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- Mom posts sunscreen PSA after daughter develops skin reaction
Courtesy Megan DossBy NICOLE PELLETIERE, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A mom who posted a photo of her 3-year-old's apparent reaction to sunscreen is alerting parents in hopes it won't happen to another child.Megan Doss, a ... read more - Doctor runs 22 miles with face mask to prove they don’t impair oxygen levelsCourtesy Tom LawtonBy TOMMY BROOKSBANK, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- A British doctor ran 22 miles wearing a face mask to prove they're safe and don't impair oxygen levels.Dr. Tom Lawton from the Bradford Royal ... read more
- Heart transplant recipient played ukulele, sang a duet before surgeryCedars-SinaiBy HALEY YAMADA, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A moment that's heartwarming in more ways than one: Hawaiian Musician Sean Tiwanak sang and strummed his ukulele to "Stand By Me" in his Cedar-Sinai hospital room with ... read more
- How swapping plant-based products for meat may improve cardiovascular health: New studyiStock/Andrei StanescuBY: KELLY MCCARTHY(WASHINGTON) -- As more consumers turn to plant-based meat alternatives, a new study that swapped Beyond Meat for beef, pork and chicken found that the non-animal protein products lowered some cardiovascular risk ... read more
- Parents of young kids headed back to school need to read this teacher’s messageatakan/iStockBy GENEVIEVE SHAW BROWN, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- If there's one issue dividing parents at this moment, it's the back-to-school debate. And while it seems few people can agree on the right course of action ... read more
- Dentists push back after warning from WHO to delay routine checkups in areas where COVID is spreadingsujit kantakad/iStockBy KELLY MCCARTHY, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Dentists are fighting tooth and nail to get back to business amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The World Health Organization released its new recommendation that people should ... read more
- As nursing homes battle coronavirus, study finds key defense: full staffsDaisy-Daisy/iStockBy LAURA ROMERO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- At a time when nursing homes continue to be among the hardest hit settings in the coronavirus pandemic, new studies are beginning to offer insight as to why ... read more
- Majority white counties have significantly fewer COVID-19 cases: StudyOvidiu Dugulan/iStockBy ERIN SCHUMAKER, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- U.S. counties predominantly composed of white people have reported the fewest coronavirus cases, while diverse counties have been hit disproportionately harder by COVID-19, new research shows.Researchers analyzed ... read more