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'Abbott Elementary' star opens up about struggle with Crohn's disease: What to know about the disease
Frazer Harrison/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Actor Tyler James Williams is fresh off his first Golden Globe win for his role as Gregory Eddie on Abbott Elementary. While the actor celebrates a high point...
Jan 16, 2023
Netflix's 'The Circle' star Raven Sutton breaks barriers for Deaf representation
Courtesy of Netflix(NEW YORK) -- Raven Sutton is making history as the first deaf contestant on Netflix's The Circle. She hopes her stint on the hit reality show can not only empower the Deaf communit...
Jan 16, 2023
Why flu and strep A can be so serious in children
Ekaterina Goncharova/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Amid a flu season that started earlier than expected there's also been a higher number of strep A cases in children this year. The Centers for Disease Co...
Jan 13, 2023
Ashley Tisdale shares struggle with hair loss: What to know about alopecia
Peter Dazeley/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Actress Ashley Tisdale is sharing details of her struggle with alopecia, a condition she says she has battled since her early 20s. Tisdale, now 37, shared in an...
Jan 13, 2023
What's in the agreement that led to the end of the New York City nurses' strike
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The New York City nurses' strike finally ended after the hospitals and the employees reached a tentative agreement early Thursday morning. More than 7,000...
Jan 12, 2023
China is 'heavily underreporting' number of COVID-19 deaths, WHO says
Massimiliano Finzi/Getty Images(GENEVA) -- The World Health Organization said Wednesday China is "heavily underreporting" the number of COVID-19 deaths as a wave of infections sweeps the country. The ...
Jan 12, 2023
Cancer death rates down but racial disparities persist among Black men and women
FatCamera/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Black men and women are more likely to die from prostate, uterine and breast cancer compared to other races, according to new data from the American Cancer Society....
Jan 12, 2023
Companies look at increasing price of their COVID-19 vaccines. Sen. Bernie Sanders is not happy
Morsa Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, the incoming chair of the committee focused on health, on Tuesday called out Moderna for looking at a more-than-quadruple spike of i...
Jan 12, 2023
FDA adds sesame to major food allergen list, updates labeling requirements
Roberto Machado Noa/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Sesame has joined the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's list of major food allergens and will soon be added to labels of packaged food to protect consum...
Jan 11, 2023
COVID was the leading cause of law enforcement deaths in 2022 for third year in a row: Report
amphotora/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- COVID-19 remained the leading cause of law enforcement deaths in 2022 despite the number attributed to the virus dramatically declining. A new report released Wedne...
Jan 11, 2023
