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TikTok, phony doctors to blame for dangerous DIY lip filler trend: Experts
dimid_86/iStock (NEW YORK) — Young people everywhere are giving themselves lip filler using DIY methods seen on TikTok, and medical professionals want it to stop. The popularity of lip filler has been on the rise [Read More…]
Mother-daughter duos talk simultaneous breast cancer battles: ‘We lift each other’
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Imagine being a mother who was diagnosed with breast cancer, and months later you find out your daughter was diagnosed as well. This is the reality two mother-daughter duos faced over [Read More…]
My journey as a Hispanic bone marrow donor: Reporter’s Notebook
ABC News/Armando Garcia (NEW YORK) — “I’m sorry, I think my veins are camera shy,” I joked to the nurse who was having trouble finding the right place on my hand for an IV. I was [Read More…]
As booster shots roll out nationwide, scientists stress original vaccines are still working
carmengabriela/iStock (NEW YORK) — Amid a nationwide campaign to promote COVID-19 booster shots, vaccine scientists and public health experts say vaccines are still holding up remarkably well for most people — depending on how effectiveness [Read More…]
How schools plan to keep students safe from COVID as cold weather arrives
kali9/iStock (NEW YORK) — As colder temperatures begin to settle in for many parts of the nation, schools are set to lose critical tools to keep students and staff safe from coronavirus spread, such as [Read More…]
FDA panel greenlights COVID-19 vaccines for kids ages 5 to 11: Five things to know
andreswd/iStock (NEW YORK) — COVID-19 vaccine shots for kids ages 5 to 11 may be available as soon as November after a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel voted Tuesday in support of the Pfizer [Read More…]
Pediatric vaccines will ‘very likely’ be available first or second week of November: Fauci
Halfpoint/iStock (NEW YORK) — Vaccines for children will “very likely” be available the first or second week of November, White House Chief Medical Adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday. “If all goes well, and we [Read More…]
How did California go from the epicenter of the US pandemic to the lowest statewide transmission rate?
Diy13/iStock (ATLANTA) — With the lowest COVID-19 infection rate among all states as of Friday, California, which has some of the strictest mask and vaccination mandates in the country, has managed to flip the script [Read More…]
Dentists warn against these vampire fangs Halloween hacks on TikTok
inhauscreative/iStock (NEW YORK) — Just when you didn’t think things could get any creepier this season, a DIY vampire fang Halloween hack gone wrong has made its way to TikTok. Popular TikTok personality Whitney Kait, [Read More…]
Ukraine’s black market in COVID vaccine certificates
solarseven/iStock (KYIV, Ukraine) — It doesn’t take long to buy a fake COVID-19 vaccine certificate in Ukraine. Just typing the words into Google brings up a slew of advertisements offering a certificate “without visiting a [Read More…]
Walmart recalls aromatherapy spray linked to rare bacterial illness, 2 deaths
Sundry Photography/iStock (NEW YORK) — Walmart has recalled an aromatherapy spray after it identified a bacteria in the product that has now been linked to four illnesses and two deaths. The Centers for Disease Control [Read More…]
More disease, more suicide: Study shows human cost of climate change
Halfpoint/iStock (NEW YORK) — Climate change is not only warming the planet, it’s negatively affecting human health in myriad ways, with researchers reporting surges in heat-related illnesses, infectious diseases, poor sleep and an increase in [Read More…]
Northern states see uptick in COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations as weather gets colder
Ergin Yalcin/iStock (NEW YORK) — There is a growing sense of optimism across the country, with national coronavirus infection rates steadily falling, booster shots available for many Americans and pending vaccine approval on the horizon [Read More…]
CDC signs off on Moderna, J&J boosters, mixing and matching doses
sshepard/iStock (ATLANTA) — CDC Director Rochelle Walensky gave the final signoff on Thursday evening to recommend both Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccine boosters for certain populations. The CDC’s independent panel voted unanimously to support [Read More…]
Fresh whole onions linked to salmonella outbreak in 37 states: CDC
FotografiaBasica/iStock (NEW YORK) — A salmonella outbreak in 37 states has been linked to fresh whole red, white, and yellow onions sold to restaurants and grocery stores throughout the U.S., according to the U.S. Centers [Read More…]
First lady Dr. Jill Biden speaks out on her mission to get people screened for breast cancer
ABC News (NEW YORK) — First lady Dr. Jill Biden is speaking out about two causes close to her heart: access to community colleges and breast cancer awareness. In a new interview with Good Morning [Read More…]
Largest nurses union applauds possible OSHA action against three states over PPE
FatCamera/iStock (NEW YORK) — The country’s largest nurses’ union praised the federal government on Wednesday after officials said three states tasked with implementing their own safety measures for health care workers would lose that right [Read More…]
FDA authorizes boosters for Moderna and J&J vaccines
PinkOmelet/iStock (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday authorized COVID-19 boosters for millions more Americans, giving a green light for third shots to Moderna and Johnson & Johnson recipients. The FDA also [Read More…]
CNN’s John King say he hopes revealing his MS diagnosis helps people do ‘easy things’ to protect against COVID-19
Good Morning America (NEW YORK) — One day after making a surprise revelation on live television that he has multiple sclerosis , CNN anchor John King said he hopes his openness inspires people to take precautions [Read More…]
Relief, eager anticipation for many Americans ahead of FDA decision on booster shots
Bill Oxford/iStock (NEW YORK) — For Mitchell Kronenberg, answers on the Johnson & Johnson vaccine can’t come soon enough. A 42-year-old dad living outside Charlotte, North Carolina, Kronenberg enrolled in a clinical trial for the single-dose [Read More…]