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Calls for change after 26-year-old Black woman dies during childbirth
By ANASTASIA ELYSE WILLIAMS, KATIE KINDELAN and KATE HODGSON, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- The death of a 26-year-old Black woman during an emergency C-section is putting a spotlight on the disparities women of color face during childbirth, and leading to calls for ...
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Why pediatricians are pushing for kids to go back to school in the fall
By DR. SABINA BERA, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- While the Trump administration is urging schools to open in the fall, many parents remain concerned about the safety of their children. Amid the coronavirus pandemic, is going back to school safe?
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Thirteen states now report coronavirus testing issues, in echo of early troubles
By SOO RIN KIM, OLIVIA RUBIN and ALI DUKAKIS, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- As coronavirus cases surge in much of the country, issues with testing availability and access have once again arisen in nearly every aspect of the testing supply ...
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Novavax receives highest funding to develop COVID-19 vaccine
By DR. SABINA BERA, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Novavax, a vaccine development company, was recently awarded over $1.6 billion by the United States government to support commercial-scale manufacturing of their potential coronavirus vaccine.According to Stanley Erck, CEO of ...
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Study finds high rates of positive COVID-19 tests in low-income NYC neighborhoods
By DR. SHANTUM MISRA, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- As cases of coronavirus continue to skyrocket around the country, new details are emerging from New York City -- once the epicenter of the domestic pandemic. A recent study suggests that in ...
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Three things to know about kids, schools and COVID-19
By ANNE FLAHERTY, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Everyone agrees it’s not healthy to keep kids stuck at home, with the American Academy of Pediatrics encouraging school districts to resume in-person class time for the health of ...
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Communities for the elderly devise new ways to prevent COVID-19, fight isolation
By KRISTOFER RIOS, CHO PARK, MATTHEW MOSK and LAUREN EFFRON, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Mary Winnet was overjoyed at the sight of seeing her husband. It was the first time the couple was able to reunite in two months.
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What the latest Supreme Court decision means for your contraceptive care
By KATIE KINDELAN, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- The Supreme Court's ruling Wednesday to allow an employer or university with a religious or moral objection to opt out of covering contraceptives could cost women hundreds of dollars each year in out-of-pocket expenses, ...
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COVID-19 deaths may lead to prolonged grief disorder
By DR. YALDA SAFAI, ABC News(NEW YORK) --  In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, health experts are warning about the risk of prolonged grief disorder among people who lose loved ones. Older adults are especially at risk, according to ...
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Asymptomatic and presymptomatic people transmit most COVID-19 infections: Study
By ERIN SCHUMAKER, ABC NEWS(NEW YORK) -- Silent transmission of the novel coronavirus could account for more than half of infections, according to one new mathematical model by U.S. and Canadian researchers.The researchers utilized data on asymptomatic and ...
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