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Woman loses 115 pounds, leads organization that gets Black women running
Courtesy Jay Ell Alexander By KATIE KINDELAN, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Jay Elle Alexander credits running with helping her lose 115 pounds.The 33-year-old mother of a 16-month-old son is now the CEO of Black Girls Run, an organization ... Read More
VIP vaccines: As availability tightens, the wealthy and well-connected push for access
simon2579/iStockBy SASHA PEZENIK, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Direct and immediate access to their doctor is part of what Dr. Abe Malkin's patients pay for. Concierge practices like his tout first class, round-the-clock medical care. Malkin rarely silences his ... Read More
As nursing homes get vaccine, assisted living centers are left ‘falling through the cracks,’ experts say
Bill Oxford/iStockBy LAURA ROMERO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- As the COVID-19 vaccine rollout reaches residents of nursing homes across the country, long-term care advocates remain concerned that many of the nation's most vulnerable citizens -- who are living ... Read More
Some COVID-19 variants spread more easily than original: Here’s why
Rattankun Thongbun/iStockBy DR. SEAN LLEWELLYN, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- In recent months, new variants of the virus that causes COVID-19 have been popping up all over the world, and experts say even more will continue to be identified ... Read More
Mom speaks out as healthy 15-year-old daughter contracts COVID-19
Christina Meredith By NICOLE PELLETIERE, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A Texas mother is sharing the story of her teenager's ongoing fight against COVID-19, in hopes to remind parents that young people are still at risk.Christina Meredith, a resident ... Read More
This 81-year-old TikTok influencer is all the fitness inspiration we need
mlleelizabethart/iStockBy GMA TEAM, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Erika Rischko is an 81-year-old mother of two, grandmother of one and, surprising to even herself, a fitness influencer.
Rischko, of Langenfeld, Germany, describes herself as a "late bloomer" when it ... Read More
The COVID-19 challenge Biden faces on Day One as president
vchal/iStockBy ERIN SCHUMAKER, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- When President-elect Joe Biden is sworn in on Jan. 20, he'll be inheriting more than the Oval Office. As the COVID-19 pandemic extends into another year, the United States is leading ... Read More
Pregnant doctor receives COVID-19 vaccine, urges others to as well
Baptist Health System, San Antonio, TexasBy KATIE KINDELAN, ABC News(SAN ANTONIO) -- Dr. Nayeli Rodulfo-Zayas, an emergency medicine physician in San Antonio, Texas, was 35 weeks pregnant when she received her second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine earlier ... Read More
Baby with rare disease survives COVID-19, liver transplant before his first birthday
Courtesy Mitayah DonerlsonBy KATIE KINDELAN, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Kasen Donerlson is being called a "miracle baby" after surviving both COVID-19 and a liver transplant, all before his first birthday."It's been very, very stressful," Kasen's mom, Mitayah ... Read More
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