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Dr. Alok Patel breaks down this week’s top medical headlines, including heightened premiums for insurance holders, expanded dairy dietary guidelines and rare deadly flesh eating bacteria.

People insured through the Affordable Care Act marketplace are likely to see their insurance premiums increase in 2026, according to a new analysis from KFF, a research group.

Experts say it all comes down to how much you consume.

The nation's only Medicaid work requirement program shows they can be costly.

The removal of 21 children from a Los Angeles-area couple has put a spotlight on the practice of using surrogates to build a family

The president was diagnosed after experiencing "mild" swelling in his legs.

The reversal comes nearly two years after the federal health agency ordered the company's e-cigarettes and vaping products be taken off the market.

ABC News medical contributor Dr. Alok Patel breaks down what you need to know about chronic venous insufficiency, the circulatory disease President Donald Trump was diagnosed with.

Swollen legs led to President Donald Trump being diagnosed with what’s called chronic venous insufficiency

U.S. guidelines currently recommend 3 servings for those aged 9 and older.

Researchers report that eight healthy babies were born with the help of an experimental technique that uses DNA from three people to help mothers avoid passing rare diseases to their children

Two university hospitals are pioneering new ways to expand access to the lifesaving heart transplants for adults and babies

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A few downward dogs or a stroll around the neighborhood may aid sleep.

Lack of access and conflict can lower vaccination rates, officials said.

The children are also known as “zero-dose” children.

Dozens of U.S. ice cream producers are planning to remove artificial colors from their products by 2028, a dairy industry group and government officials announced.

ABC News' Linsey Davis is joined by dermatologist Dr. Jeanine Downie to talk about all things SPF and what sunscreen is best for your skin type.

ABC News medical correspondent Dr. Darien Sutton explains a new study that shows a sharp rise in nicotine pouch ingestions among children under 6.

Dozens of ice cream makers pledged on Monday to remove artificial dyes from their products by 2028

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

South Africa has played a historic, global role in scientific research, from COVID-19 vaccines to HIV

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.

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.

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

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.

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.