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Eleven staffers at Missouri hospital are pregnant at the same time
Liberty Hospital (LIBERTY, Mo.) — At one Missouri hospital, it’s going to be quite a baby bonanza soon. Ten nurses and one doctor at Liberty Hospital in Liberty, Missouri, are pregnant at the same time. [Read More…]
Hospital admission totals tick up after weeks of rising COVID-19 cases
FS Productions/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Following weeks of increasing infection rates, a growing number of Americans are heading into the hospital in need of care. On average, nearly 2,400 virus-positive Americans are being admitted [Read More…]
Why 100 million Americans could be infected during COVID surge this fall
EMS-FORSTER-PRODUCTIONS/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Biden administration’s stark warning last week that as many as 100 million Americans could be infected during a COVID-19 wave in the fall and winter came as a shock to [Read More…]
How abortion clinics are preparing for possible fall of Roe v. Wade
Robert Cohen/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The bombshell leak of a draft Supreme Court decision that could overturn Roe v. Wade was disheartening but not surprising to many abortion [Read More…]
CDC investigating 109 mysterious pediatric hepatitis cases, including 5 deaths
Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — At least 109 children have been sickened — including five who have died — from mysterious cases of hepatitis with an unknown cause, officials from the Centers for Disease [Read More…]
Danica Patrick speaks out about sharing breast implant complications to warn other women
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Former NASCAR driver Danica Patrick revealed she had her breast implants removed after suffering medical complications she believes were caused by the implants. Patrick, who turned 40 in March, shared [Read More…]
Grieving mother speaks out after Congress passes ban on incline sleepers, crib bumpers
Erika Richter (WASHINGTON) — Inclined sleepers for babies and crib bumper pads will be banned from being sold under legislation passed Wednesday by Congress. The bill, known as the Safe Sleep for Babies Act, will [Read More…]
With abortion rights on thin ice, medication abortions take center stage
Bill Grenblatt/Liaison/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As abortion rights increasingly come under threat across the country — with states like Oklahoma enacting “copycat” bills of sweeping Texas legislation that criminalizes abortion and with the Supreme [Read More…]
Why abortion restrictions disproportionately impact people of color
Bryan Dozier/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — People of color will face the brunt of the impact if Roe v. Wade is overturned by the Supreme Court, abortion rights advocates warn. The landmark [Read More…]
Abortion patients share struggles finding care: ‘It’s our bodies’
ABC News (NEW YORK) — As states across the country have passed bans against abortion, more women have had to spend time and money heading across state lines to get the legal procedure. And with [Read More…]
FDA limits J&J COVID-19 vaccine due to rare blood clot risk
Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday announced it’s now limiting the authorized use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine after conducting an updated investigation into [Read More…]
‘It was terrifying’: Pink opens up about suffering panic attacks in her 20s
Chiaki Nozu/WireImage (NEW YORK) — Pink is marking Mental Health Awareness Month and sharing her story about suffering from “pretty awful panic attacks” when she was in her early 20s. “I didn’t know what was [Read More…]
‘Dancing With the Stars’ alum opens up days after undergoing breast cancer surgery
Eric McCandless/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Little Women: LA creator and star Terra Jolé is opening up about her personal health battle hoping to help others, she says. Jolé announced [Read More…]
Doctors investigating why some report rebound in COVID symptoms after Paxlovid
Fabian Sommer/picture alliance via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — When Laura Martin tested positive for COVID-19 last month during an extended stay in California, she was prescribed Paxlovid, the highly touted antiviral drug created by [Read More…]
Scientists investigate ‘viral rebound’ COVID-19 cases after taking Paxlovid
Fabian Sommer/picture alliance via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — When Laura Martin tested positive for COVID-19 last month during an extended stay in California, she was prescribed Paxlovid, the highly touted antiviral drug created by [Read More…]
Advocates warn legislation could harm LGBTQ youth mental health
Norberto Cuenca/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Amid a nationwide wave of what they call legislation targeting LGBTQ rights and representation, advocates are concerned about the impact on the mental health of LGBTQ youth. “LGBTQ youth [Read More…]
COVID-19 hospital admissions, deaths forecasted to rise in the US for first time in months
EMS-FORSTER-PRODUCTIONS/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — For the first time in months, daily hospital admission levels and new COVID-19 related deaths in the United States are both projected to increase over the next four weeks, according [Read More…]
Exclusive: Sen. Ben Ray Lujan in emotional interview about recovering from his recent stroke
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — It was a cold, sunny morning in late January when Sen. Ben Ray Lujan awoke on his farm in New Mexico. His girlfriend was leaving early for a visit with friends, [Read More…]
Just 18% of parents willing to vaccinate their kids under 5 right away: POLL
IMAGINESTOCK/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — With young under 5 now the only group not yet eligible for vaccination against COVID-19, many parents have been vocal about their frustration pertaining to the delayed authorization process and [Read More…]
Most children who have socially transitioned still identify as transgender years later: Study
Flavio Coelho/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Amid a political debate about offering gender affirming medical care to transgender children, a new study suggests that among children who have already socially transitioned very few are likely [Read More…]