Health

Louisiana doctors struggle as COVID patients flood hospitals

Friday, August 20 by ABC News

(BATON ROUGE, La.) -- In Louisiana, the COVID-19 crisis is leaving hospitals teetering on the edge of collapse.The state currently has the nation's highest case rate, and hospitalization levels -- more than 3,000 at last count -- are stretching the health system to a... Read More.

As delta variant surges, remote learning in the spotlight for another school year

Friday, August 20 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Rhashonna Cosby's two children fared very differently during their months of remote learning. Her son thrived working independently, going on to graduate from high school in the spring of 2020. Her 17-year-old daughter, meanwhile, struggled academically without face-to-face instruction, before transferring... Read More.

How to prepare kids for back to school without fixating on ‘learning loss’

Friday, August 20 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- As students across the country head back to school, a top priority for many educators and parents is how to help students who have experienced "learning loss" during the COVID-19 pandemic.With kids leaning remotely since early 2020, "learning loss" -- or... Read More.

Major expanded recall on frozen shrimp sold at Whole Foods, other retailers

Thursday, August 19 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Time to take stock of what's in your freezer after a major frozen shrimp producer issued an expanded recall on a range of products due to salmonella concerns.Avanti Frozen Foods Pvt. Ltd, expanded a voluntarily recall that was first issued June... Read More.

Over 20,000 Mississippi students under quarantine after 1st week of school

Thursday, August 19 by ABC News

(MISSISSIPPI) -- More than 20,000 students across Mississippi are in quarantine after the first week of in-person classes.Mississippi, which has the lowest vaccination rate among all states -- about 34%, according to state data -- is reeling from rising COVID-19 cases and the highly... Read More.

Exhausted, stressed, drained: It’s ‘déjà vu’ for moms as school year begins amid COVID surge

Thursday, August 19 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- When Tina Sherman, a mom of four sons in Wake County, North Carolina, thinks of sending her children back to school later this month, she can sum up the emotion of it all in two sentences."They are excited," Sherman said of... Read More.

Nurse takes care of patients even on her days off

Wednesday, August 18 by ABC News

(LAS VEGAS) -- For some patients, it's the little things.Brooke Johns, 40, is an emergency room nurse at Southern Hills Hospital in Las Vegas. On her days off, she heads back to the hospital to provide patients with some genuine human connection, brushing out... Read More.

How this teacher is tackling mental health as students return from year of remote learning

Wednesday, August 18 by ABC News

(FREMONT, Calif.) -- When students return to Erin Castillo's classroom Wednesday, their first day of in-person school in over a year, the high school teacher will be paying attention to more than just how they are doing academically.Castillo, an English and peer counseling teacher... Read More.

Five ways parents can protect infants and toddlers from COVID-19

Wednesday, August 18 by ABC News

(BALTIMORE) -- With the delta variant surging, and new data indicating young people can spread COVID more readily than previously thought, many parents with infants and toddlers are now left with questions about how to best protect their child.Children who are less than two... Read More.

5 things to know about Biden’s plan to roll out COVID boosters this fall

Tuesday, August 17 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Biden administration is expected to announce, as soon as this week, a plan to roll out booster shots for all Americans who got Pfizer or Moderna COVID vaccines more than eight months ago.Any plan would be contingent upon getting a green... Read More.

DOJ charges Chicago pharmacist for selling authentic COVID vaccination cards on Ebay

Tuesday, August 17 by ABC News

(CHICAGO) -- The Justice Department has arrested a Chicago pharmacist who allegedly sold 125 real CDC COVID-19 vaccination cards on EBay. According to charging documents, 34-year-old Tangtang Zhao is said to have sold the cards to 11 different buyers for $10 each.He is the second... Read More.

More kids are getting sick from COVID. Is it delta?

Tuesday, August 17 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Throughout much of 2020, parents took comfort in a single silver lining the pandemic: The virus seemed to spare young people, particularly children and toddlers, whose symptoms were considerably milder than the adults around them.The precise reason for this was never... Read More.

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Louisiana doctors struggle as COVID patients flood hospitals

As delta variant surges, remote learning in the spotlight for another school year

How to prepare kids for back to school without fixating on ‘learning loss’

Major expanded recall on frozen shrimp sold at Whole Foods, other retailers

Over 20,000 Mississippi students under quarantine after 1st week of school

Exhausted, stressed, drained: It’s ‘déjà vu’ for moms as school year begins amid COVID surge

Nurse takes care of patients even on her days off

How this teacher is tackling mental health as students return from year of remote learning

Five ways parents can protect infants and toddlers from COVID-19

5 things to know about Biden’s plan to roll out COVID boosters this fall

DOJ charges Chicago pharmacist for selling authentic COVID vaccination cards on Ebay

More kids are getting sick from COVID. Is it delta?

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