Health

 New York health officials have confirmed the state’s first locally acquired case of chikungunya virus and the first such case in the country in six years ​Read More  ABC News: Health ​Health 

 An estimated 31,000 Kaiser Permanente health care workers have gone on strike to demand better wages and staffing ​Read More  ABC News: Health ​Health 

 South Africa's health minister has called lenacapavir, the first twice-yearly HIV prevention jab, a "groundbreaking" tool against the disease ​Read More  ABC News: Health ​Health 

 A suspected attack by militants on a polio vaccine team in northwestern Pakistan has left one police guard dead ​Read More  ABC News: Health ​Health 

 Fewer choices may be on the menu again as Medicare patients shop for prescription coverage this fall ​Read More  ABC News: Health ​Health 

 The spotlight was on Jonathan Toews when the Winnipeg Jets skated onto the ice for their opener against Dallas ​Read More  ABC News: Health ​Health 

 Finding enough food to feed families can be stressful ​Read More  ABC News: Health ​Health 

 A North Dakota judge has upheld the state’s ban on gender-affirming care for kids ​Read More  ABC News: Health ​Health 

 A New York county’s law banning transgender women from playing on female sports teams at county-run parks and recreational facilities has been halted for now ​Read More  ABC News: Health ​Health