(WASHINGTON) -- The White House's COVID-19 coordinator on Sunday said a sharp rise in cases and hospitalizations since Thanksgiving wasn't "totally" surprising -- and he reiterated that holiday gatherings would be safer if people received their updated vaccines. "We've seen increases each of the last two winters and then what…
(NEW YORK) -- Despite fears of a potential "tripledemic," at least one of three viruses circulating in the United States seems to be trending downward. Cases of respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, appear to have peaked in mid-November and are now declining, according to data from the Centers for Disease…
(NEW YORK) -- The new bivalent COVID booster this fall was relatively 80% effective at keeping older adults out of the hospital due to complications from the virus compared to seniors who were fully vaccinated with at least two shots but had let several months pass, according to a new…
(ATLANTA) -- About four in 10 adults say they've gotten the new bivalent booster or will get it as soon as they can, according to the latest Kaiser Family Foundation COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor. In the survey, 22% of adults said they have gotten the shot, while around 16% said they…
(NEW YORK) -- Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, open up in the final episode of their Netflix docuseries about their pregnancy loss, which they say happened in July 2020, as they settled into their new home in California. "I was pregnant," Meghan says in the six-part series,…
(NEW YORK) -- Over the last few weeks, COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations have been steadily increasing in Los Angeles County. Public health experts told ABC News that newer subvariants circulating plus low booster uptake has led to a surge and it may be time to mask up again. Average daily…
(NEW YORK) -- A ruptured ascending aortic aneurysm -- the reported cause of death of American soccer writer Grant Wahl -- is a rare but deadly medical condition. Wahl, 49, a prominent journalist in the U.S. soccer community, collapsed on Dec. 9 while covering the World Cup in Qatar and…
(NEW YORK) -- In Carson City, Nevada, one family is choosing to spend more time indoors because they said smoke from wildfires and soaring temperatures caused by climate change are sometimes making it difficult for them to breathe outside. Jennifer Cantley, who is a mother of three, told ABC News…
(ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.) -- A mother is speaking out about how dangerous respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, can be as her 2-year-old battles the disease. Jazlynmae Gonzalez just spent her birthday in the pediatric ICU at the University of New Mexico Hospital in Albuquerque and has been trying to fight off…
(NEW YORK) -- States that imposed strict abortion laws this year were already more likely to have significantly higher maternal and infant death rates as well as fewer doctors providing care to women, according to an analysis released Wednesday by an influential nonprofit research group. In 2020, for example, maternal…
