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Physician weighs in on how patients, doctors can improve their trust
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- One of the most important aspects of medicine is the relationship between a doctor and their patient, according to physician and Yale School of Medicine professor F. Perry Wilson...
Jan 26, 2023
Conjoined twin sisters undergo successful surgery to separate
Courtesy of Cook Children's Medical Center(FORT WORTH, Texas) -- Twin sisters who were conjoined at the chest and stomach have undergone successful surgery to separate. Doctors at Cook Children's Medi...
Jan 25, 2023
COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective for kids, according to new data
Images By Tang Ming Tung/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Two doses of the mRNA COVID-19 vaccine among school-aged children safely and effectively reduces COVID-19 infection risk as well as associated risks ...
Jan 25, 2023
How to talk to children following mass shootings in California, Washington
Elva Etienne/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- As news continues to unfold following multiple deadly mass shootings within the last few days in California and the state of Washington, experts are advising par...
Jan 25, 2023
FDA proposes new limits on how much lead is allowed in baby food
Tetra Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Nearly one year after two congressional reports found heavy metals such as arsenic, lead, cadmium and mercury in popular baby foods, the federal agency that over...
Jan 24, 2023
Amazon launches new prescription home delivery service: Who is eligible and how much it costs
Tetra Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The new service, called RxPass, gives users access to 60 generic medications treating more than 80 of the most common health conditions, including high blood pre...
Jan 24, 2023
The psychology behind what comes over people to disarm shooters
Steve Prezant/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Potentially more lives were saved Sunday when a man disarmed the alleged Monterey Park, California shooter after he had allegedly killed 11 people and wounded n...
Jan 24, 2023
FDA proposes most Americans receive one annual COVID vaccine, similar to flu
Nik Oiko/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is considering a new COVID-19 vaccine strategy that would see Americans getting a single ann...
Jan 23, 2023
Some cheaper egg alternatives may be healthy but don't match an egg's nutritional value
d3sign/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Eggs prices are on the rise due to an ongoing avian flu outbreak limiting supply, and while they are still safe to eat, many people are seeking alternatives to keep co...
Jan 23, 2023
DOJ: Salt Lake City plastic surgeon among four charged in alleged COVID vaccine card scheme
mixetto/Getty Images(SALT LAKE CITY) -- A plastic surgeon and three others in Utah were charged with allegedly selling people seeking fraudulent COVID-19 immunization records an estimated $97,000 wort...
Jan 23, 2023