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Expert tips for a safe summer vacation

Wednesday, June 10 by ABC News

cookelma/iStockBy GENEVIEVE SHAW BROWN, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- With the nation adjusting to a new normal, many would-be travelers are wondering if a safe summer vacation is possible.The short answer: yes. But not all vacations are created equal in... Read More.

Rubber bullets can be deadly, experts say, as George Floyd protests put spotlight on police use of the projectiles

Tuesday, June 9 by ABC News

kali9/iStockDR. AYODOLA ADIGUN and EDEN DAVID, ABC NEWS(NEW YORK) -- The horrific death of George Floyd led to a national wave of protests against police brutality and racism. Law enforcement's attempts to control impassioned, mostly peaceful crowds include tactics... Read More.

Reopening America’s K-12 schools: What are the risks?

Tuesday, June 9 by ABC News

Wavebreakmedia/iStockBy DR. DELARAM J. TAGHIPOUR, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The initial closure of kindergarten through 12th grade (K-12) worldwide was a decisive measure to curtail the global pandemic.In the United States, school closings have impacted approximately 56.6 million students... Read More.

Courts restart trials, struggle to adapt to COVID-19 precautions

Tuesday, June 9 by ABC News

Kuzma/iStockBy ALEXANDER MALLIN and LUKE BARR, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- As courts across the country begin to cautiously resume in-person hearings through the COVID-19 pandemic, judges are confronting a vexing challenge: how to safely convene jury trials at a... Read More.

New cancer prevention guidelines call for no alcohol consumption

Tuesday, June 9 by ABC News

Instants/iStockBy KATIE KINDELAN, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- In a major change, the American Cancer Society is now saying that cutting alcohol out of your diet completely is best for cancer reduction and prevention."For the first time they’re saying not... Read More.

A list of COVID-19 vaccines that are being studied in clinical trials

Tuesday, June 9 by ABC News

ABC News/WHOBy ELISSA NUNEZ, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The world's leading drug companies, universities and governments are racing to develop a vaccine for COVID-19, the disease that has taken more than 400,000 lives globally. Of the 133 candidates being... Read More.

States reopened for business in May as coronavirus death toll climbed past 100,000

Tuesday, June 9 by ABC News

TK 1993/iStockBy IVAN PEREIRA, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- As the coronavirus pandemic continued into May, Americans, health officials and elected officials reached a breaking point on their stay at home orders.The virus, however, continued to spread, and the pandemic... Read More.

QR codes could provide patients way to keep them out of emergency rooms

Monday, June 8 by ABC News

pressureUA/iStockBy DR. ALEXIS E. CARRINGTON, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- When your child fractures a bone and gets a cast, the experience can be very overwhelming for both the child and parent. It might be hard to focus and remember... Read More.

How couples can minimize conflict over COVID-19 safety as reopening begins

Monday, June 8 by ABC News

fizkes/iStockBy EDEN DAVID, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- As states begin to gradually reopen, many of us are considering how to readjust to a new normal and what behaviors and activities we're comfortable with resuming.Often, couples must work together to... Read More.

Injection every 2 months could stop HIV transmission, study shows

Sunday, June 7 by ABC News

iStock/NanoStockkBy: DR. MONICA SAXENA, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- Every year almost 38,000 people Americans are diagnosed with HIV. In 2012, the Food and Drug Administration approved groundbreaking medication known as PrEP, or preexposure prophylaxis, which if taken daily... Read More.

What testing data reveals about possible coronavirus spike in LA

Sunday, June 7 by ABC News

iStock/yorkfotoBy: SONY SALZMAN, ABC News (LOS ANGELES) -- A snapshot of coronavirus testing data from Los Angeles indicates what many have feared -- that in the wake of relaxed stay-at-home orders, the virus may once again be spreading.According to... Read More.

‘Long-standing issues with health care disparities’ lead health care workers to protests

Friday, June 5 by ABC News

JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty ImagesBy TOMMY BROOKSBANK, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Medical professionals across the country are going straight from their hospital shifts to demonstrations, offering aid to those injured outside city halls and police stations as ugly scuffles... Read More.

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Expert tips for a safe summer vacation

Rubber bullets can be deadly, experts say, as George Floyd protests put spotlight on police use of the projectiles

Reopening America’s K-12 schools: What are the risks?

Courts restart trials, struggle to adapt to COVID-19 precautions

New cancer prevention guidelines call for no alcohol consumption

States reopened for business in May as coronavirus death toll climbed past 100,000

QR codes could provide patients way to keep them out of emergency rooms

How couples can minimize conflict over COVID-19 safety as reopening begins

Injection every 2 months could stop HIV transmission, study shows

What testing data reveals about possible coronavirus spike in LA

‘Long-standing issues with health care disparities’ lead health care workers to protests

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