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STEFANI REYNOLDS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease specialist, said Sunday he is “as confident as you can be” about the prospect of most states reaching a [Read More…]

MoMo Productions/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Students in Los Angeles public schools must wear a non-cloth mask with a nose wire at all times, including during sports, beginning Monday, the district announced in a letter [Read More…]

Glow Images/Getty Images (HOUSTON) — Battle against omicron variant pushes hospitals, health care workers to the brink COVID-19 cases have soared to new records with nearly 800,000 new infections per day. A 55-year-old Minnesota man, [Read More…]

iStock/narvikk (NEW YORK) — As the recent COVID-19 wave begins to ebb on the East Coast and in the Midwest, Los Angeles County is still being battered by the virus. The county reported 102 new [Read More…]

Westend61/iStock (NEW YORK) — A peanut allergy treatment often used on children 4 years old and up in the U.S. appears to be safe for toddlers too, a new study has found. Around 2% of [Read More…]

Luis Alvarez/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — There’s no denying therapy can be a valuable resource for guiding you through life’s ups and downs. However, it’s also important to recognize that your first meeting with a [Read More…]

Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images (OKLAHOMA CITY) — Oklahoma doctors say they are seeing a massive surge of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations among children — more than during any previous wave of the pandemic. Between Jan. [Read More…]

The Good Brigade/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — While the benefits of exercise are becoming increasingly well known, new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests that more than one-fifth of Americans remain [Read More…]

Jasmine Merdan/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Many continue to worry about experiencing side effects from vaccines — especially the COVID-19 vaccines — but new data from a comprehensive meta-analysis suggests there is little to fear. [Read More…]

Jasmine Merdan/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — Both vaccination and a prior infection provided protection against another infection and hospitalization due to COVID-19 during the United States’ delta wave, according to a study released Wednesday by the [Read More…]

Anna Kurzaeva/iStock (NEW YORK) — Registered dietician and author Rachel Beller joined “Good Morning America” to share tips that will help others level up their nutrition and may help reduce the risk of chronic illness [Read More…]

Boy_Anupong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — For the first time, the Biden administration is commenting on the Food and Drug Administration’s long-time blood donation guidelines, which are impacting the LGBTQ+ community by preventing gay and bisexual men [Read More…]

Mehdi Taamallah/NurPhoto via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former world No. 1 tennis player Chris Evert revealed she is battling Stage 1 ovarian cancer. Evert shared the news in a Tweet on Friday. “I wanted [Read More…]

DigitalVision/GettyImages (ATLANTA) — Any mask is better than no mask. But loosely woven cloth masks provide the least amount of protection and Americans in some cases might want to opt for higher quality masks like [Read More…]

fotograzia/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As evidence mounts that the omicron variant is less deadly than prior COVID-19 strains, one oft-cited explanation is that viruses always evolve to become less virulent over time. The problem, [Read More…]

Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — High school athletics are feeling the impact of the omicron surge, from paused games to restricted fans, amid a winter season that coaches and administrators [Read More…]

Peter Dazeley/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The U.S. is facing a national blood crisis, the “worst blood shortage in over a decade,” the American Red Cross warns. Despite this urgent need for donations, people who [Read More…]

Catherine Delahaye/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Kids who have recovered from COVID-19 may have an increased risk of developing diabetes, according to a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The study, [Read More…]

Alicia Llop/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — After weeks of health experts urging Americans to upgrade their masks to protect against the omicron COVID-19 variant, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday that it was [Read More…]

GETTY/Arctic-Images (NEW YORK) — A 57-year-old man who underwent a first-of-its-kind heart transplant involving a genetically-modified pig heart is in a “much happier place” after the transplant, according to his son. David Bennett Sr., of Maryland, [Read More…]