Health

Marcin Kilarski / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A college athlete who took time away from her sport to focus on her mental health is speaking out to urge coaches, schools, parents and fellow players to pay attention to the mental health of student-athletes. “One of my favorite things to tell myself, if I’m not […]

Courtesy of Andrea Burns (KANSAS CITY, Kan.) — A Kansas teacher is raising awareness about a teaching method that she says is helping students tap into their mental health and learn how to manage their emotions in healthy ways. Andrea Burns, who teaches fourth grade in Kansas City, shared an Instagram post last month featuring […]

Wanda Irving (NEW YORK) — When Wanda Irving looks into the eyes of her 5-year-old granddaughter, Soleil, she said she instantly sees her daughter, Shalon Irving, whose death shortly after giving birth to Soleil has since shaped the trajectory of their lives. “She’s got her mom’s eyes and her mom’s smile and her mom’s fearlessness […]

Peter Brackney / www.kaintuckeean.com/Getty Images (FRANKFORT, Ky.) — The Kentucky state legislature has overridden Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto of a bill banning abortion after 15 weeks, along with several other abortion restrictions. Under the bill, any physician that performs an abortion after 15 weeks would lose their license for at least six months. The bill […]

Courtesy Kylie DeFrance (AUSTIN, Texas) — A middle school teacher in Texas is making sure no student has to miss class time due to or feels ashamed of their menstrual cycle. Kylie DeFrance, an English as an additional language (EAL) teacher at a charter school in Austin, keeps “pad bags” filled with feminine hygiene products […]

Scott Olson/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Amid a growing shortage of baby formula across the country, major retailers have begun limiting the amount of formula customers can buy. As of April, 31% of popular formula brands may be sold out at stores nationwide, according to Datasembly, a tracking firm that tracks products stocked on store […]

ABC News Photo Illustration (NEW YORK) — In recent years, tinted sunscreens have been rising in popularity, in large part because of their ability to better match a person’s skin tone without leaving a visible white film on the skin. Responding to customer demand, large skin care brands have recently debuted new tinted sunscreen products […]

Elva Etienne/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Children as young as 8 years old should be screened for anxiety, the country’s leading panel of experts on health prevention recommended Tuesday for the first time. The new draft guidance comes amid rising rates of anxiety and depression among kids and teens in the U.S., particularly during the […]

SONGPHOL THESAKIT/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Although officials have been warning for weeks of an impending coronavirus resurgence across the country, health experts say it is impossible to know exactly how widespread the nation’s latest resurgence may actually be, given the declining availability of COVID-19 data. “An effective public health response depends on high quality, […]

EMS-FORSTER-PRODUCTIONS/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The White House says extending the federal mask mandate for airlines and other forms of transportation is still possible despite urging from GOP lawmakers and transportation industry leaders to end the measure, which is set to expire next week. The decision could be influenced by an increase in COVID-19 cases in […]