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Mountain View High School via Daniels Family(NEW YORK) -- A California mom is being remembered for her selflessness, even in death, after she collapsed on the field during her son's football game. Luc...

Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The upcoming COVID-19 booster is expected as early as next week -- potentially as soon as Sept. 13 -- and is ex...

Callista Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- At least six people have died on the East Coast this summer after being infected with "flesh-eating" bacteria in warming waters. Health officials say two...

ABC News(NEW YORK) -- In an age of proliferated and accessible mobile gambling, a 19-year-old, who first spoke with ABC News' Good Morning America last year, said he is still struggling with a gamblin...

Thomas A. Ferrara/Newsday RM via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- "Margaritaville" singer Jimmy Buffett died on Sept. 1 after a four-year battle with a rare skin cancer. Buffet's website revealed he had been...

UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh(NEW YORK) -- A 20-month-old boy with a rare genetic mutation was saved earlier this summer by a stranger who donated part of her liver to him. Logan Salva was di...

Spencer Platt/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- More health officials across the U.S. are reporting new cases of the COVID variant BA.2.86. On Thursday, a genome sequencing team at Houston Methodist Hosp...

Maskot/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Nursing homes that accept Medicaid and Medicare must adhere to new federally required staffing levels in order to keep receiving taxpayer money, according to a rule ...

Courtesy of the Haugen Family(NEW YORK) -- Fifteen years ago, Brian and Kathy Haugen lost their son Taylor while he was playing football for his high school team. The wide receiver took a hit to his a...

Glowimages/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Cosmetics are a part of a daily routine for many people, but how often are you actually looking at the ingredients? "Talc is used in a range of beauty products," C...