(NEW YORK) -- Jenny Mitchell said she first started using chemical hair-straightening products in 2000 when she was in third grade. Nearly two decades later, Mitchell, now 32, was diagnosed with uterine cancer, despite having no family history of the disease. She said she had no choice but to undergo…
(NEW YORK) -- With Halloween one week away, some parents are wondering whether they need to be extra cautious when it comes to their kids' trick-or-treat hauls this year, given recent warnings about illicit drugs being found with candy packaging. The good news: Experts say there's no need to be…
(NEW YORK) -- After the pandemic hit the U.S. in early 2020, Chris Pernell, MD was on TV screens across the country, emerging as a leading voice on COVID-19's disproportionate impact on people of color. Earlier this year, backed by more than 100 New Jersey state leaders, Pernell -- University…
(NEW YORK) -- A surge in pediatric patients with respiratory illnesses is overwhelming hospitals across the United States, as experts warn of a potentially severe flu season in the coming months. Pediatric bed capacity in hospitals is the highest it has been in two years. Around the country, hospitals are being…
(NEW YORK) -- Many pediatric hospitals across the country are experiencing a surge in patients, and one of the main reasons, experts say, is an increase in cases of the respiratory virus known as RSV. RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, usually causes mild, cold-like symptoms, but it can become serious,…
(NEW YORK) -- As the surge in children's respiratory illnesses, including rhinovirus and enterovirus, continues across the country, one children's hospital is considering installing a field tent to deal with the influx of patients. Connecticut Children's Medical Center in Hartford confirmed to ABC News it is considering working with the…
(NEW YORK) -- Feeding a baby is something a parent must do multiple times a day, every day, and yet it can be one of the most confusing and stressful things that any parent does. Before the recent headlines of a baby formula shortage, parents feeding their child baby food…
(NEW YORK) -- The pandemic has taken a toll on all Americans' mental health, but now, a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that more than 1 in 3 high school teens dealt with poor mental health during the pandemic, and 1 in 5 reported…
(NEW YORK) -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is pushing back on a claim made by Fox News' Tucker Carlson, who said on his show this week that a CDC decision was likely coming to force kids to get COVID-19 vaccines in order to attend school. But that's…
(NEW YORK) -- Carli Williams, of Texas, went from following an influencer on Instagram to crediting the woman with saving her life. Williams, 33, said she felt a small lump in her breast last year, but was told by doctors that it was probably just a cyst. When one doctor…
