Health

Pediatricians’ advice for parents confused about kids and face masks amid COVID-19 surge

Friday, July 23 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Adding to the many challenges parents faced during the COVD-19 pandemic, vaccines remain unavailable for young children leading to questions about the need for kids to wear masks. The issue has come to a head as kids start to return to school... Read More.

Stanford University reports seven breakthrough cases of COVID-19 among fully vaccinated students

Friday, July 23 by ABC News

(STANFORD, Calif.) -- Stanford University reported at least seven confirmed cases of COVID-19 among fully vaccinated students this week. All seven students were symptomatic, according to the school. "As you have seen in the national news, cases of COVID-19 have been ticking upward," Stanford University officials... Read More.

How three counties reached the highest COVID-19 vaccination rates in their state

Friday, July 23 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- In Wyoming's Teton County, nearly 60% of residents are fully vaccinated -- almost double the statewide vaccination rate. It's an effort that has been noticed in the state, which has one of the lowest vaccination rates in the country and where several... Read More.

CDC advisory committee voices support for immunocompromised people getting boosters

Thursday, July 22 by ABC News

(ATLANTA) -- During the last year and a half, immunocompromised people have been at extremely high risk for the virus. And for many, the COVID vaccine didn't change that. That's why a group of independent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention experts at a Thursday... Read More.

CDC director stands firm on mask guidance, calls it an ‘individual choice’ for those vaccinated to wear one

Thursday, July 22 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is sticking with its guidance for now that only unvaccinated people need to wear masks to be safe, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky told reporters on Thursday. Asked about The Washington Post report that administration officials are... Read More.

Frontline workers in Nevada say they are ‘reliving 2020’ as new infections surge to highest point in five months

Thursday, July 22 by ABC News

(LAS VEGAS) -- With coronavirus infections on the rise again in the U.S., hospitals across the country are trying to meet the needs of thousands of patients who are testing positive for COVID-19, and are in need of medical care. One state that has seen... Read More.

Half of Puerto Rico could lose health coverage if Congress doesn’t act on Medicaid

Thursday, July 22 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Puerto Rico could lose Medicaid funding in less than two months, putting at risk roughly 1.5 million people -- nearly half the island's population -- unless Congress acts quickly. As COVID-19 continues to batter the island -- with at least 2,561 deaths among... Read More.

Judge blocks Arkansas law banning health care for transgender youth

Thursday, July 22 by ABC News

(LITTLE ROCK, Ark.) -- A federal judge in central Arkansas on Wednesday issued a temporary injunction to a constitutional challenge to the state's first-of-its-kind ban on gender-affirming health care for transgender youth -- meaning the ban will not take effect next week, a victory... Read More.

Doctors treating depression see promise in ketamine, a cheap drug already approved for anesthesia

Wednesday, July 21 by ABC News

The anesthesia medication ketamine is showing increased promise as a treatment for people experiencing depression who haven't found relief with other prescription medications. Though ketamine is known for its recreational use as a party drug, it can also be prescribed legally by doctors. In recent... Read More.

Why we’re seeing more breakthrough COVID-19 infections and what that means

Wednesday, July 21 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- With more than 161 million people now fully vaccinated in the U.S., experts say we are bound to see reports of breakthrough infections, meaning people will test positive for COVID-19 despite being fully vaccinated. These breakthrough COVID-19 cases aren't proof the vaccines aren't... Read More.

Cape Cod COVID-19 cluster grows to more than 130 infected

Wednesday, July 21 by ABC News

(PROVINCETOWN, Mass.) -- A popular Cape Cod, Massachusetts, summertime destination is reporting a new spread of COVID-19 infections following the Fourth of July. Officials in Provincetown, Massachusetts, issued a number of renewed mitigation measures on Monday after at least 132 individuals tested positive for COVID-19 in... Read More.

Judge to hear challenge to Arkansas law banning health care for transgender youth

Wednesday, July 21 by ABC News

(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 precedent across the country -- as a federal judge is slated to... Read More.

Pediatricians’ advice for parents confused about kids and face masks amid COVID-19 surge

Stanford University reports seven breakthrough cases of COVID-19 among fully vaccinated students

How three counties reached the highest COVID-19 vaccination rates in their state

CDC advisory committee voices support for immunocompromised people getting boosters

CDC director stands firm on mask guidance, calls it an ‘individual choice’ for those vaccinated to wear one

Frontline workers in Nevada say they are ‘reliving 2020’ as new infections surge to highest point in five months

Half of Puerto Rico could lose health coverage if Congress doesn’t act on Medicaid

Judge blocks Arkansas law banning health care for transgender youth

Doctors treating depression see promise in ketamine, a cheap drug already approved for anesthesia

Why we’re seeing more breakthrough COVID-19 infections and what that means

Cape Cod COVID-19 cluster grows to more than 130 infected

Judge to hear challenge to Arkansas law banning health care for transgender youth

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