Health

Twin disasters: How the West Coast fires might impact the COVID-19 pandemic

Tuesday, September 15 by ABC News

By DR. LEAH CROLL, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- As the California wildfires and the COVID-19 pandemic rage on in tandem, they may pose a serious double threat."Now we're battling two public health crises," Panagis Galiatsatos, M.D., M.H.S., a pulmonologist at Johns Hopkins... Read More.

How fit and placement influence effectiveness of face masks

Tuesday, September 15 by ABC News

By KAITLYN FOLMER, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Researchers at Florida Atlantic University’s engineering department showed ABC News' GMA Investigates how fit and placement influence the effectiveness of face masks. “We tried to see how different ways of wearing the mask would affect the... Read More.

Three brothers lose 100 pounds each after mother’s death

Tuesday, September 15 by ABC News

By KATIE KINDELAN, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Before Abe, Gus and Rudy Penas' beloved mother died of complications due to diabetes and kidney failure, she made her sons promise her that they would lead healthier lives.Nearly five years later, all three brothers... Read More.

Texas county will offer cash incentive to increase COVID-19 plasma donations

Monday, September 14 by ABC News

By IVAN PEREIRA, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Bexar County, Texas, has over 40,000 people who have survived COVID-19 infections -- but only a few hundred of those patients have donated plasma, according to health officials.Now, authorities are looking to entice those patients... Read More.

15% of college athletes showed signs of heart damage after COVID. Should they sit on the sidelines to be safe?

Friday, September 11 by ABC News

BY: DR. DAVE HARRISON, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — As doctors and scientists continue their real-time pursuit of information surrounding COVID-19 and its effect on the heart, a new set of findings may influence how college athletes who contracted the virus approach... Read More.

Dining at restaurants linked with increased COVID-19 transmission: CDC study

Friday, September 11 by ABC News

BY: KELLY MCCARTHY, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — As restaurants attempt to keep their kitchens open amid the pandemic, a new study has linked a possible increased risk of infection to dining out. The study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

What do Google searches tell us about our mental health?

Friday, September 11 by ABC News

By DR. LEAH CROLL, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Search engines store so much of our online activity that it's possible our daily search patterns hold clues to our mental health."Google searches can really provide a lens into the way people are thinking... Read More.