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Courtesy of Kati Martinez (NEW YORK) — An Illinois mom is opening up about the moment she found out her son had Down syndrome, a pivotal turning point that she said has brought more purpose [Read More…]

Oscar Wong/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A new study has added to the body of research showing the risks pregnant people face due to COVID-19, especially among those who are not vaccinated. The study, published [Read More…]

Joe Cavaretta/Sun Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — There is growing pushback among the health care community over Florida’s decision to advise against vaccinating healthy children for COVID-19, with an increasing number [Read More…]

Andrew Brookes/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Two studies published Monday show how COVID-19 infection is associated with higher rates of brain tissue abnormalities. These effects were subtle and it’s possible many of the people who [Read More…]

Stefan Cristian Cioata/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — New York City dropped several of its COVID-19 mandates on Monday, including mask and vaccine requirements. Restaurants, bars and other indoor public areas — including gyms and entertainment [Read More…]

ArtMarie/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As inflation continues to send food prices soaring, more Americans are turning to dollar stores to save on groceries. But can you find healthier options while still cutting costs? While [Read More…]

Luis Alvarez/Getty Images/Stock Photo (NEW YORK) — Recently, an update to the national COVID-19 strategy was released, designed to manage the virus so most Americans can return to daily life without disruption. The country is moving [Read More…]

Courtesy Kyaira White (NEW YORK) — As many states relax COVID-19 protocols, birthing practices continue to be impacted by the virus nearly two years after the World Health Organization declared it a global pandemic. Kyaira White [Read More…]

Thir Sakdi Phu Cxm / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Black New Yorkers were hit disproportionately hard during the omicron wave compared to white New Yorkers, according to a new analysis from the city’s Department [Read More…]

Mark Wallheiser/Getty Images (TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — Florida’s state Senate on Thursday passed a bill that bans abortions after 15 weeks, the same gestational limit currently being reviewed by the U.S. Supreme Court. The bill, HB [Read More…]

Elena Hung and her 7-year-old daughter, Xiomara, of Maryland. Xiomara was born with a number of medical conditions affecting her airway, lungs, heart and kidneys. – Elena Hung (NEW YORK) — When coronavirus shut down [Read More…]

Getty Images/Stock Photo (NEW YORK) — While much of the country is relieved to move into a new phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of families with young, unvaccinated children have looked on with frustration, feeling [Read More…]

Getty Images/Morsa Images/Stock (NEW YORK) — When the first coronavirus vaccines were shipped out across the country more than a year ago, millions of Americans waited eagerly for their turn to get a shot, hoping that [Read More…]

Morsa Images/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — The gap in COVID-19 vaccination uptake between rural and urban Americans is continuing to widen, a federal report published Thursday found. As of Jan. 31, 2022, 75.4% of people aged [Read More…]

Dimas Ardian/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, as hospitals became overrun, a group of doctors began touting an anti-parasitic medicine called ivermectin as a viable treatment [Read More…]

Tetra Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The United States marked a new stage in the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic when President Joe Biden announced in his State of the Union address Tuesday that [Read More…]

Christopher Furlong/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the Russian invasion of Ukraine intensifies, children are experiencing devastating consequences of being caught up in the war zone. At least seven children have been killed, according to [Read More…]

Courtesy of Sarah Granados (NEW YORK) — A North Carolina woman who had been unable to eat solid foods for over a decade due to a rare condition underwent a life-changing multiorgan transplant that gave [Read More…]

Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The White House on Wednesday released a sweeping new 96-page plan on COVID, marking a new era in the pandemic in which the virus is still circulating but [Read More…]

AlasdairJames/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to use certain powdered infant formulas made at Abbott Nutrition’s Sturgis, Michigan, facility amid an investigation into five infant illnesses. Previously, [Read More…]