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Group of physicians combats misinformation as unproven COVID-19 treatments continue to be prescribed
Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- In July 2020, as the country faced its first summer wave of coronavirus cases, a group of physicians stood in front of the steps of the U.S. Supr...
Mar 04, 2022
Without COVID-19 vaccines for youngest children, families feel left behind by 'next phase'
Getty Images/Stock Photo(NEW YORK) -- While much of the country is relieved to move into a new phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of families with young, unvaccinated children have looked o...
Mar 03, 2022
With millions still unboosted against COVID, public health experts face tricky messaging around potential 4th shot
Getty Images/Morsa Images/Stock(NEW YORK) -- When the first coronavirus vaccines were shipped out across the country more than a year ago, millions of Americans waited eagerly for their turn to g...
Mar 03, 2022
Gap in COVID-19 vaccine uptake between urban and rural areas in the US continues to widen: CDC
Morsa Images/Getty Images(ATLANTA) -- The gap in COVID-19 vaccination uptake between rural and urban Americans is continuing to widen, a federal report published Thursday found. As of Jan. 31, 2022, 7...
Mar 03, 2022
Ivermectin, condemned by experts as COVID-19 treatment, continues to be easily accessible through telemedicine
Dimas Ardian/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- In the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, as hospitals became overrun, a group of doctors began touting an anti-parasitic medicine called iver...
Mar 03, 2022
COVID-19 pandemic vs. endemic: What's the difference, and why it matters
Tetra Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The United States marked a new stage in the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic when President Joe Biden announced in his State of the Union address T...
Mar 03, 2022
Mental health effects of Ukraine war zone on children
Christopher Furlong/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- As the Russian invasion of Ukraine intensifies, children are experiencing devastating consequences of being caught up in the war zone. At least seven chil...
Mar 03, 2022
Woman gets stomach transplant after not being able to eat for over 10 years
Courtesy of Sarah Granados(NEW YORK) -- A North Carolina woman who had been unable to eat solid foods for over a decade due to a rare condition underwent a life-changing multiorgan transplant that gav...
Mar 03, 2022
White House signals next era in COVID with sweeping new strategy
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The White House on Wednesday released a sweeping new 96-page plan on COVID, marking a new era in the pandemic in which the virus is still circulating...
Mar 02, 2022
Sandra Lee shares hysterectomy surgery news to inspire 'strength' for others
Frazer Harrison/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Sandra Lee opened up on social media about the latest on her yearslong breast cancer journey, sharing the news with her 119,000 followers that she was going i...
Mar 02, 2022