and the elderly most affected.

Doctors groups and public health organizations are suing the U.S. government over the decision to stop recommending COVID-19 vaccinations for most children and pregnant women

A new study shows that more teens are vaping cannabis, but fewer know what’s actually in it. Plus, how emojis might be strengthening relationships.

Some hospitals in the U.S. are without essential staff because international medical residents set to start their training this week were delayed by the Trump administration’s travel and visa restrictions

The best way to prevent hepatitis B is to get vaccinated, and no evidence suggests the hepatitis B vaccine is unsafe, an infectious disease expert told ABC News.

Prices are falling for the popular obesity treatments Wegovy and Zepbound, but steady access to the drugs remains challenging

The Food and Drug Administration finalized the expansion of heart risk warning labels on Moderna and Pfizer’s mRNA COVID-19 vaccines. Dr. Alok Patel has more medical news to share.

Dr. Alok Patel answers viewer questions about male fertility, the positives of a short nap during the day and a new study on ADHD medications.

ABC News’ Alex Presha and medical contributor Dr. Alok Patel discuss the meeting of the CDC’s vaccine advisory panel.