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Once a pandemic epicenter, Los Angeles County reports consecutive days of zero COVID-19 deaths
Myriam Borzee/iStock(LOS ANGELES) -- When a woman in her 30s showed up in his Los Angeles County hospital emergency room this week with a fever, racing heart rate and a sore throat, Dr. Darien Sutton ...
May 05, 2021
US birth and fertility rates drop to record lows in 2020, CDC says
MariaGrover/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Birth and fertility rates in the United States dropped to record lows again last year, according to provisional data in a new report published Wednesday by the Centers ...
May 05, 2021
Why Washington state is seeing a 4th COVID-19 wave
narvikk/iStock(OLYMPIA, Wash.) -- Even as COVID-19 vaccines are rolled out throughout the U.S., Washington state is reeling from a fourth wave of infections, with hospitalizations surging for people a...
May 04, 2021
Biden to set new vaccination goals for Americans
Bill Oxford/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden is setting new goals for vaccinations in America, calling for 70% of the U.S. adult population to have at least one shot, and 160 million American...
May 04, 2021
New Jersey offers free beer to residents who get vaccinated in May
DusanBartolovic/iStock(NEW YORK) — A vaccination card will be the ticket for a free brewski in the Garden State this month. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy announced a "Shot and a Beer” progra...
May 03, 2021
Creative places to get vaccinated are popping up around the country
Gabby Jones/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Seventy one fans got vaccinated during the Milwaukee Bucks vs. Brooklyn Nets basketball game Sunday, marking the latest effort by health depart...
May 03, 2021
Rebel Wilson opens up about fertility struggles: 'Got some bad news today'
Christopher Willard/ABC via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Rebel Wilson shared an emotional life update with fans on Sunday, revealing that she is struggling with fertility. Taking to Instagram, the Pooch ...
May 03, 2021
Melanoma Monday, a reminder to get that mole checked
Cleveland Clinic(NEW YORK) -- Melanoma Monday is the first Monday of National Melanoma Awareness Month, and with it, comes a reminder to prioritize your skin health. Near the start of the COVID-19 pan...
May 03, 2021
What happens when lines blur between real and virtual beauty through filters?
ABC(NEW YORK) -- Camera filters, powered by augmented reality, or AR, are at nearly everyone's fingertips. Opening a smartphone and downloading any one of an array of free apps can give anyone the ins...
May 01, 2021
Hospitalizations rise 135% in Kansas City facility, with young people driving spike
beerkoff/iStock(KANAS CITY, Mo.) -- Missouri hospitals are reeling from an influx of COVID-19 patients and the surge has prompted one hospital to open up a second intensive care unit. COVID-19 hospita...
May 01, 2021
