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ABC News (NEW YORK) — It’s the first day of fourth grade for Yara Valerio. As her mother, Emma Mercado, packs her lunch in the kitchen, Yara is finishing up her remaining summer school homework [Read More…]

Coolpicture/Getty Images/STOCK (NEW YORK) — Even as healthcare professionals battle the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, with more than 300 Americans dying each day on average from the virus, doctors nationwide are raising awareness about the growing epidemic [Read More…]

Cheyenne Haslett/ABC News (WASHINGTON) — To optimize protection ahead of another pandemic winter, White House COVID coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha said Friday people should consider getting the newly-updated COVID-19 booster before Halloween. The sooner the [Read More…]

ABC (NEW YORK) — Of all the planning that comes with being a new mom, one woman hadn’t planned for a surprise diagnosis of a neurological condition – just weeks before her due date. Now, [Read More…]

Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Although reported COVID-19 case levels in the U.S. are still falling after a viral resurgence over the summer, there are preliminary indicators that infection rates may be back [Read More…]

The Washington Post via Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — Weeks after a trigger ban criminalizing providing abortions went into effect in Tennessee, doctors told ABC News the ban created fear, confusion, anxiety and stress [Read More…]

ABC News (NEW YORK) — Lawmakers are seeking to limit the sale of diet pills and weight loss supplements to children with the introduction of new bills in California and New York. The bills in [Read More…]

SONGPHOL THESAKIT/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — It has been more than two and half years since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, and despite a return to a new form of normality for many people [Read More…]

Nathan Posner/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a health alert on Friday that common respiratory viruses circulating this fall could lead to a rise in [Read More…]

d3sign/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Almost two years into the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, several states are still struggling to immunize their residents. Among the 10 states with the lowest vaccination rates, as of Wednesday, none [Read More…]

BNBB Studio/Getty Images/STOCK (NEW YORK) — The likelihood of an extreme epidemic, or one similar to COVID-19, will increase threefold in the coming decades, according to a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National [Read More…]

Arctic-Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The United States recorded its one millionth organ transplant Friday afternoon, a historic milestone for the medical procedure that has saved thousands of lives. The record achievement was confirmed at [Read More…]

fstop123/Getty Images (COLUMBIA, S.C.) — The South Carolina State Senate rejected a bill that would ban nearly all abortions just days after House lawmakers approved the ban. The Senate went on to pass a separate [Read More…]

NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene (NEW YORK) — Monkeypox cases appear to be on the decline in the epicenter of the country’s outbreak. Data from the New York City Department of Health & Mental [Read More…]

Courtesy Ziegelbauer family (NEW YORK) — A Florida teen has been battling an infection suspected to be caused by a rare, brain-eating amoeba for over 50 days, as his family prays for him to wake [Read More…]

Courtesy The Jordan McNair Foundation (NEW YORK) — Two parents who have turned tragedy into a teachable moment are educating others on the dangers of heatstroke. Martin McNair and Tonya Wilson lost their 19-year-old son, [Read More…]

Jenna Goldman (NEW YORK) — Jenna Goldman said she was out on a run with her now-husband two years ago when she started feeling like she was getting a migraine. “In my right eye, there [Read More…]

Christina House/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Fewer Black and Hispanic Americans have gotten a first or second COVID-19 vaccine booster compared to people of other races and ethnicities, new federal data finds. [Read More…]

Morsa Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky signed off on newly-updated COVID-19 booster shots Thursday night, giving the final clearance shots to be administered soon [Read More…]

Morsa Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — New and updated COVID-19 booster shots were given emergency use authorization by the Food and Drug Administration Wednesday morning, paving the way for shots in arms as soon as [Read More…]