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Every state has now moved to end universal indoor masking requirements
EMS-FORSTER-PRODUCTIONS/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Officials in every U.S. state and jurisdiction have now ended, or announced an end, to their indoor universal masking requirements. Over the last mont...
Mar 09, 2022
Florida officials face pushback over decision to advise healthy children not get COVID vaccine
Joe Cavaretta/Sun Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images(TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) -- There is growing pushback among the health care community over Florida's decision to advise against vaccinating h...
Mar 08, 2022
COVID-19 infections linked to brain damage, studies find
Andrew Brookes/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Two studies published Monday show how COVID-19 infection is associated with higher rates of brain tissue abnormalities. These effects were subtle and it's poss...
Mar 08, 2022
NYC drops most COVID mask and vaccine requirements
Stefan Cristian Cioata/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- New York City dropped several of its COVID-19 mandates on Monday, including mask and vaccine requirements. Restaurants, bars and other indoor public ar...
Mar 07, 2022
Healthy food options available at dollar stores
ArtMarie/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- As inflation continues to send food prices soaring, more Americans are turning to dollar stores to save on groceries. But can you find healthier options while still ...
Mar 07, 2022
Five ways we'll know COVID has become endemic: ANALYSIS
Luis Alvarez/Getty Images/Stock Photo(NEW YORK) -- Recently, an update to the national COVID-19 strategy was released, designed to manage the virus so most Americans can return to daily life with...
Mar 05, 2022
How COVID-19 continues to impact birthing practices
Courtesy Kyaira White(NEW YORK) -- As many states relax COVID-19 protocols, birthing practices continue to be impacted by the virus nearly two years after the World Health Organization declared i...
Mar 05, 2022
Black New Yorkers were hospitalized for COVID at a rate two times higher than white during omicron
Thir Sakdi Phu Cxm / EyeEm/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Black New Yorkers were hit disproportionately hard during the omicron wave compared to white New Yorkers, according to a new analysis from the city...
Mar 04, 2022
Florida passes ban on abortions after 15 weeks: What to know
Mark Wallheiser/Getty Images(TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) -- Florida's state Senate on Thursday passed a bill that bans abortions after 15 weeks, the same gestational limit currently being reviewed by the U.S. ...
Mar 04, 2022
Return to pre-pandemic normalcy not yet on the horizon for many immunocompromised Americans
Elena Hung and her 7-year-old daughter, Xiomara, of Maryland. Xiomara was born with a number of medical conditions affecting her airway, lungs, heart and kidneys. - Elena Hung(NEW YORK) -- When corona...
Mar 04, 2022