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Maj. W. Chris Clyne/Oregon National Guard(NEW YORK) -- When Lt. Nathan Brashear saw the call for National Guard service members to help as hospitals were reaching a crisis point during Kentucky's delt...

BlackJack3D/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy defended President Joe Biden's new actions to combat COVID-19, calling it an "ambitious" and "thoughtful" plan to increase vaccinati...

Kiwis/iStock(NEW YORK) -- The Biden administration in recent weeks has announced a series of mandates that require long-term care facilities to fully vaccinate staff against COVID-19, drawing mixed re...

ABCNews.com(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) -- When Cathey Stoner gave birth to a baby boy last month, it was a miracle years in the making. Stoner delivered the child after serving as a surrogate for her twin sist...

ArtMarie/iStock(JACKSON, Miss.) -- Mississippi health officials are urging expectant mothers to get vaccinated after a "significant" number of COVID-19 fatalities in pregnant women during the state's ...

THEPALMER/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Henry Ray Fischbach, a jazz singer from New York City, was playing a show at a neighborhood restaurant in July when he collapsed mid-performance. "I was feeling fine unti...

Josie_Desmarais/iStock  (WASHINGTON) -- After banning sale of nearly 950,000 lesser-known e-cigarette products, the Food and Drug Administration has delayed its decision related to products made ...

show999/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Levi Quartucci, an 11-year-old from Wimberley, Texas, caught COVID-19 several days after starting back to school in person. During his battle with the virus, the sixth-grad...

NSA Digital Archive/iStock(NEW YORK) -- When plus-sized supermodel Tess Holliday opened up this spring about her struggle with anorexia, she also spoke about the backlash she received, saying, "I unde...

Drazen Zigic/iStock(NEW YORK) -- As millions of students return to classrooms, the U.S. is facing its most significant pediatric COVID-19 surge yet, with a record number of American children now testi...