Kevin Dietsch/Pool/Getty ImagesBy CATERINA ANDREANO, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Dr. Anthony Fauci told ABC News’ Deborah Roberts that he seriously doubts the Russian-made COVID-19 vaccine, dubbed Sputnik V and touted by President Vladimir Putin, has been proven safe and effective.Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, shared the comments exclusively with…… Read more »
Zerbor/iStockBy MEGAN STONE, ABC News(NEW YORK) — Selma Blair offered an honest update about her ongoing battle with multiple sclerosis over the weekend, revealing that she was finally able to do something she sorely missed: ride her beloved horse.The two had an emotional reunion over the weekend, with the “Legally Blonde” actress posting two photos…… Read more »
arlosDavid.org/iStockBy JACQUELINE LAUREAN YATES, ABC News(NEW YORK) — “Fun in the sun” feels a little different this year, but it hasn’t stopped many of us from finding the perfect swimsuit for a dip in a backyard pool or a vacation in the foreseeable future.While people search far and wide to look for options that are…… Read more »
triocean/iStockBy THE GMA TEAM, ABC News(NEW YORK) — The stress of the coronavirus pandemic is causing people’s hair to fall out in a phenomenon doctors are calling “shock hair loss.””There’s no symptoms, there’s no itching, there’s no pain,” Dr. Shilpi Khetarpal, a dermatologist at the Cleveland Clinic, told Good Morning America. “They’re just seeing more…… Read more »
HRAUN/iStockBy DR. L. NEDDA DASTMALCHI, ABC News(NEW YORK) — Since the novel coronavirus caught the world’s attention in December 2019, doctors have been trying to determine how the virus damages the body — and trying innovative treatments to stop it in its tracks. Now, they may have found one solution for treating COVID-19 patients in…… Read more »
Emma Fischer/Duke UniversityBy ANGELINE JANE BERNABE and SARAH MESSER, ABC News(NEW YORK) — As over 20 million across the globe have been diagnosed with COVID-19, scientists from Duke University took a look at face masks to see which ones work best in slowing the spread of coronavirus. In their study, they looked at 14 masks…… Read more »
ABC NewsBY: ESTHER CASTILLEGI and ALLIE YANG(NEW YORK) — Dr. Anthony Fauci told “World News Tonight” anchor David Muir that the viral photo of a crowded school hallway in Georgia taken last week was “disturbing.”“There should be universal wearing of masks,” he said Monday when asked about reopening schools. “There should be the extent possible…… Read more »
iStock/designer491BY: ESTHER CASTILLEGI and ALLIE YANG(NEW YORK) — Dr. Anthony Fauci told “World News Tonight” anchor David Muir that if mask and social distancing guidelines aren’t followed, the U.S. could be dealing with dual outbreaks of the flu and COVID-19 come fall and winter.Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,…… Read more »
iStock/sudok1BY: DR. MOLLY STOUT(WASHINGTON) — They built field hospitals, transformed operating rooms into ICUs, and ingeniously crafted their own ventilators and masks. And now they’re strapped for the people who make up a critical care workforce.Researchers at George Washington University’s Milken Institute School of Public Health found that the majority of states are now at…… Read more »
Daisy-Daisy/iStockBy LAURA ROMERO, HALLEY FREGER, ALLISON PECORIN and SOO RIN KIM, ABC News(NEW YORK) — Even as death rates from the novel coronavirus have declined overall, nursing homes in the U.S. have persisted as one of the deadliest environments in the pandemic, according to a new ABC News analysis of the latest public health data.”Nursing…… Read more »