(NEW YORK) -- COVID-19 hospitalizations are continuing to rise in the United States but there is hope that the uptick could be stemmed with the new boosters. Hospitalizations increased 15.7% for the week ending Aug. 26 from 15,050 to 17,418, according to data updated Monday by the Centers for Disease Control…
(WASHINGTON) -- The upcoming COVID-19 booster is expected as early as next week -- potentially as soon as Sept. 13 -- and is expected to protect against severe disease and death from currently circulating variants. First, the Food and Drug Administration is expected to authorize or approve the shots, which they…
(NEW YORK) -- A California mom is being remembered for her selflessness, even in death, after she collapsed on the field during her son's football game. Lucinda Daniels, a mom of four, ran to the side of her son Dillon, a varsity football player at Mountain View High School in…
(NEW YORK) -- At least six people have died on the East Coast this summer after being infected with "flesh-eating" bacteria in warming waters. Health officials say two people in Connecticut, one person in New York and three in North Carolina died in July and August from Vibrio vulnificus, a potentially…
(NEW YORK) -- In an age of proliferated and accessible mobile gambling, a 19-year-old, who first spoke with ABC News' Good Morning America last year, said he is still struggling with a gambling addiction despite three months in rehab, and continued work with a gamblers anonymous program. "I really felt…
(NEW YORK) -- "Margaritaville" singer Jimmy Buffett died on Sept. 1 after a four-year battle with a rare skin cancer. Buffet's website revealed he had been diagnosed with Merkel cell carcinoma, but had been able to perform until recently, when his health began to decline. Here's what you need to…
(NEW YORK) -- A 20-month-old boy with a rare genetic mutation was saved earlier this summer by a stranger who donated part of her liver to him. Logan Salva was diagnosed shortly after his birth with Alagille syndrome, a genetic disorder that causes the bile ducts to be malformed, which…
(NEW YORK) -- More health officials across the U.S. are reporting new cases of the COVID variant BA.2.86. On Thursday, a genome sequencing team at Houston Methodist Hospital said it had identified the first case in Texas, a member of team wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter. On the same…
(WASHINGTON) -- Nursing homes that accept Medicaid and Medicare must adhere to new federally required staffing levels in order to keep receiving taxpayer money, according to a rule announced Friday by the Biden administration that would apply to some 15,000 centers. It’s an unprecedented move by the federal government aimed…
(NEW YORK) -- Fifteen years ago, Brian and Kathy Haugen lost their son Taylor while he was playing football for his high school team. The wide receiver took a hit to his abdomen by two defenders and didn't get up for a few minutes. After he made it to the…
