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simon2579/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Joshua Smith, an 18-year-old former high school baseball player who beat the coronavirus back in May, doesn't particularly fear it, but he does fear side effects from the...

MarsBars/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Mobile clinics have been used throughout the COVID-19 vaccination effort to reach hard-hit or vulnerable communities, particularly those in pharmacy deserts. But as the pa...

z1b/iStock(NEW YORK) -- COVID-19 has taken the lives of more than 575,000 Americans and counting. Those we've lost come from all backgrounds and include the very people -- first responders and medical...

narvikk/iStock(NEW YORK) -- A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that some COVID-19 vaccine reactions, including fainting, dizziness and nausea, were due to anxiety -...

Andy445/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Twenty-eight restrictions on abortion were signed into law across seven states between April 26 and April 29, according to a new report, marking an especially hostile week ...

Tibrina Hobson/FilmMagic(NEW YORK) -- Selena Gomez has officially launched a new mental health initiative, called "Mental Health 101," through her brand, Rare Beauty. In an Instagram post Thursday, Go...

simon2579/iStock(NEW YORK) -- With vaccination rates increasing and coronavirus cases declining across the country, many Americans are feeling a newfound sense of hope, that perhaps, there is finally ...

Bill Oxford/iStock(NEW YORK) -- About five million Americans missed receiving their second dose of the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data ...

Cook Children's(NEW YORK) -- Dr. Kanika Bowen-Jallow was eight years into her pursuit of becoming a pediatric surgeon before she met a surgeon who looked like her, as a Black American. Now, Bowen-Jall...

iStock/Pornpak Khunatorn(CHICAGO) -- Chicago plans to roll out a "Vax Pass" next month that vaccinated residents can use to attend events like summer concerts, according to top city health officials. ...