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Tennis legend Chris Evert reveals ovarian cancer diagnosis
Mehdi Taamallah/NurPhoto via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Former world No. 1 tennis player Chris Evert revealed she is battling Stage 1 ovarian cancer. Evert shared the news in a Tweet on Friday. "I want...
Jan 17, 2022
CDC warns loosely woven cloth masks are 'least protective' against COVID
DigitalVision/GettyImages(ATLANTA) -- Any mask is better than no mask. But loosely woven cloth masks provide the least amount of protection and Americans in some cases might want to opt for higher qua...
Jan 14, 2022
High school sports feel impact of omicron surge, from paused games to mask mandates
Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- High school athletics are feeling the impact of the omicron surge, from paused games to restricted fans, amid a winter season that...
Jan 13, 2022
Gay men still face hurdles to donate blood amid national shortage
Peter Dazeley/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The U.S. is facing a national blood crisis, the "worst blood shortage in over a decade," the American Red Cross warns. Despite this urgent need for donations, p...
Jan 13, 2022
Debunking the idea viruses always evolve to become less virulent
fotograzia/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- As evidence mounts that the omicron variant is less deadly than prior COVID-19 strains, one oft-cited explanation is that viruses always evolve to become less viru...
Jan 13, 2022
Study finds COVID-19 may increase risk of diabetes in kids: 3 things for parents to know
Catherine Delahaye/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Kids who have recovered from COVID-19 may have an increased risk of developing diabetes, according to a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and ...
Jan 12, 2022
CDC to weigh in soon on whether Americans should upgrade their masks
Alicia Llop/Getty Images(ATLANTA) -- After weeks of health experts urging Americans to upgrade their masks to protect against the omicron COVID-19 variant, the Centers for Disease Control and Preventi...
Jan 12, 2022
Nearly 2 million cases of cancer likely to be diagnosed in 2022: Report
BSIP/Universal Images Group via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Nearly 2 million new cases of cancer are expected to be diagnosed and some 609,000 people will likely die from cancer in the U.S. in 2022, acc...
Jan 12, 2022
COVID may be with us for a long time. What kind of testing do we need?
VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Throughout the pandemic, periodic surges in demand for COVID-19 testing -- typically during a spike in cases or prior to holiday travel -- have put stra...
Jan 12, 2022
'We're all hurting': Hospital workers plead for vaccination and help amid omicron surge
Drew Angerer/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- When the omicron variant first began sweeping the country, there was some hope that because initial studies indicated it was less severe, it would prove to have ...
Jan 12, 2022
