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Do you need to test for COVID before Thanksgiving? A balanced approach to celebrating safely this year
SONGPHOL THESAKIT/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- With Americans about to celebrate a third Thanksgiving since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, infectious disease doctors say it may be safe to celebrate ...
Nov 23, 2022
What you need to know about measles after Ohio outbreak sickens 19 children
DIGICOMPHOTO/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Already facing a challenging respiratory season, pediatricians in Ohio are now dealing with another foe: measles. According to statistics p...
Nov 23, 2022
Couple welcome twins from embryos frozen 30 years ago
Science Photo Library - KTSDESIGN/Getty Images(PORTLAND, Ore.) -- An Oregon family is overjoyed after welcoming twins born from embryos that were frozen 30 years ago. "They've been a joy to have to us...
Nov 22, 2022
How a Colorado Springs hospital treated victims of the Club Q shooting
skaman306/Getty Images(COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.) -- Dr. Laura Trujillo was asleep early Sunday morning when she got the call to go into work at Centura Penrose Hospital in Colorado Springs, Colorado. A...
Nov 22, 2022
Hospital diaries: Doctors reveal how staff are dealing with surge of respiratory infections
Thir Sakdi Phu Cxm / EyeEm/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Doctors say some hospitals are reaching their breaking points as cases of flu and RSV continue to rise across the United States. Respiratory viruse...
Nov 21, 2022
Mother on a mission to find a bone marrow donor for her son
Courtesy of the Ramirez family(NEW YORK) -- Seven-year-old Jax Ramirez was born a "typical little boy," according to his mom -- but now, he's one in 1.6 million. Due to an extremely rare genetic disea...
Nov 21, 2022
3 ways you may be able to boost your vaccine response
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- With winter fast approaching, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it's never too late to get a flu shot and a COVID-19 booster. Now, doctors a...
Nov 20, 2022
How to stay safe and healthy this Thanksgiving
Ulrich Baumgarten via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Americans will soon be gathering for Thanksgiving, celebrating the holiday semi-normally for the first time in more than two years. However, it com...
Nov 19, 2022
LA County recommends indoor masking after increase in COVID cases
SONGPHOL THESAKIT/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) -- Los Angeles County is advising residents to wear masks indoors amid an increase in COVID-19 transmission. On Thursday, the largest county in the United S...
Nov 18, 2022
Flu cases, hospitalizations, deaths continue to surge across US
Peter Dazeley/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The number of flu cases, hospitalizations and deaths this season are rapidly increasing, according to data released Friday by the Centers for Disease Control an...
Nov 18, 2022