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North Korea has reported another large jump in illnesses believed to be COVID-19 and encouraged good health habits as an outbreak spreads through its unvaccinated population
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Health experts in South Africa say the country is experiencing a surge of new COVID-19 cases driven by two omicron sub-variants
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House Dems propose $28 million to address formula shortage
House Democrats have unveiled a $28 million emergency spending bill to address the shortage of infant formula in the United States
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The new infections bring the nationwide total of monkeypox cases to 7.
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Nearly 43,000 people died on US roads last year, agency says
Nearly 43,000 people were killed on U.S. roads last year
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FDA clears COVID booster shot for healthy kids ages 5 to 11
U.S. regulators have authorized a COVID-19 vaccine booster for healthy children ages 5 to 11
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FDA authorizes Pfizer's COVID-19 booster shots for children 5 to 11
In April, Pfizer asked the FDA to authorize its boosters for younger children.
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WHO: China's COVID plan is 'unsustainable' due to omicron
The head of the World Health Organization says China’s extreme approach to containing the coronavirus is unsustainable because of the highly infectious nature of the omicron variant, but that it’s up to every country to decide what policy to pursue
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Nearly 43,000 people died in traffic crashes last year, a 10.5% jump from 2020 as traffic increased, federal data shows
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US authorizes COVID-19 vaccine booster shot for kids ages 5 to 11. Next step: CDC recommendation later this week.
US authorizes COVID-19 vaccine booster shot for kids ages 5 to 11. Next step: CDC recommendation later this week.
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May 17
Students protest, discontent grows over China's COVID policy
Administrators at an elite Beijing university have backed down from plans to further tighten pandemic restrictions on students as part of China’s “zero-COVID” strategy after a weekend protest at the school
May 17
May 17
Indonesia lifts outdoor mask mandate as COVID-19 wanes
Indonesia is lifting its outdoor mask mandate as its COVID-19 outbreak wanes
May 17
May 17
Spanish govt proposes wider abortion rights, menstrual leave
The Spanish government has approved a draft bill that widens abortion rights for teenagers and may make Spain the first country in Europe entitling workers to paid menstrual leave
May 17
May 17
Biden offering additional 8 free COVID-19 tests to public
The government website for requesting free COVID-19 at-home tests from the U.S. government is accepting a third round of orders
May 17
May 17
N. Korea's Kim faces 'huge dilemma' on aid as virus surges
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has made “self-reliance” his governing lynchpin during his decade in power and shunned international help for his people
May 17
May 17
Despite White House guidance, aging school facilities still threaten kids’ health
Poor ventilation may make schools a persistent COVID hot spot.
May 17
May 17
North Korea reports another fever surge amid COVID-19 crisis
North Korea has reported another large jump in illnesses believed to be COVID-19 and encouraged good health habits as an outbreak spreads through its unvaccinated population
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May 16
US allows more baby formula imports to fight shortage
President Joe Biden's administration has announced new steps to ease the national shortage of baby formula, including allowing more imports from overseas
May 16
May 16
How a hospital treated victims of the Buffalo mass shooting
Two patients have been discharged and one remains in stable condition.
May 16
May 16
Homelessness up in Bay Area, down slightly in San Francisco
Homelessness increased nearly 9% in the San Francisco Bay Area over the last three years, despite hundreds of millions of dollars spent to keep people off the streets during the coronavirus pandemic
May 16
May 16
Baby formula maker Abbott says it has reached deal with regulators to restart production at factory tied to shortage
Baby formula maker Abbott says it has reached deal with regulators to restart production at factory tied to shortage
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May 16
300,000 US COVID deaths could have been averted through vaccine: Analysis
The national average indicates that about 50% of deaths were preventable.
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May 16
1 million lives lost to COVID-19
Dr. Paul Offit, director of the Vaccine Education Center at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, discusses how science gave the world its best weapon against COVID.
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May 16
Yellen meets war refugees in Poland, pushes food crisis plan
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has met with Ukrainian refugees and urged the need to confront Russian brutality as she visited Poland ahead of a meeting of finance ministers for the Group of Seven leading economies
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May 16
Death certificates reveal that US hit grim COVID milestone
When the U.S. hit 1 million COVID-19 deaths, the news was driven by a government tally derived from death certificates
May 16
May 16
CVS exec: People deserve fair shot at being healthy
The new chief health equity officer at CVS Health hopes she will have more influence in fixing care disparities before they land patients in the hospital
May 16
May 16
Kim Jong Un blasts COVID response amid outbreak
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has blasted officials over slow medicine deliveries and ordered his military to respond to the largely undiagnosed COVID-19 crisis that has left 1.2 million people ill with fever and 50 dead in a matter of days
May 16
May 16
CDC says US death toll from COVID-19 hits 1 million, less than 2 1/2 years into the outbreak
CDC says US death toll from COVID-19 hits 1 million, less than 2 1/2 years into the outbreak
May 16
May 16
Shanghai says lockdown to ease as virus spread mostly ends
Authorities say most of Shanghai has stopped the spread of the coronavirus.
May 16
May 16
Without COVID-19 vaccines, death toll would be much higher: Pfizer analysis
The U.S. surpassed 1 million COVID-19 deaths last week.
May 16
May 15
North Korea reports 15 more COVID-19 suspected deaths
North Korea says it has confirmed 15 more deaths and hundreds of thousands of additional patients with fevers amid the country’s first COVID-19 outbreak
May 15
May 15
Some Shanghai businesses to reopen Monday, officials say
Shanghai officials say they will allow some businesses to reopen Monday, even while it remains unclear whether residents will be able to leave their homes
May 15
May 14
US has hit 1 million COVID deaths, but the number is likely higher
Excess mortality estimates are markedly higher than the official toll.
May 14
May 14
Few families have received government help for funeral costs for COVID victims
FEMA launched a program last year to cover up to $9,000 in costs per victim.
May 14
May 14
South Africa in new surge of COVID from versions of omicron
Health experts in South Africa say the country is experiencing a surge of new COVID-19 cases driven by two omicron sub-variants
May 14
May 14
North Korea confirms 21 new deaths as it battles COVID-19
North Korea has reported 21 new deaths and 174,440 more people with fever symptoms as the country scrambles to slow the spread of COVID-19 across its unvaccinated population
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May 13
Tips for parents navigating the baby formula shortage
ABC News’ Kayna Whitworth speaks with ABC News medical contributor Dr. Alok Patel about the ongoing shortage of baby formula and ways parents can ensure their babies are fed and remain healthy.
May 13
May 13
New Zealand leader Jacinda Ardern tests positive for COVID
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has tested positive for COVID-19 but said she still plans to travel to the U.S. later this month for a trade trip and to give the commencement speech at Harvard University
May 13
May 13
North Korea reports 21 new deaths as it battles COVID-19 outbreak
North Korea reports 21 new deaths as it battles COVID-19 outbreak
May 13
May 13
Louisiana justices toss COVID-related charges against pastor
The Louisiana Supreme Court has thrown out charges against a pastor who flouted coronavirus pandemic restrictions on gatherings
May 13
May 13
Ex-nurse sentenced to probation in patient medication death
A former Tennessee nurse whose medication error killed a patient has been sentenced to three years of probation
May 13
May 13
Idaho announces $119 million opioid crisis settlement
Idaho officials have announced a $119 million settlement with drugmaker Johnson & Johnson and three major distributors over their role in the opioid addiction crisis
May 13
May 13
Mixed Texas ruling allows trans youth parent investigations
The Texas Supreme Court is allowing the state to investigate parents of transgender youth for child abuse
May 13
May 13
Hundreds of thousands of Americans fighting long-haul symptoms from COVID-19
Dr. David Putrino from Mount Sinai Health System and COVID long-hauler Joel Fram discuss the long-term effects of the disease.
May 13
May 13
Nearly 75% of US COVID-19 deaths have been people over 65 years old
As the U.S. marks 1 million American lives lost, the son of a COVID victim speaks out.
May 13
May 13
A million empty spaces: Chronicling COVID's cruel US toll
The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus will soon surpass 1 million
May 13
May 13
Echoes of one million lost in the spaces they left behind
Put your son in Sherman Peebles' barber chair and along with a buzz you could count on Peebles, a sheriff’s deputy who cut hair as a sideline, to issue a fatherly warning about staying out of trouble.
Now, seven months after the dapper sergeant died of COVID-19, life goes on at the Columbus, Georgia, shop owned by his best friend. But the aching emptiness of Peebles' absence lingers. The brotherly affection he brought to each day, gone missing. The jokes and stories that go untold.
The pandemic has claimed nearly 1 million lives in the U.S., leaving empty spaces in homes and neighborhoods across the country, whether we are aware of them or not.
In portraits of these places left behind, emptiness claims a chair at a nurses station in a busy Alabama hospital, long occupied by a caregiver co-workers recall as “like everybody’s mama.”
It fills the Arizona bedroom of a 13-year-old lost to COVID, his action figures lined up just as he left them, on the dresser.
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May 13
Debunking abortion myths
ABC News spoke with OB-GYNs about common myths surrounding abortion.
May 13
May 13
EXPLAINER: What's behind the baby formula shortage?
Many parents are hunting for infant formula after a combination of short- and long-term problems hit the biggest U.S. brands
May 13
May 13
N. Korea reports 6 deaths after admitting COVID-19 outbreak
North Korea says six people have died and 350,000 have been treated for a fever that has spread explosively across the country
May 13
May 13
What is an abortion fund as Supreme Court decides future of Roe v. Wade
Some patients may have to pay more than $1,000 to get an abortion.
May 13