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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…]

Mark Boster/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (ATLANTA) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a warning Thursday about the risk of rabies after three Americans — including a child — died from [Read More…]

Oscar Wong/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — Most American adults are not getting enough of their fruits and vegetables, according to a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with even greater disparities found [Read More…]

Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In the midst of a new pandemic surge, another seemingly new ailment is now grabbing headlines: flurona. Despite the catchy name, “flurona” [Read More…]

Johnny Louis/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As U.S. COVID-19 cases continue to surge, some health care facilities have been forced to shut down facilities or departments as staffing shortages worsen. Holy Cross Health in Fort [Read More…]

Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday clarified its guidelines around what to do when you get COVID-19, a move that comes after criticism last week that [Read More…]

JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved Pfizer boosters for 12- to 15-year-olds. The moves comes as schools reopen after the holiday break. In a release, the [Read More…]

Al Bello/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Amid pushback from some public health officials on new Centers for Disease Control guidance for individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19, which does not require a negative test [Read More…]

Xesai/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — With the explosion of coronavirus cases in the U.S., fueled in part by the highly contagious omicron variant, Americans are once again facing a wave of sickness and the anxiety [Read More…]

ROBIN VAN LONKHUIJSEN/ANP/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Hundreds to thousands of calls come in to the Disability Information and Access Line (DIAL) each week from disabled people across the country with questions about COVID-19, [Read More…]

GETTY/Horacio Villalobos (NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.4 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 824,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by Johns Hopkins University’s [Read More…]

Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — COVID-19 has touched all corners of the world — and fear, anxiety, and grief have followed in its wake. The pandemic has taken a toll on the mental health [Read More…]

Rob Kim/Getty Images (NEW YORK) – New Year’s Eve celebrations for 2021 were significantly scaled back due to COVID, with hopes of larger celebrations to mark 2022. But with case numbers surging, are this year’s [Read More…]

Hugh Hastings/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — With questions swirling about how well rapid COVID-19 tests work when it comes to detecting the omicron variant, leading scientists are now reassuring the public that they do work, [Read More…]

JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP via Getty Images (ATLANTA) — COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective for children, according to three new studies released Thursday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. One study, which evaluated [Read More…]

Thomas A. Ferrara/Newsday RM via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the highly transmissible omicron variant of COVID-19 spreads across the country, children are being impacted, too. Last week, nearly 200,000 children in the U.S. [Read More…]