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All US adults now eligible for COVID-19 vaccines
Bill Oxford/iStock(NEW YORK) -- All adults in the United States are eligible for COVID-19 vaccines starting Monday, with all 50 states and Washington, D.C., meeting the April 19 deadline President Joe...
Apr 19, 2021
Can the COVID-19 vaccine affect women’s menstrual cycles? Here’s what we know
ShotShare/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Some women are describing temporary changes in their menstrual cycles after taking a COVID-19 vaccine, experts in the medical community are reporting. With nearly 30% of ...
Apr 19, 2021
Half of Americans over 18 have received at least one vaccine shot: CDC
Bill Oxford/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Half of Americans over 18 have received at least one COVID-19 vaccination shot, according to data released Sunday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The...
Apr 19, 2021
Four infertility organizations that help Black women on their parenting journeys
LumiNola/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Regina Townsend, 39, of Chicago, said that as a Black child and then as a young Black woman, she never heard discussions of infertility and in vitro fertilization among he...
Apr 19, 2021
Jackson, Mississippi has an ongoing water crisis. Here’s how it’s impacting its citizens.
turk_stock_photographer/iStock(JACKSON, Miss.) -- When winter storms swept throughout the South in mid-February, millions of people lost power and water for days. One of the cities hit hardest was Jac...
Apr 19, 2021
Scientists exploring possible link between Johnson & Johnson, AstraZeneca vaccine blood clot issues
Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- With the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine still on pause in the U.S. after reports of a rare but severe blood clotting disorder in...
Apr 17, 2021
Philadelphia police lose 24-year veteran, father of 3 to COVID-19
PinkOmelet/iStock(NEW YORK) -- COVID-19 has taken the lives of more than 565,000 Americans and counting. Those we've lost come from all backgrounds and include the very people -- first responders and ...
Apr 17, 2021
Rare reactions to Johnson & Johnson vaccine remain a mystery, putting many women on edge
narvikk/iStock(NEW YORK) -- When Kristi Escobar was offered an appointment to get the Johnson & Johnson vaccine last Monday, she wondered if she should wait for another option. J&J was the newest of t...
Apr 17, 2021
Mom warns COVID-19 is still 'serious' as her 1-year-old fights the virus
Andrea Bell(ANN ARBOR, Mich.) -- As COVID-19 vaccines have rolled out and the world begins to slowly reopen, a Michigan mother is encouraging others to continue living with caution as her child fights...
Apr 16, 2021
How environmental racism continues to affect communities of color
Courtesy of Shaina Oliver(NEW YORK) -- Shaina Oliver's asthma flares up on cold days. Her kids can't play outside, often due to the heavy air pollution surrounding their community. "It becomes a burde...
Apr 16, 2021