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Spending Thanksgiving alone this year? Here are five tips to combat loneliness
Ridofranz/iStock(NEW YORK) -- While Thanksgiving will be a time to gather again this year for many people, thanks to COVID-19 vaccines, it may for other people be the start of a difficult holiday seas...
Nov 22, 2021
Mickey Guyton says her 9-month-old son suffered from dehydration: What parents should know
stock_colors/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Country singer Mickey Guyton is opening up about her son's recent stay at a hospital intensive care unit. Taking to social media with an update on Saturday, she wrote,...
Nov 22, 2021
Crime against disabled people is rising and advocates say more needs to be done
ImageGap/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Disabled people are disproportionately victims of violent crime and victimization in the United States, according to new data released by the Bureau of Justice Statistics....
Nov 22, 2021
Should you get a booster shot? Experts say it's time
Milan Markovic/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Millions more vaccinated adults across the U.S. became eligible for a COVID-19 booster shot on Friday. And yet, the vast majority of vaccinated Americans were alread...
Nov 20, 2021
1st injectable, bimonthly HIV treatment approved in UK
PeopleImages/iStock(LONDON) -- The UK approved a new HIV treatment that requires an injection every other month, rather than the current routine of taking pills every day. The UK's National Institute ...
Nov 20, 2021
Women say pain was dismissed in lawsuit alleging fentanyl switch at fertility clinic
kuzma/iStock(NEW YORK) -- A group of seven women are suing Yale University, claiming they underwent invasive and painful procedures for in-vitro fertilization and received saline instead of fentanyl, ...
Nov 19, 2021
Selena Gomez to launch new mental health platform, WonderMind
Gotham/GC Images(NEW YORK) -- Selena Gomez wants to tear down the stigmas surrounding mental health, so she teamed with her mother, Mandy Teefy, and Newsette co-founder Daniella Pierson to launch Wond...
Nov 19, 2021
FDA authorizes Pfizer, Moderna boosters for all adults
Teka77/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- The Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized booster doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for everyone 18 and older who is already considere...
Nov 19, 2021
How to ensure your Thanksgiving doesn't turn into a superspreader event
Liliboas/iStock(NEW YORK) -- With a winter virus surge lurking and no readily available vaccines, Thanksgiving 2020 was very different for most families. This year, expectations are much higher. But e...
Nov 19, 2021
Mom giving birth on front lawn caught on doorbell camera
Courtesy of Michael and Emily Johnson(VACAVILLE, Calif.) -- Emily Johnson had planned on giving birth to her second child in a hospital, with an epidural. Instead, Johnson, 31, of Vacaville, Californi...
Nov 18, 2021