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Shania Twain opens up about battle with Lyme disease: 'I thought I'd lost my voice forever'
Andreas Rentz/Getty Images,FILE(NEW YORK) -- Country music superstar Shania Twain is sharing new details about the health battle she says she faced due to Lyme disease. Twain, 56, said she thought she...
Jul 27, 2022
The future of COVID vaccines could be sprays, not shots
Morsa Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The future of COVID-19 vaccines might not be shots in the arm or leg. Instead, picture a nasal spray or a patch stuck onto the skin for a few minutes. A group of...
Jul 27, 2022
Amid a national tampon shortage, here are some doctor-approved alternatives
STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A tampon shortage in the U.S. this summer has put a spotlight on menstrual product alternatives. Over the past several weeks, major retail chains acr...
Jul 27, 2022
US has one of the highest levels of monkeypox in the world: CDC
Jasmine Merdan/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The United States has one of the highest levels of monkeypox in the world, new data published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has revealed. T...
Jul 26, 2022
Monkeypox patient offers candid look at symptoms, stigma
Yuki Iwamura/AFP via Getty Images, FILE(NEW YORK) -- There are now at least 3,846 monkeypox cases confirmed in the U.S., according to updated numbers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prev...
Jul 26, 2022
West Virginia lawmakers advance new abortion bill after pre-Roe ban blocked
Mike Kline (notkalvin)/Gett Images(CHARLESTON, W.Va.) -- Lawmakers in West Virginia have advanced a new bill severely restricting abortion after a pre-Roe ban was blocked in court. The bill, passed Mo...
Jul 26, 2022
Poll: 43% of parents with young kids say their children will 'definitely not' get COVID vaccine
IMAGINESTOCK/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- It has been over a month since COVID-19 vaccines became available to children as young as six months, but with millions of kids still without a shot, officials c...
Jul 26, 2022
Moms speak out during Disability Pride Month as US marks 32 years of ADA
Courtesy Michelle Trites and Natalie Hadley (NEW YORK) -- Some moms are opening up this July during Disability Pride Month and shining a light on a topic they feel gets overlooked and is often viewed ...
Jul 26, 2022
More cities may bring back mask mandates as COVID cases rise
EMS-FORSTER-PRODUCTIONS/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Cities and counties throughout the United States are considering reinstating mask mandates as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to rise. In...
Jul 25, 2022
Thirty days since Roe was overturned: How the country has changed
Oliver Contreras/For The Washington Post via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- In the 30 days since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the abortion landscape in the United States has dramatically chang...
Jul 25, 2022