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Moderna considering creating an mRNA monkeypox vaccine amid growing demand for shots
Maddie Meyer/Getty Images(CAMBRIDGE, Mass.) -- Amid growing concerns over the potential threat of monkeypox, executives from Moderna said Wednesday they have initiated a research program to consider w...
Arielle Mitropoulos, ABC News Aug 03, 2022

New government reports on long COVID lay out existing help, what more should be done
Sebastian Condrea/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The federal government took an initial step forward in its response to long COVID-19 Wednesday, releasing two reports that compile what federally-funded s...
Cheyenne Haslett, ABC News Aug 03, 2022

Fifth child tests positive for monkeypox in US: What parents should know
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- As monkeypox continues to spread across the U.S., the number of children infected with the virus is growing as well. At least five children have tested positive for monkeypox sin...
Katie Kindelan, ABC News Aug 02, 2022

Near-total abortion bans reinstated in Kentucky
Photography by Daniel Light/Getty Images(FRANKFORT, Ky.) -- Abortions have once again stopped in Kentucky after an appeals court reinstated two bans. One ban, a so-called trigger law -- designed to go...
Mary Kekatos, ABC News Aug 02, 2022

Twenty-two infants hospitalized due to parechovirus infection: Five things for parents to know
Isabel Pavia/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Doctors and other health care providers are being warned to look out for symptoms of a virus that can cause seizures and severe illness in infants. Nearly two do...
Katie Kindelan, ABC News Aug 02, 2022

2 more children in US test positive for monkeypox
Karen Ducey/Getty Image(NEW YORK) -- At least four children in the U.S. have now tested positive for monkeypox, officials have confirmed. Amidst a growing emergence of cases across the country, state ...
Arielle Mitropoulos, ABC News Aug 01, 2022

Women's health doctors say they feel increased scrutiny amid abortion bans
fstop123/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Dr. Caitlin Bernard, an obstetrician-gynecologist in Indiana, has spoken publicly about the negative repercussions she's faced for providing abortion care to a 10-ye...
Katie Kindelan, ABC News Aug 01, 2022

Banana Boat sunscreen recalled due to traces of cancer-causing chemical benzene
Edgewell Personal Care(NEW YORK) -- Before you head to the beach or pool this summer, check the label on your sunscreen bottle. Edgewell Personal Care Company issued a voluntary recall Friday for thre...
Lauren Meltzer, ABC News Aug 01, 2022

Abortions in young girls are not uncommon, experts say
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The story of a 10-year-old rape victim traveling from Ohio to Indiana to receive abortion care captured headlines earlier this month, illustrating what impact the Supreme Court d...
Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News Jul 31, 2022

How communities with low vaccination rates face costs beyond the virus
Morsa Images/Getty Images/Stock(NEW YORK) -- Health officials have warned since the beginning of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout that areas with lower inoculation rates are at greater risk of higher...
Mary Kekatos, ABC News Jul 30, 2022
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