ONJ FoundationBy HAYLEY FITZPATRICK(NEW YORK) — Olivia Newton-John continually uses her platform to advocate for cancer research and now she is taking it a step further with the launch of her new foundation.The four-time Grammy Award-winning singer and actress, who is currently battling breast cancer for the third time, launched the Olivia Newton-John Foundation this…… Read more »
Meyer & Meyer/iStockBY: 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, this type of medicine has been used to treat cancers, inflammatory diseases and infections. Although experts say this…… Read more »
ABC NewsBY: DEVIN DWYER, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — As COVID-19 cases surge nationwide, so are the number of options to test for coronavirus infection. The Trump administration says more than 120 million tests will be available in October nationwide. But far fewer Americans are actually being tested: only around 1 million per day, less…… Read more »
pinkomelet/iStockBy KARMA ALLEN, ABC News(KANSAS CITY, Mo.) — Hospitals in and around Kansas City, Missouri, are overwhelmed amid a troubling spike in COVID-19 cases that has forced some facilitates to refuse non-emergency care and others to turn away ambulances due to over-occupancy.Average daily COVID-19 hospitalizations were up about 10% this week across the Kansas City…… Read more »
Blue Planet Studio/iStockBy KATIE KINDELAN, ABC News(NEW YORK) — Pregnant women should avoid a group of over-the-counter pain relievers, including Advil and Aleve, for one month longer than previously advised, according to a new warning from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).Those pain relievers should now be avoided by pregnant women for the last…… Read more »
Burak Sür/iStockBy SOPHIE TATUM, ABC News(NEW YORK) — Schools have received a lot of attention during the pandemic, but without a rigorous national effort to collect more and better data it’s too early to tell whether in-person schooling is significantly contributing to COVID-19 transmissions, according to experts and education advocates.Some districts, states and educational groups…… Read more »
Johns Hopkins and The U.S. CensusBy ERIN SCHUMAKER and MARK NICHOLS, ABC News(NEW YORK) — Americans watched as the novel coronavirus swept through the country this year, eyes glued to colorful maps tracking the virus like a storm as it blasted through New York, spread through meatpacking plants in the Midwest and ravaged schools and…… Read more »
BackyardProduction/iStockBy ERIN SCHUMAKER, ABC News(ATLANTA) — While news coverage of United States’ opioid epidemic has taken a backseat to the coronavirus this year, new numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention forecast a grim year for fatal overdoses.During the first three months of 2020, drug overdose deaths rose 10%, according to preliminary estimates…… Read more »
Nathan Congleton/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty ImagesBy HAYLEY FITZPATRICK, ABC News(NEW YORK) — The #MeToo movement is releasing a new campaign aimed at giving back to survivors on the third anniversary of the now-famous hashtag going viral.The “Act Too” initiative is a digital platform that contains technology outlining actionable measures one can take or commit…… Read more »
Morsa Images/iStockBy ANDREA TUCCILLO, ABC News(NEW YORK) — Former Bachelorette star Becca Kufrin isn’t taking any chances when it comes to her fertility.Following her split from fiancé Garrett Yrigoyen, the 30-year-old revealed in her Instagram Story this week that she’s freezing her eggs.Kufrin and Yrigoyen appeared in season 14 of the The Bachelorette, and announced…… Read more »