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ABC News (NEW YORK) — Two years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, mental health challenges still impact youth. But in a new one-hour ABC News primetime special anchored by Good Morning America’s Robin Roberts, U.S. [Read More…]

Images By Tang Ming Tung/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, disease surveillance efforts that rely on testing and variant sequencing have been critical tools in the global efforts to fight the virus. [Read More…]

Marti Hines, far left, poses with Selma Blair, center, and a friend in this undated photo. (Courtesy Marti Hines) (NEW YORK) — When Marti Hines woke up one morning four years ago while on vacation [Read More…]

Morsa Images/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A second round of booster shots was authorized for everyone over the age of 50 by the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday, kicking off the regulatory process for shots [Read More…]

Morsa Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Another COVID-19 vaccine booster shot may be on the horizon for Americans, as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to greenlight a fourth dose for those aged [Read More…]

ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The confrontation between Will Smith and Chris Rock that rocked the 2022 Oscars Sunday night is also putting a spotlight on alopecia, the autoimmune condition that affects [Read More…]

JOHANNES EISELE/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Political polarization in the U.S. was evident and intensifying long before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, two years ago. Americans were already deeply divided about a [Read More…]

Morsa Images/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As soon as Tuesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration could authorize COVID-19 booster shots for Americans over 50 years old, two officials familiar with the matter told ABC News, [Read More…]

Courtesy of Sparkle Jurnakins (INDIANAPOLIS) — For the first time in his life, 15-month-old Kendall Jurnakins is home. The baby boy spent the first year of his life in the neonatal intensive care unit at [Read More…]

Courtesy of Kelly Savant (NEW YORK) — Two years ago, two women — complete strangers — embarked on a remarkable journey together and today, they say they’ve become “family.” Now, they’re opening up about their [Read More…]

Taylor Keefe (NEW YORK) — March marks World Endometriosis Awareness Month dedicated to recognizing and advocating for the estimated 190 million women worldwide who suffer from endometriosis. Taylor Keefe was 13 years old when she [Read More…]

Oscar Wong/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the United States continues to face the highest maternal mortality rate among developed nations, the country’s largest city is offering new support for expectant people. New York City [Read More…]

Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — Big Apple athletes and performers who haven’t received their COVID-19 vaccine shots now won’t be barred from taking the court or stage. But some New [Read More…]

IMAGINESTOCK/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Even as most eligible Americans have yet to receive their first COVID-19 vaccine boosters, Pfizer and Moderna have now asked the Food and Drug Administration to authorize yet another booster [Read More…]

Jennifer Dornan-Fish (NEW YORK) — Jennifer Dornan-Fish is marking two years grappling with the long-term impacts of COVID-19 on her body. She said her road to recovery from the virus has been mired in a [Read More…]

Nicole Lucas Hall (NEW YORK) — One mother is dedicated to reaffirming that her daughter is beyond beautiful. Nicole Hall’s daughter, Winry, was born with an extremely rare birthmark called congenital melanocytic nevi, or CMN. [Read More…]

Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Two years into the coronavirus pandemic, children under age 6 may be one step closer to being eligible to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Moderna said Wednesday it plans to [Read More…]

Morsa Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Moderna said it plans to seek emergency use authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its COVID-19 vaccine in children under age 6. The company released clinical [Read More…]

fstop123/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Egg freezing — a process that involves collection, freezing and storage of a woman’s eggs with the intention to use at a later time for pregnancy — is more widely [Read More…]

Morsa Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — COVID-19 survivors are at increased risk of being newly diagnosed with diabetes up to one year after recovering, a new study suggests. Researchers from VA Saint Louis Health Care [Read More…]