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Without COVID-19 vaccines, death toll would be much higher: Pfizer analysis

Monday, May 16 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- In the wake of the tragic milestone of 1 million official COVID-19 deaths in the United States, a new analysis found that without vaccines, the virus would have likely claimed more than 100,000 additional lives in 2021. The analysis, sponsored by Pfizer,... Read More.

24-year-old woman gets new heart after suffering heart attack at 14

Monday, May 16 by ABC News

(AVON, Ind.) -- An Indiana women who suffered a heart attack at age 14 is now celebrating a new start in her life after undergoing a heart transplant. Jaelyn Kinchelow, of Avon, Indiana, was running at her middle school track practice nearly a decade ago... Read More.

COVID pandemic exposed inequities involving age, race, political affiliation

Sunday, May 15 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The United States has hit a grim milestone: 1 million COVID-19 deaths. During the past two years the virus has posed a deadly risk, but it hasn’t affected every person the same way. The pandemic has highlighted inequalities that have already... Read More.

One million COVID deaths but only 350K families have asked FEMA for funeral cost help

Sunday, May 15 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Despite the U.S. recording more than 1 million COVID-19 deaths this week, few families have taken advantage of a government program to help cover the cost of funerals for victims. In April 2021, the Federal Emergency Management Agency launched a funeral assistance program,... Read More.

Baby formula timeline: Plant posed a risk last fall

Sunday, May 15 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Federal regulators warned months ago of potential problems at a manufacturing plant for baby formula, according to documents and a public timeline of the events, raising questions about whether more could have been done sooner by the government to address operational issues... Read More.

New study’s findings could help explain sudden infant death syndrome

Saturday, May 14 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A new study is offering new clues in solving the medical mystery of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), which causes over 1,000 infant deaths per year in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The study,... Read More.

‘COVID has taken a lot from me’: Inside one long hauler’s recovery

Saturday, May 14 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Heather-Elizabeth Brown feels grateful to have survived her bout with severe COVID-19. But more than two years after testing positive for the virus, she is still managing the physical and mental toll. After contracting COVID-19 early in the pandemic and subsequently going... Read More.

Doctor in COVID battle recalls the heartbreak and hope of early pandemic

Saturday, May 14 by ABC News

(LOS ANGELES) -- The sound of construction around Cedars-Sinai Marina del Rey Hospital is hard to miss. Crews are essentially building a new hospital because the old one, just south of Los Angeles, isn’t big enough. For the staff, it is a sign of... Read More.

How two NJ towns illustrated persistent race gap in the COVID pandemic

Saturday, May 14 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Teaneck and Ridgewood are towns in New Jersey that are just minutes from each other. Yet when it came to the COVID pandemic, they were worlds apart when it came to illness and death, illustrating the persistent racial gap in the burden... Read More.

Hospital chaplain finds unique strategy to combat COVID fatigue

Saturday, May 14 by ABC News

(LOS ANGELES) -- As the United States marks one million COVID deaths, comfort is something neither families of the dead nor front-line health care workers have known during the past two years. The stress has been enormous for health care workers. The Rev. Hannah Rhiza... Read More.