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Hundreds of Americans still dying of COVID-19 each day ahead of the fall
SONGPHOL THESAKIT/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- It has been more than two and half years since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, and despite a return to a new form of normality for many people across th...
Arielle Mitropoulos, ABC News Sep 15, 2022

Boy, 10, faces lawmakers to lobby for lower insulin prices
Wardle Family(NEW YORK) -- A 10-year-old boy is on a mission to make life easier for the 37.7 million Americans who suffer from diabetes. Jameson Wardle was 5 years old when he was diagnosed with type...
Haley Yamada, ABC News Sep 15, 2022

Ryan Reynolds gets polyp removed, puts spotlight on colon cancer screenings
Arnold Jerocki/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Ryan Reynolds is raising awareness about colon cancer screenings by sharing details into his own experience with the procedure. The Deadpool star, who is also ...
Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News Sep 14, 2022

CDC warns a rare condition in kids could be on the rise this fall
Nathan Posner/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a health alert on Friday that common respiratory viruses circulating this fall could le...
Dr. Jade Cobern, ABC News Sep 13, 2022

Which states have the lowest COVID-19 vaccination rates?
d3sign/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Almost two years into the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, several states are still struggling to immunize their residents. Among the 10 states with the lowest vaccination ra...
Mary Kekatos, ABC News Sep 12, 2022

Climate change may make pandemics like COVID-19 much more common
BNBB Studio/Getty Images/STOCK(NEW YORK) -- The likelihood of an extreme epidemic, or one similar to COVID-19, will increase threefold in the coming decades, according to a recent study published...
Emma Egan, ABC News Sep 10, 2022

US records milestone 1 millionth organ transplant
Arctic-Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The United States recorded its one millionth organ transplant Friday afternoon, a historic milestone for the medical procedure that has saved thousands of lives...
Mary Kekatos, ABC News Sep 09, 2022

Lawmakers in South Carolina at odds over proposed abortion bans
fstop123/Getty Images(COLUMBIA, S.C.) -- The South Carolina State Senate rejected a bill that would ban nearly all abortions just days after House lawmakers approved the ban. The Senate went on to pas...
Nadine El-Bawab Sep 09, 2022

Los Angeles County investigates death of person with monkeypox
Jackyenjoyphotography/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) -- Los Angeles County is investigating the death of a person who had been diagnosed with monkeypox, county officials said during a press conference Thur...
Teddy Grant, ABC News Sep 09, 2022

Obamacare cannot order employers to cover HIV drugs, judge rules
Giacomo Abrusci/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- On the same day that former President Barack Obama returned to the White House to witness the unveiling of the new presidential portraits, a federal judge i...
ABC News Sep 08, 2022
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