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Key ways to prevent kids from drowning, according to new AAP report
StockPlanets/iStock(NEW YORK) -- The American Academy of Pediatrics released a new report that identified top drowning risks for children and recommendations to help prevent tragedy. Drowning is the l...
Jul 12, 2021
This mom's daughter died after swallowing a battery. Here's what she wants you to know
(NEW YORK) -- Trista Hamsmith's 18-month-old daughter, Reese, died in December, two months after Hamsmith discovered her daughter had swallowed a button battery, the small, round batteries found in ma...
Jul 12, 2021
Climate change also has a mental health toll
E4C/iStock(LOS ANGELES) — For Meg Keene, climate change is something that not only needs to be addressed but is also very difficult to cope with personally. "As someone with anxiety, I kind of t...
Jul 11, 2021
Fauci urges people to put politics aside to get vaccinated as 'nasty' delta variant rages
Ridofranz/iStock(WASHINGTON) — Unvaccinated Americans should put politics aside and get vaccinated to protect themselves from the highly transmissible and "nasty" delta variant, Dr. Anthony Fauc...
Jul 11, 2021
Hospital breaks record with 'baby boom' of over 100 babies born in 91 hours
Courtesy of Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center(FORT WORTH, Texas) -- A hospital broke its record of high-volume stretches of births twice between June 24 to June 28, delivering 107 bab...
Jul 09, 2021
CDC puts out new guidance on masks in schools
RichVintage/iStock(ATLANTA) -- Students who are vaccinated don’t have to wear masks in school this fall unless they are riding the school bus or their school decides otherwise, according to new ...
Jul 09, 2021
Experts differ on need for Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 booster shot
Bill Oxford/iStock(NEW YORK) -- The Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine has been pitched with one major advantage over its counterparts since it was authorized for use: It requires just one dose. B...
Jul 09, 2021
Study shows booster shot after 6 to 12 months likely to provide best protection from COVID-19, Pfizer says
Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Pfizer and BioNTech have released initial data from a study on booster shots for their COVID-19 vaccine, saying a third dose delivered ab...
Jul 08, 2021
Cancer death rates fall, with a few exceptions
koto_feja/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Cancer death rates continue to decline, with decreases in melanoma and lung cancer death rates leading that trend, according to a new report. The report, published by the...
Jul 08, 2021
How heat waves, climate change put people with disabilities at risk
Xurzon/iStock(NEW YORK) -- It was more than 90 degrees in Moranda Rasmussen's Portland, Oregon, apartment during a historic heat wave late last month when the 27-year-old began to panic. They have cer...
Jul 08, 2021