Health

ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Tennis superstar Serena Williams is describing in her own words the life-threatening complications she faced while giving birth to her daughter, and how she advocated to save her own life. Williams, 40, gave birth to her daughter, Olympia, with husband Alexis Ohanian, in September 2017, in an […]

Courtesy Angie Carel (NEW YORK) — A mom of four from Indiana went from giving drawing prompts to her daughters to thousands of strangers online, inadvertently creating a community of what she describes as “amazing people” who have turned to art for a mental health break amid the pandemic. In March 2020, Angie Carel’s job […]

Gerard Bottino/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Nationwide distribution of one of the last remaining monoclonal antibody treatments is being paused “effective immediately” since it has shown to be ineffective against the COVID-19 BA.2 subvariant now dominating every region of the country, an internal letter sent Tuesday afternoon from the federal government to states […]

Carol Yepes/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the nation approaches the grim milestone of 1 million lives confirmed lost to COVID-19, a new report reveals the “devastating and disproportionate” impact of the virus on low-income communities in the U.S., offering an initial analysis of the deadly consequences of poverty, economic insecurity and systemic racism. “Poverty […]

The Good Brigade/Getty Images (NEW YORK) –Through lockdowns, remote working, travel restrictions and school closures — many have not had a cold in two years. Now cold and flu rates appear to be on the rise as Americans return to pre-COVID activities sans masks. Dr. Peter Chin Hong at UC San Francisco says his hospital […]

ABC News (NEW YORK) — Adding more plants to your plate can be both flavorful and favorable when it comes to a beneficial diet. Dr. Ian Smith, author of Plant Power: Flip Your Plate, Change Your Weight, joined ABC News’ Good Morning America to share how people can harness the benefits of plant-based eating, plus […]

The Good Brigade/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In the seven months since Texas enacted a law that bans nearly all abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, its northern neighbor, Oklahoma, has felt the impact. “We are essentially having to turn the vast majority of people away from getting abortions because we just cannot keep up […]

Daniel Knighton/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A new COVID-19 variant has been identified in the United Kingdom, but experts say there is no cause for alarm yet. The variant, known as XE, is a combination of the original BA.1 omicron variant and its subvariant BA.2. This type of combination is known as a “recombinant” variant. […]

Image Source/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — California was the first state to mandate that high schools start no earlier than 8:30 a.m. Pediatrician Dr. Bert Mandelbaum hopes New Jersey will be the second. New Jersey is one of several states exploring later school start times, as educators and health professionals grapple with concerns about the […]

Collin Baker (CHICAGO) — A baby girl who has been living in a Chicago hospital with her parents for the last six months while waiting for a new heart finally received one last week. Elodie Carmen Baker received a heart transplant at The Heart Center at Lurie Children’s Hospital on March 27. Elodie was about […]