Health

Cancers in adults below 50 have ‘dramatically increased’: Report

Wednesday, September 7 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Early onset cancers defined as cancers discovered in adults younger than 50 years old, have "dramatically increased" around the world over the last few decades, according to a new report by researchers at Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital. Researchers said breast, colon,... Read More.

What you need to know about ‘original antigenic sin’ with fall COVID boosters around the corner

Wednesday, September 7 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- With new COVID variant-specific booster shots set to roll out in the coming week, vaccine scientists argue that more research is needed to understand how a person's early immune response -- either through vaccination or infection itself -- may impact future... Read More.

Pediatric COVID-19 infections increase as kids head back to school

Tuesday, September 6 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- As children head back to the classroom for the academic year, new data shows that pediatric COVID-19 infection rates have increased for the second consecutive week. Last week, more than 90,600 additional child COVID-19 cases were reported, an increase of 14% from... Read More.

Mystery as to why new COVID variants have stalled in growth

Tuesday, September 6 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Throughout much of the pandemic, there has been a constant shifting in terms of which COVID-19 variants are most dominant, at a given time, in the U.S. However, for the last five weeks, federal data shows that there has been little to... Read More.

Black and Hispanic Americans are less likely to receive monkeypox vaccines: CDC

Tuesday, September 6 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Black and Hispanic Americans make up the majority of monkeypox cases in the United States but are underrepresented when it comes to vaccine distribution. According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as of Aug. 31, people of color... Read More.

News anchor’s medical scare on live TV raises awareness of women’s risk of stroke

Tuesday, September 6 by ABC News

(TULSA, Okla.) -- An Oklahoma news anchor and a TV actress are raising awareness about women's stroke risk at any age by sharing their own experiences. Julie Chin, an anchor for Tulsa, Oklahoma, NBC affiliate KJRH, was anchoring a live broadcast on Sept. 3, when... Read More.

Mysterious outbreak in Argentina solved: Legionnaires’ disease behind illness that sickened 11

Monday, September 5 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A mysterious outbreak that sickened 11 people in Argentina, killing four, has been solved. Health authorities said the illness was likely caused by Legionella, the bacteria that leads to Legionnaires' disease. The outbreak has been contained to a health clinic in San Miguel... Read More.

‘No man’s land’: Long COVID knocks young workers out of the job market

Monday, September 5 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Less than a month after Victoria Waldo recovered from COVID, she woke up feeling drunk. Dizzy and slurring her speech, she went to the emergency room only to be sent home after routine blood work turned up negative. The newly engaged 26-year-old, who worked... Read More.

Monkeypox cases are on the decline in New York City, data shows

Saturday, September 3 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Monkeypox cases appear to be on the decline in the epicenter of the country's outbreak. Data from the New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene shows that as of Aug. 30, the latest date for which data is available, the Big... Read More.

Florida teen battling suspected case of brain-eating amoeba for over 50 days

Friday, September 2 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A Florida teen has been battling an infection suspected to be caused by a rare, brain-eating amoeba for over 50 days, as his family prays for him to wake up, they said. Caleb Ziegelbauer, 13, was suffering from a severe headache, high... Read More.

Parents launch nonprofit to educate about heatstroke dangers

Friday, September 2 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Two parents who have turned tragedy into a teachable moment are educating others on the dangers of heatstroke. Martin McNair and Tonya Wilson lost their 19-year-old son, Jordan McNair, in 2018 after the University of Maryland football player suffered a heatstroke following... Read More.

Woman says she had stroke in her 20s while on birth control

Friday, September 2 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Jenna Goldman said she was out on a run with her now-husband two years ago when she started feeling like she was getting a migraine. "In my right eye, there was some vision stuff happening, like a typical ocular migraine," Goldman, 28,... Read More.

Cancers in adults below 50 have ‘dramatically increased’: Report

What you need to know about ‘original antigenic sin’ with fall COVID boosters around the corner

Pediatric COVID-19 infections increase as kids head back to school

Mystery as to why new COVID variants have stalled in growth

Black and Hispanic Americans are less likely to receive monkeypox vaccines: CDC

News anchor’s medical scare on live TV raises awareness of women’s risk of stroke

Mysterious outbreak in Argentina solved: Legionnaires’ disease behind illness that sickened 11

‘No man’s land’: Long COVID knocks young workers out of the job market

Monkeypox cases are on the decline in New York City, data shows

Florida teen battling suspected case of brain-eating amoeba for over 50 days

Parents launch nonprofit to educate about heatstroke dangers

Woman says she had stroke in her 20s while on birth control

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