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New report details alarming health impact of climate change on children

Saturday, April 29 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A new report released this week by the Environmental Protection Agency projects the devastating health impact of climate change on children.Effects include higher rates of respiratory disease, reduced academic achievement, higher rates of infections and risk of housing insecurity in coastal... Read More.

Syphilis cases at highest levels in 70 years in alarming trend

Wednesday, April 12 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The number of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the United States shows "no signs of slowing," new federal data shows.A total of 2.53 million cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis were recorded in 2021, according to a new report published Tuesday from... Read More.

Feds warn of alarming rise in reports of fake vaccine cards sold and used

Friday, August 27 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A burgeoning online market for counterfeit COVID-19 vaccination cards is setting off alarm bells for federal health officials, who warn that the demand for fake proof of immunity is on the rise.The Health and Human Services' Office of Inspector General tells ABC... Read More.

‘Alarming’ increase in law enforcement officers killed this year

Thursday, August 12 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Pentagon Protection Force Agency Officer George Gonzalez was a beloved son, brother and friend. He was a Yankees fan and a "one of the good guys," according to an obituary shared by the agency.Gonzalez was allegedly killed by a 27-year-old suspect who... Read More.

Alarming 94K surge in COVID-19 cases among kids, hospitals overwhelmed

Monday, August 9 by ABC News

(TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — Public health experts and state officials are raising alarms about a surge in COVID hospitalizations among children -- now at their steepest and seeing the most significant increase since the onset of the pandemic.After declining in the early summer, child COVID-19... Read More.

Airlines keep losing and damaging wheelchairs at an alarming rate

Wednesday, July 21 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Thirty years ago Engracia Figueroa, 51, was hit by a Bay Area Rapid Transit train that left her with a spinal cord injury and amputated leg. She now calls her wheelchair an "extension of her body" -- granting her freedom and... Read More.

Michigan’s COVID cases surge to alarming levels, but Gov. Gretchen Whitmer rejects new mandates

Sunday, April 11 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) — With her state battling the biggest surge of new COVID-19 cases in the nation, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says she will not issue new mandates to blunt the outbreak, relying instead on the common sense of a citizenry now experienced in struggling with the... Read More.

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