(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 no growth in the different…
(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 make up more than two-thirds…
(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 she began to experience difficulty…
(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 de Tucumán, which is…
(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 long days in finance…
(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 Apple recorded a seven-day rolling…
(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 fever and hallucinations when his…
(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 a strenuous football workout. Now,…
(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, told Good Morning America, referring…
(NEW YORK) -- Fewer Black and Hispanic Americans have gotten a first or second COVID-19 vaccine booster compared to people of other races and ethnicities, new federal data finds. The CDC report also found that booster coverage was highest among white and Asian Americans. Fewer Black and Hispanic Americans have gotten…
