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Biden to announce appointees to Cancer Panel, part of initiative to cut death rate
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden will announce Wednesday his appointees to the President’s Cancer Panel, ABC News can exclusively reveal. The Cancer Panel is part of Biden’s Cancer [Read More…]
Experts reveal how likely reinfection is from COVID with spread of omicron subvariant BA.5
VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, the prevailing theory was that if someone was infected with the virus, they were immune — at least for a while. But [Read More…]
FDA authorizes Novavax COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in US
Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Americans will likely have one more COVID-19 vaccine to choose from after the Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization for Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday. [Read More…]
COVID hospitalizations forecast to increase amid concerns over new omicron subvariants
VioletaStoimenova/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — For the first time since May, COVID-19-related hospital admissions are forecasted to increase again in the U.S., as highly infectious omicron subvariants continue to spread, according to updated forecasting models [Read More…]
Agencies weigh second COVID booster for more people; admin urges shots for those over 50
SDI Productions/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Scientists at the nation’s top health agencies are looking into expanding vaccine eligibility so that more Americans can get a second booster shot during the latest COVID-19 wave, White House [Read More…]
How Plan B works and why it’s not abortion
Allison Dinner/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Since the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade, ending nearly five decades of a precedent that protected the constitutional right to an abortion, there has [Read More…]
Drug company asks FDA for approval for OTC birth control pills
JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — A French-based pharmaceutical company announced Monday that it has asked the Food and Drug Administration to sell over-the-counter birth control pills in the U.S., making it [Read More…]
Omicron subvariants threaten COVID-19 resurgence across US
Corbis via Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — Health officials are once again raising the alarm about the threat of a resurgence of COVID-19 infections across the country, as concerns grow about the new omicron [Read More…]
Long Island school district found to have higher rates of cancer cases: Study
Raychel Brightman/Newsday RM via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A new report found a “statistically significant” excess of cancer cases among people of all ages living within a Long Island school district compared to similar [Read More…]
Woman credits walking with helping her lose over 200 pounds
living_lifewith.shenisha/Instagram (HOUSTON) — A Houston woman says the secret to her success in losing over 200 pounds was simply walking. Shenisha Armealine, 27, said she began walking in 2017, while at her heaviest weight of [Read More…]
Monkeypox cases up 77% in one week: WHO
Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Monkeypox cases around the world have increased 77% in seven days, the World Health Organization said Thursday. There have been 6,027 laboratory-confirmed cases of monkeypox in [Read More…]
About 300,000 kids under 5 have gotten at least 1 dose of COVID vaccine so far
Narisara Nami/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — By the end of Thursday, roughly 300,000 children under the age of 5 years old will have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, a senior Biden [Read More…]
Michigan governor calls on Biden admin to ensure Americans can cross US-Canada border with abortion pills
Jeff Kowalsky/Bloomberg via Getty Images, FILE (LANSING, Mich.) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday called on the Biden administration to “pull out all the stops” to ensure Americans are legally allowed to cross the [Read More…]
Nurse who received 1st COVID-19 vaccine in the US awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom
Pool via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Following months of hardships and devastating losses in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, Sandra Lindsay, an intensive care nurse in New York, became a symbol of hope [Read More…]
Nurse who received first COVID-19 vaccine in the US to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom
Pool via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Following months of hardships and devastating losses in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, Sandra Lindsay, an intensive care nurse in New York, became a symbol of hope [Read More…]
Monkeypox patient shares diagnosis in effort to combat stigma, raise awareness
Brian Thomas (BALTIMORE) — As federal officials move to address growing concerns over an outbreak of monkeypox in the U.S., an increasing number of positive cases are emerging across the country. Last week, Brian Thomas, [Read More…]
What is next for Juul after FDA temporarily suspends ban of its e-cigarettes and other products?
Mario Tama/Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — Popular e-cigarette manufacturer Juul Labs, Inc. has been left in limbo after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it is temporarily pausing a ban on the company’s products. [Read More…]
Granger Smith’s wife speaks out 3 years after son’s drowning death, shares water safety tips
Rick Kern/Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — Amber Smith, the wife of country music star Granger Smith, is opening up about grief, living with loss and water safety three years after her son River died [Read More…]
Many Black children are dying by suicide, doctors say: Understanding the why — and how to help
Quintin Lamarr told ABC News that he struggled with bullying as a Black, gay teen growing up in Milwaukee. – Leslie Andrews (NEW YORK) — Quintin Lamarr first began having thoughts of suicide when he [Read More…]
Pediatric COVID-19 cases rising for 1st time since May
Westend61/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As more infectious COVID-19 variants become dominant in the U.S., there are renewed signs that COVID-19 cases may be back on the rise across parts of the country. The national [Read More…]