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With holidays looming, scientists point to additional data showing value of vaccines
SergeyChayko/iStock(NEW YORK) -- The summer surge of COVID-19, fueled by the delta variant, raised alarm bells among scientists and citizens alike that unlike prior variants of the virus, this one was...
Oct 28, 2021
TikTok, phony doctors to blame for dangerous DIY lip filler trend: Experts
dimid_86/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Young people everywhere are giving themselves lip filler using DIY methods seen on TikTok, and medical professionals want it to stop. The popularity of lip filler has been...
Oct 28, 2021
Mother-daughter duos talk simultaneous breast cancer battles: 'We lift each other'
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Imagine being a mother who was diagnosed with breast cancer, and months later you find out your daughter was diagnosed as well. This is the reality two mother-daughter duos ...
Oct 27, 2021
My journey as a Hispanic bone marrow donor: Reporter's Notebook
ABC News/Armando Garcia(NEW YORK) -- "I'm sorry, I think my veins are camera shy," I joked to the nurse who was having trouble finding the right place on my hand for an IV. I was surrounded by ca...
Oct 27, 2021
As booster shots roll out nationwide, scientists stress original vaccines are still working
carmengabriela/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Amid a nationwide campaign to promote COVID-19 booster shots, vaccine scientists and public health experts say vaccines are still holding up remarkably well for most...
Oct 27, 2021
How schools plan to keep students safe from COVID as cold weather arrives
kali9/iStock(NEW YORK) -- As colder temperatures begin to settle in for many parts of the nation, schools are set to lose critical tools to keep students and staff safe from coronavirus spread, such a...
Oct 27, 2021
FDA panel greenlights COVID-19 vaccines for kids ages 5 to 11: Five things to know
andreswd/iStock(NEW YORK) -- COVID-19 vaccine shots for kids ages 5 to 11 may be available as soon as November after a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel voted Tuesday in support of the Pfize...
Oct 26, 2021
How did California go from the epicenter of the US pandemic to the lowest statewide transmission rate?
Diy13/iStock(ATLANTA) -- With the lowest COVID-19 infection rate among all states as of Friday, California, which has some of the strictest mask and vaccination mandates in the country, has managed to...
Oct 25, 2021
Pediatric vaccines will 'very likely' be available first or second week of November: Fauci
Halfpoint/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Vaccines for children will "very likely" be available the first or second week of November, White House Chief Medical Adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday. "If all goes ...
Oct 25, 2021
Dentists warn against these vampire fangs Halloween hacks on TikTok
inhauscreative/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Just when you didn't think things could get any creepier this season, a DIY vampire fang Halloween hack gone wrong has made its way to TikTok. Popular TikTok persona...
Oct 25, 2021