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All 50 states report rising vaccination rates as COVID infections surge, data shows
SolStock/iStock(NEW YORK) -- While states like Missouri end a second month enduring a surge in COVID-19 cases as the more contagious delta variant spreads, public health officials across the country a...
Aug 03, 2021
US passes major vaccine milestone: 70% of adults now have at least 1 shot, White House says
Capuski/iStock(New York) — Boosted by a recent uptake in vaccine administrations, the U.S. crossed a long-awaited milestone Monday in its race to vaccinate the country against the novel coronavi...
Aug 02, 2021
Black scientist fights to fund her potential cancer laser treatment: Bias in health funding
Courtesy Dr. Hadiyah-Nicole Green/Ora Lee Smith(NEW YORK) — For the last five years, Dr. Hadiyah-Nicole Green, a physicist and cancer researcher, has fought to fund her cancer treatment technolo...
Aug 01, 2021
Newspaper headlines convey seriousness of COVID-19 surge across the country
ismagilov/iStock(NEW YORK) — As COVID-19 surges nationwide, the seriousness of the virus's latest wave is reflected in newspaper headlines from cities and states across the country. The number o...
Aug 01, 2021
Air pollution remained higher in minority communities during the pandemic, revealing persistent health disparities
Stock Image/Douglas Sacha/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Despite COVID-19 shutdowns temporarily clearing the air in many major cities, damaging air pollution was persistently higher in more minority a...
Jul 31, 2021
Why women have an 'orgasm gap' and 5 myths debunked
Alex Gilbeaux/ABC News Photo Illustration(NEW YORK) -- In a society where women face all kinds of disparities, there is one gap that women may not know about, even though it can lead to shame, gu...
Jul 31, 2021
COVID-19 vaccination proof will be required for Broadway patrons, workers
Wang Ying/Xinhua via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Anyone hoping to catch a Broadway show as the Great White Way reopens this fall will need proof of vaccination along with their ticket. The Broadway Leag...
Jul 30, 2021
All pregnant people should get COVID-19 vaccine amid delta variant surge, leading health organizations say
MarsBars/iStock(NEW YORK) -- The nation's two leading health organizations focused on the care of pregnant people have issued new guidelines calling on all pregnant people to get vaccinated against CO...
Jul 30, 2021
Front-line workers in Florida say current COVID-19 surge 'feels like it's an impending storm'
tuachanwatthana/iStock(TAMPA, Fla.) -- A jarring reality check is taking place in intensive care units across the country as thousands of COVID-19 positive patients, nearly all of them unvaccinated, a...
Jul 30, 2021
New evidence has doctors worried about long-term damage from COVID 'brain fog'
xavierarnau/iStock(NEW YORK) -- A flurry of new scientific findings is prompting renewed concern among doctors about the long-term cognitive impacts of COVID-19 in some patients. Several new studies p...
Jul 30, 2021