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Jennifer Graviss (NEW YORK) — A Tennessee family is speaking out to share memories of their 7-year-old daughter, who died Feb. 7, less than 72 hours after testing positive for COVID-19. “She was just a [Read More…]

iStock/x-reflexnaja (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 four infant illnesses. Parents should [Read More…]

iStock/koto_feja (NEW YORK) — Boosters helped reduce the risk of contracting the omicron variant after it spread at a convention in New York City, according to a new study published by the Centers for Disease [Read More…]

Joao Paulo Burini/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Mosquitoes may be smarter than we think, and that could make getting rid of them and the diseases they carry even more difficult, according to new research. Scientists [Read More…]

Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images for Fragrance Foundation (NEW YORK) — Linda Evangelista is sharing photos of herself several months after suffering from a cosmetic procedure that she alleges left her “brutally disfigured.” The legendary supermodel, 56, [Read More…]

EMS-FORSTER-PRODUCTIONS/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — After months of unrelenting surges, COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations are falling rapidly across the United States, a welcome reprieve for many Americans, who are hoping that the decline will herald [Read More…]

John Paraskevas/Newsday via Getty Images (ATLANTA) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was expected as early as next week to loosen its guidance on indoor masking as COVID cases and hospitalizations continue to [Read More…]

Theo Wargo / Staff / Getty Images (INDIO, Calif.) — Coachella is dropping all COVID-19 restrictions ahead of this year’s festival. “In accordance with local guidelines, there will be no vaccination, testing or masking requirements [Read More…]

Westend61/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Researchers revealed on Tuesday that an American, described as a middle-aged woman of mixed race, has likely been cured of HIV after undergoing a new transplant procedure using donated umbilical [Read More…]

Jose Luis Pelaez Inc/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Heide Spence, a mother of two, said she does not remember a time in her life since getting her first menstrual cycle at age 10 when she [Read More…]

Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Nearly 1,500 New York City municipal workers have been fired over their refusal to get vaccinated against COVID-19. That number represents less than 1% of the [Read More…]

Gravity Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The majority of children under age 5 are getting more screen time than is recommended by pediatricians, new research shows. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends babies and [Read More…]

Sara Ward (NEW YORK) — A Missouri mom is warning fellow parents about a rare condition caused by a strand of hair that sent her 5-month-old son to the emergency room. Sara Ward, from St. [Read More…]

@TrainWithJoan/Instagram (NEW YORK) — Joan MacDonald went from struggling with stairs to being a fitness influencer on Instagram with more than one million followers — and she did it while in her 70s. Her transformation [Read More…]

Images By Tang Ming Tung/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — New York City began distributing free, at-home COVID-19 test kits across the five boroughs Monday. Tests, made by the company Flowflex, will be available at 27 [Read More…]

Mike Coppola/Getty Images for American Heart Association (NEW YORK) — Actress Susan Lucci is opening up about her battle with heart disease. The 75-year-old, best known for her role as Erica Kane on the ABC [Read More…]

Cristina Arias/Cover/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Food and Drug Administration has authorized a new monoclonal antibody treatment for COVID-19, shown to hold up against the omicron variant and BA.2 subvariant. The drug, called bebtelovimab from [Read More…]

David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Food and Drug Administration on Friday postponed its review of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 5. “We realized now, in data that came in very [Read More…]

Noam Galai/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — About 4,000 New York City municipal workers are facing termination Friday for not being vaccinated against COVID-19. Less than 1% of the city’s workforce will lose their jobs if [Read More…]

Xavier Lorenzo/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — COVID-19 vaccines for kids under 5 have not yet been authorized, but the U.S.’ rollout plan is already in the works. The federal government is prepping an initial 10 [Read More…]