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42 states, territories in upward trajectory of new COVID-19 cases: HHS memo
pixelfit/iStockBY: JOSH MARGOLIN AND EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC NEWS(NEW YORK) -- Forty-two states and territories are in an upward trajectory of new COVID-19 cases, while only nine jurisdictions are improving, according to an internal Health and Human Services memo ... Read More
HBCUs trying to bridge medical distrust in Black community amid COVID-19
sshepard/iStockBy JADE LAWSON, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- As the COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately impacts communities of color in the United States, dozens of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are stepping in to help lead the Black community to ... Read More
Women diagnosed with breast cancer amid COVID-19 stress importance of mammograms
ABC NewsBy JOANNNE ROSA, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The coronavirus pandemic may have some people wondering which health checkups can be postponed until things calm down, but three breast cancer survivors say breast cancer screening is one to ... Read More
Dolly Parton teams up with other artists for song to support fight to end breast cancer
Covenant House International/Getty Images for A Night of Covenant House StarsBy CARENA LIPTAK, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Dolly Parton and Sara Evans are among the female artists lending their voices to "PINK," a new collaboration benefitting the Susan ... Read More
Officials warn families of COVID-19 carpool clusters: What to know
LPETTET/iStockBy SARAH MESSER, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- As schools get back in session and more employees return to the office amid the coronavirus pandemic, health officials are warning about the potential risks of commuting together in cars, whether ... Read More
Man loses pregnant wife to COVID-19, shares what he wants others to know
Juan Duran-GutierrezBy KATIE KINDELAN and NICOLE PELLETIERE, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Juan Duran-Gutierrez is now a single father raising three young children, including a newborn, after his wife, Aurora Chacon-Esparza, died of COVID-19 during the global coronavirus pandemic. ... Read More
Dentists warn against these vampire fangs Halloween hacks on TikTok
inhauscreative/iStockBy JACQUELINE LAUREAN YATES, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Just when you didn't think things could get any creepier this season (or this year), a DIY vampire fang Halloween hack gone wrong has made its way to TikTok.
Popular TikTok ... Read More
Trump’s Operation Warp Speed adviser: All Americans could be immunized with COVID vaccine by June
simon2579/iStockBy SONY SALZMAN and VICTOR ORDONEZ, ABC News (WASHINGTON) -- Most Americans may have access to a COVID-19 vaccine by early spring, one which could potentially immunize them by June, according to Operation Warp Speed's chief adviser, Dr. Moncef ... Read More
International Pronouns Day: What to know about using pronouns
ABC News Photo IllustrationBy GMA TEAM, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- She, he, they, ze, her, him, them, zir.
They're little words that are a part of our everyday language. But to many, the way these words -- known ... Read More
Pregnant woman ran a mile in less than 6 minutes a week before her due date
jbk_photography/iStockBy KATIE KINDELAN, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- A 28-year-old pregnant woman who ran a mile in less than six minutes is showing that pregnancy has no limits.
Makenna Myler, who runs with the Valor Track Club in Orange ... Read More
Jeff Bridges has been diagnosed with cancer
Tibrina Hobson/Getty ImagesBy MEGAN STONE, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- Actor Jeff Bridges announced on Monday that he has been diagnosed with cancer.
In an announcement on social media, the Big Lebowski actor didn't mince words about the ... Read More
Not just a Trump-touted ‘cure’: Monoclonal antibodies may be ‘bridge’ to coronavirus vaccine
Meyer & Meyer BY: DR. MIRANDA ROSENBERG, ABC NEWS(NEW YORK) — Antibody medicines like the one that earned President Donald Trump's praise after treatment earlier this month are not just for COVID-19. For the past 30 years, ... Read More
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