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‘Abbott Elementary’ star opens up about struggle with Crohn’s disease: What to know about the disease
Frazer Harrison/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Actor Tyler James Williams is fresh off his first Golden Globe win for his role as Gregory Eddie on Abbott Elementary. While the actor celebrates a high point in [Read More…]

Netflix’s ‘The Circle’ star Raven Sutton breaks barriers for Deaf representation
Courtesy of Netflix (NEW YORK) — Raven Sutton is making history as the first deaf contestant on Netflix’s The Circle. She hopes her stint on the hit reality show can not only empower the Deaf [Read More…]

Why flu and strep A can be so serious in children
Ekaterina Goncharova/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Amid a flu season that started earlier than expected there’s also been a higher number of strep A cases in children this year. The Centers for Disease Control and [Read More…]

What’s in the agreement that led to the end of the New York City nurses’ strike
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The New York City nurses’ strike finally ended after the hospitals and the employees reached a tentative agreement early Thursday morning. More than 7,000 nurses at Montefiore Bronx and [Read More…]

China is ‘heavily underreporting’ number of COVID-19 deaths, WHO says
Massimiliano Finzi/Getty Images (GENEVA) — The World Health Organization said Wednesday China is “heavily underreporting” the number of COVID-19 deaths as a wave of infections sweeps the country. The Chinese Center for Disease Control and [Read More…]

Cancer death rates down but racial disparities persist among Black men and women
FatCamera/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Black men and women are more likely to die from prostate, uterine and breast cancer compared to other races, according to new data from the American Cancer Society. That’s despite [Read More…]

Companies look at increasing price of their COVID-19 vaccines. Sen. Bernie Sanders is not happy
Morsa Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, the incoming chair of the committee focused on health, on Tuesday called out Moderna for looking at a more-than-quadruple spike of its COVID-19 vaccine prices. [Read More…]

FDA adds sesame to major food allergen list, updates labeling requirements
Roberto Machado Noa/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Sesame has joined the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s list of major food allergens and will soon be added to labels of packaged food to protect consumers. The [Read More…]

COVID was the leading cause of law enforcement deaths in 2022 for third year in a row: Report
amphotora/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — COVID-19 remained the leading cause of law enforcement deaths in 2022 despite the number attributed to the virus dramatically declining. A new report released Wednesday by the National Law Enforcement [Read More…]

More than 24K people have reported COVID test results to new NIH website
SONGPHOL THESAKIT/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Tens of thousands of Americans have reported a COVID-19 test result to the National Institutes of Health’s website that launched in November. The site, MakeMyTestCount.org, allows people to anonymously [Read More…]

Hochul outlines $1 billion plan to address mental health in New York
Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Tuesday that New York will invest $1 billion to address mental health needs. Hochul laid out her plans for addressing the mental [Read More…]

Why thousands of New York City nurses are striking and what’s at stake
Selcuk Acar/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The nurses strike in New York City has extended into its second day with more than 7,000 walking out of two major hospitals. Nurses at Montefiore [Read More…]

OB-GYN sexual abuse trial reminds patients of boundaries doctors should establish during exams
The Good Brigade/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Opening statements in the federal trial of a Manhattan, New York obstetrician/gynecologist charged with sexually abusing female patients highlighted a rare but devastating type of sexual misconduct — [Read More…]

School district sues social media giants for ‘creating a youth mental health crisis’
Karl Tapales/Getty Images (SEATTLE) — Seattle Public Schools, the largest school district in the state of Washington, filed a lawsuit Friday against multiple social media giants, in an effort to hold the companies “accountable for [Read More…]

More US schools institute mask mandates as COVID cases rise
www.fuchieh.com/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More schools across the United States are putting mask mandates in place as COVID-19 cases continue to rise. Before winter break, districts in New Jersey and Pennsylvania announced they would [Read More…]

How to know when it’s time for new sneakers
JGI/Tom Grill/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Did you know that working out in old sneakers can do more harm to your body than good? According to podiatrist Dr. Priya Parthasarathy, you should test your sneakers [Read More…]

Children with obesity should get proactive treatment: American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines
Image Source/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Children and adolescents should be proactively evaluated and treated for obesity, according to new guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics around childhood obesity. The guidelines note that treatments, [Read More…]

‘Lazy keto’ diet: Five things to know about the trendy low carb diet
lacaosa/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The ketogenic, or keto, diet is one of the well-known diets out there, but a simplified version of the high fat, low carbohydrate diet is gaining in popularity too. With [Read More…]

Woman shares New Year’s reminder: Weight loss doesn’t bring happiness
thebirdspapaya/Instagram (NEW YORK) — Amid the influx of messages on weight loss and change and resolutions that come with the New Year, one woman is sending a different message. Sarah Nicole Landry, a mom of [Read More…]

South Carolina’s Supreme Court strikes down 6-week abortion ban
Jason Marz/Getty Images (COLUMBIA, S.C.) — South Carolina’s Supreme Court struck down the state’s six-week abortion ban Thursday, claiming it violates the state’s constitution. The 2021 so-called “heartbeat act” bans abortions after fetal cardiac activity [Read More…]