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Twenty-two infants hospitalized due to parechovirus infection: Five things for parents to know
Isabel Pavia/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Doctors and other health care providers are being warned to look out for symptoms of a virus that can cause seizures and severe illness in infants. Nearly two do...
Katie Kindelan, ABC News Aug 02, 2022

2 more children in US test positive for monkeypox
Karen Ducey/Getty Image(NEW YORK) -- At least four children in the U.S. have now tested positive for monkeypox, officials have confirmed. Amidst a growing emergence of cases across the country, state ...
Arielle Mitropoulos, ABC News Aug 01, 2022

Women's health doctors say they feel increased scrutiny amid abortion bans
fstop123/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Dr. Caitlin Bernard, an obstetrician-gynecologist in Indiana, has spoken publicly about the negative repercussions she's faced for providing abortion care to a 10-ye...
Katie Kindelan, ABC News Aug 01, 2022

Banana Boat sunscreen recalled due to traces of cancer-causing chemical benzene
Edgewell Personal Care(NEW YORK) -- Before you head to the beach or pool this summer, check the label on your sunscreen bottle. Edgewell Personal Care Company issued a voluntary recall Friday for thre...
Lauren Meltzer, ABC News Aug 01, 2022

Abortions in young girls are not uncommon, experts say
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The story of a 10-year-old rape victim traveling from Ohio to Indiana to receive abortion care captured headlines earlier this month, illustrating what impact the Supreme Court d...
Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News Jul 31, 2022

How communities with low vaccination rates face costs beyond the virus
Morsa Images/Getty Images/Stock(NEW YORK) -- Health officials have warned since the beginning of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout that areas with lower inoculation rates are at greater risk of higher...
Mary Kekatos, ABC News Jul 30, 2022

Other infant formula makers besides Abbott have faced Cronobacter contamination and operational deficiencies, documents show
Brandon Bell/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Some of the operational deficiencies that helped trigger the massive shutdown of Abbott Nutrition's infant formula plant earlier this year have also been fo...
Sasha Pezenik and Sony Salzman, ABC News Jul 30, 2022

New York governor declares monkeypox a 'disaster emergency'
Craig Ruttle-Pool/Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- New York Gov. Kathy Hochul issued an executive order Friday in response to the growing monekypox outbreak in the state and declared it to be a "disast...
Stephanie Guerilus, ABC News Jul 30, 2022

New COVID vaccines expected in fall
IMAGINESTOCK/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Biden administration is preparing to roll out 171 million newly formulated vaccines this September as part of a $5B effort aimed at trying to blunt the imp...
Anne Flaherty, ABC News Jul 29, 2022

Woman shares health warning on TikTok after doctors find 10-pound ovarian cyst
Courtesy Raquel Rodriguez(NEW YORK) -- A Minnesota woman is sharing her health battle on TikTok, she says, in order to raise awareness and encourage women to advocate for themselves and their health. ...
Katie Kindelan, ABC News Jul 29, 2022
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