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Almost half of Americans breathing more unhealthy air than ever before: Report
Eric Yang/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Almost half of Americans — 137 million people — are experiencing more days of “very unhealthy” and “hazardous” air quality than in the previous two decades combined, according to [Read More…]

Baby born at 23 weeks gets special surgery to fix incomplete esophagus
HCA Healthcare’s Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children (NEW YORK) — A 1-year-old girl is back at home in Nebraska after receiving life-saving treatment in Colorado, including a surgery with magnets that helped connect a large [Read More…]

FDA issues warning about false results with prenatal genetic screening tests
FatCamera/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Common prenatal tests done to test for genetic abnormalities are the subject of a new warning from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA issued a notice Tuesday warning [Read More…]

What to know about COVID-19 risks as travel mask mandate is lifted
Thana Prasongsin/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Confusion abounded after a federal judge in Florida struck down the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s travel mask mandate Monday. The mandate, first announced in January 2021, required [Read More…]

These airlines, companies have ended mask mandates after federal ruling
Klaus Vedfelt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — After a federal judge struck down the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s travel mask mandate Monday, several airlines and companies moved to act. All major airlines, including American, [Read More…]

Americans suffer deadly fentanyl overdoses in record numbers
duckycards/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In the first 18 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, a record number of Americans died from drug overdoses. Although months of data is still incomplete, statistics show that most of [Read More…]

2-year-old ‘miracle’ girl back at home after 848-day hospital stay
Courtesy Aliesha and Chris Smith (SAN DIEGO) — A 2-year-old girl who spent the first two years of her life in the hospital is back home with her parents and younger brother in California. It [Read More…]

Mom warns of COVID-19 misinformation after she says she became anti-vaccine influencer
ABC News (NEW YORK) — As experts warn about the spread of COVID-19 misinformation in online parent groups, one mom is speaking out about how she inadvertently became an anti-vaccine influencer. Heather Simpson of Dallas, [Read More…]

Health care workers in Northern California strike over short staffing, COVID protocols, pay
iStock/NanoStockk (NEW YORK) — More than 8,000 nurses and health care workers in Northern California are planning a one-day strike Monday over staffing and other COVID-19-related concerns. The employees of Sutter Health, a health delivery [Read More…]

‘90210’ star Brian Austin Green battles ulcerative colitis: What to know about the condition
Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Actor Brian Austin Green is opening up about his experience with ulcerative colitis, an inflammatory bowel disease that affects the inner lining of the digestive tract. In a recent [Read More…]

FDA authorizes 1st COVID-19 ‘breathalyzer’ test
InspectIR Systems (NEW YORK) — The Food and Drug Administration has granted emergency use authorization for a COVID-19 test that uses breath samples — the first of its kind to get the agency’s green light. The [Read More…]

Woman shares warning on TikTok after learning streak on nail is cancer
Cavan Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — For years, Maria Sylvia ignored a straight, brown streak that had appeared on her right thumbnail. The 25-year-old shared what it looked like in a TikTok video last month [Read More…]

As COVID-19 cases rise, disability advocates say CDC isn’t doing enough
Allison Dinner/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — After the omicron wave of COVID-19 receded earlier this winter, states and cities across the country moved quickly to ease mitigation measures, leaving many officials hopeful that [Read More…]

Pfizer may have COVID-19 booster that addresses omicron, other variants by fall
Hannah Beier/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — By this fall, pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and its partner BioNTech could potentially have a COVID-19 booster that specifically addresses the omicron variant as well as its subvariants [Read More…]

Florida governor signs law banning nearly all abortions after 15 weeks
Joe Raedle/Getty Images (KISSIMMEE, Fla.) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed into law a bill that bans nearly all abortions after 15 weeks, the same gestational limit currently being reviewed by the U.S. [Read More…]

Kentucky legislature overrides governor’s veto of 15-week abortion ban
Peter Brackney / www.kaintuckeean.com/Getty Images (FRANKFORT, Ky.) — The Kentucky state legislature has overridden Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto of a bill banning abortion after 15 weeks, along with several other abortion restrictions. Under the bill, [Read More…]

Woman works to end Black maternal health crisis after daughter dies after giving birth
Wanda Irving (NEW YORK) — When Wanda Irving looks into the eyes of her 5-year-old granddaughter, Soleil, she said she instantly sees her daughter, Shalon Irving, whose death shortly after giving birth to Soleil has [Read More…]

Teacher shares how books can help students with anxiety, other emotions
Courtesy of Andrea Burns (KANSAS CITY, Kan.) — A Kansas teacher is raising awareness about a teaching method that she says is helping students tap into their mental health and learn how to manage their [Read More…]

College athlete speaks out about mental health pressures, gives advice to coaches, parents
Marcin Kilarski / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A college athlete who took time away from her sport to focus on her mental health is speaking out to urge coaches, schools, parents and fellow players [Read More…]

What parents need to know amid the national baby formula shortage
Scott Olson/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Amid a growing shortage of baby formula across the country, major retailers have begun limiting the amount of formula customers can buy. As of April, 31% of popular formula [Read More…]