(NEW YORK) -- Several schools are bringing back mask mandates to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and other respiratory illnesses. In New Jersey, two school districts said students will be required to wear face coverings indoors upon returning from winter break. Paterson Public Schools, which serves abut 25,000 students from…
(NEW YORK) -- Two sisters are celebrating a very special anniversary this year: the 50th anniversary of one donating her kidney to the other. Usually organ transplants, such as kidney transplants, last 15 to 20 years if the organ came from a living donor, according to the National Kidney Foundation.…
(WASHINGTON) -- A congressional investigation into the Food and Drug Administration's review process for an Alzheimer's treatment found that the agency "deviated" from its standard procedures to approve the Aduhelm drug with inconsistent data. Aduhelm is notable for being the first drug in recent years approved to treat the underlying…
(BUFFALO, N.Y.) -- When the historic Buffalo, New York, storm stranded nurses at home, they turned to a stranger in a snowmobile club to give them an unconventional ride to work. Ally Mederer, an ICU nurse at Buffalo General Medical Center, spent days trapped in her house during the deadly…
(NEW YORK) -- One reporter decided to get personal on air in order to give hope to others who may need it. Diane Pathieu said she was told her husband Nick Adamski only had a year to live. That was two years ago. Pathieu, who is a reporter with Chicago…
(NEW YORK) -- While most people can keep up with their New Year's resolutions through the first days of January, it is those days and weeks throughout the rest of the year that can catch up with even the best of intentions. So how do you make your New Year's…
(NEW YORK) -- Tamara Walcott, a 38-year-old mother of two from Columbia, Maryland, said that if anyone had told her five years ago she'd be a world champion powerlifter, she would have laughed. This year, Walcott won the title for the heaviest raw deadlift in the world by a woman…
(NEW YORK) -- The Danish concept of "hygge," or “coziness,” can help fend off the seasonal blues. Spending time with loved ones and creating a cozy ambience with scents, lighting and sounds can improve mood and reduce stress during the wintertime. “Hygge is a mindset -- an attitude and approach…
(NEW YORK) -- The new year is less than a week away and, for some, that may come as a relief. The holiday season can be stressful for many with all the planning, traveling and shopping. If you can relate, perhaps one of your resolutions for 2023 can be resetting…
(NEW YORK) -- As parents and caregivers try to cope with the spread of flu, RSV and COVID-19 in what health experts are calling a "tripledemic," some may look online for treatment and prevention tips. However, earlier this month, the Food and Drug Administration issued an advisory warning people about…
