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CrossFit athlete trains her 84-year-old grandmother
Natalie Allport/Instagram(OTTOWA, Ontario) -- Natalie Allport, a 28-year-old CrossFit athlete, stays in shape with an unlikely workout partner, her 84-year-old grandmother. Allport, of Ottawa, Canada,...
Apr 25, 2022
Why is infertility so painful?: Doctor and patient break down taboo women's health topic
L'Oreal Thompson Payton, left, speaks with Dr. Meggie Smith, a fertility specialist. - ABC News(NEW YORK) -- More than 6 million women of childbearing age in the United States have difficulty getting ...
Apr 25, 2022
Osterholm calls decision striking down mask mandate on mass transit 'a real challenge'
ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Dr. Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, called the recent ruling by a Florida judge striking do...
Apr 24, 2022
More children are developing hepatitis and researchers want to know why
Morsa Images/Getty Images(LONDON) — A rise in hepatitis cases among children is under investigation by experts. Some recent reports from the U.S., U.K., and EU health organizations including the...
Apr 23, 2022
Guns were No. 1 killer of children and adolescents in 2020, CDC data shows
Tetra Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Firearms surpassed car accidents as the No. 1 killer among children and teens, according to startling new data released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Cont...
Apr 23, 2022
CDC investigating unusual rise in hepatitis cases in children
Jose Luis Pelaez Inc/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday that the public health agency is looking into a cluster of hepatitis cases among childr...
Apr 22, 2022
How your ZIP code determines your lung health
JP Keenan/ABC News(NEW YORK) -- While climate change and poor air quality are global issues concerning all people, 29-year-old Darren Riley has found that the ZIP code people are born into can disprop...
Apr 22, 2022
When will vaccines be authorized for kids under 5? Here's what we know
Jackyenjoyphotography/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- When a judge on Monday overruled the mask mandate on public transportation, parents with kids too young to be vaccinated felt renewed anxiety about the ...
Apr 22, 2022
Maine confirms deadly case of rare tick-borne illness
ArtBoyMB/Getty Images(AUGUSTA, Maine) -- A Maine resident has died from a rare but potentially dangerous tick-borne illness, health officials said. The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention ...
Apr 22, 2022
COVID outbreak as nearly 100 prom goers test positive
Mario Tama/Getty Images(SAN FRANCISCO) -- Dozens of high school students in California contracted COVID-19 after attending their prom. San Mateo High School held the party on April 9 at the Asian Art ...
Apr 21, 2022