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Judge to hear challenge to Arkansas law banning health care for transgender youth
iStock/frantic00 (LITTLE ROCK, Ark.) -- A federal courthouse in central Arkansas on Wednesday will be the site of a consequential moment for the LGBTQ+ community in the state -- and for health care pr...
Jul 21, 2021
Texas hospital reports its 1st case of lambda COVID-19 variant
Tempura/iStock(NEW YORK) — A major Texas hospital system has reported its first case of the lambda COVID-19 variant, as the state reels from the rampant delta variant. Houston Methodist Hospital...
Jul 20, 2021
Delta variant now makes up 83% of cases, CDC director says
BlackJack3D/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky told lawmakers Tuesday the delta variant now makes up 83% of cases, up from 50% at the beginn...
Jul 20, 2021
COVID-19 hospitalizations in southwest Missouri surpass winter peak
gorodenkoff/iStock(NEW YORK) — In a distressing turn, hospitalizations for COVID-19 in southwestern Missouri have surpassed their winter peak, according to the local health department. On Monday...
Jul 20, 2021
Nearly 120,000 children in US have lost a primary caregiver to COVID-19: Internal CDC data
Inside Creative House/iStock(WASHINGTON) — Since the onset of the pandemic, children in the U.S. have faced multiple challenges and hardships. Tragically, recent data reveals that a staggering n...
Jul 20, 2021
COVID-19 vaccines protect you better than infection, doctors say
iStock/Alernon77(LOS ANGELES) -- With the delta variant surging in the United States, doctors are urging everyone who is eligible to get vaccinated -- including the more than 30 million people who hav...
Jul 20, 2021
Baby comes home after 136 days in the NICU
Courtesy Abigail Miramontez(EL PASO, Texas) -- Abigail and Dominic Miramontez are thrilled to bring their son Austin home after 136 days in the NICU at an El Paso hospital. Abigail Miramontez was 24 w...
Jul 20, 2021
Dad shares warning after kids allegedly contract COVID-19 from unvaccinated relative
Adam Joseph(PHILADELPHIA) — A Philadelphia father of two is speaking out about the ongoing risk of COVID-19 for children after his son and daughter tested positive for the virus. Adam Joseph, a ...
Jul 19, 2021
CDC under pressure to revisit guidance as pediatric group calls for masks in schools
iStock/sshepard(NEW YORK) -- Health experts, including an influential group of pediatricians, are pushing back on federal guidance that vaccinated Americans can go without masks, warning that the...
Jul 19, 2021
'Very reasonable' for local officials to reimplement mask mandates amid delta surge: Dr. Vivek Murthy
peterschreiber.media/iStock(NEW YORK) — Local officials have the right to reimplement mitigation strategies to stop the spread of COVID-19 amid a surge in cases fueled by the delta variant, U.S....
Jul 18, 2021
