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Violence against abortion clinics rose in 2021, report says
Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Violence against abortion providers significantly rose in 2021, according to a report from the National Abortion Federation published Friday. T...
Jun 24, 2022
Mom opens up about getting ready to donate kidney to 2-year-old son
Courtesy Pamela Bish(NEW YORK) -- If you could give your child the gift of life, would you? Pamela Bish, a Georgia mom of three, recently got the chance to do so and she immediately jumped at the oppo...
Jun 24, 2022
CDC committee greenlights Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for children 6-17
Westend61/Getty Images(ATLANTA) -- A committee of advisers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted unanimously Thursday to greenlight the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for kids ages 6 to 17...
Jun 23, 2022
FDA orders Juul e-cigarettes and vaping products to be taken off the market in US
Mario Tama/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday it is taking Juul Labs e-cigarettes and other products off the market. It comes after the federal health...
Jun 23, 2022
How to find COVID vaccines for children under age 5
David Ryder/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- COVID-19 vaccines began to be rolled out for children between six months and 4 years old across the United States this week. This means roughly 20 million babies,...
Jun 23, 2022
Nearly 1 in 5 American adults who had COVID still have long-haul symptoms, data shows
Carol Yepes/Getty Images, FILE(NEW YORK) -- Nearly 1 in 5 American adults who have had COVID-19 are still suffering from long-haul symptoms, according to new data collected by the Census Bureau and Ce...
Jun 22, 2022
Vaccinated, low-risk people won't benefit from COVID-19 pill Paxlovid: Pfizer study suggests
Philipp von Ditfurth/picture alliance via Getty Images, FILE(WASHINGTON) -- Pfizer's COVID-19 treatment Paxlovid has been hailed as a breakthrough in the fight against COVID-19. The pills have shown t...
Jun 22, 2022
Women are more likely than men to develop long COVID, study finds
Maskot/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Women are significantly more likely than men to experience long-term symptoms of COVID-19, a new review suggests. Researchers from Johnson & Johnson's Office of th...
Jun 21, 2022
Hot car dangers: How to keep your kids safe this summer
Mykhailo Polenok / EyeEm/ Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- As a heat wave slams the U.S. this week, it's important to remember the dangers of leaving children in hot cars. A child died in Harris County, Texa...
Jun 21, 2022
New infant sleep guidelines advise against hats and weighted swaddles, blankets
Daniela Jovanovska-Hristovska/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Weighted swaddles and blankets are popular among parents trying to get their infants to sleep, but they should not be used on sleeping babies, a...
Jun 21, 2022
