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FILE – In this June 9, 2006, file photo, kids from a day camp get soaked by the the fire department at Tyler Junior College in Tyler, Texas. The U.S. has seen a string of COVID-19 outbreaks tied to summer camps in recent weeks in Texas, Illinois, Florida, Missouri and Kansas, offering what some fear could be a preview of the upcoming school year. (Brad Smith/Tyler Morning Telegraph via AP, File) TXTYL201 TXTYL201

July 12, 2021 at 11:48 am

Summer camps hit with COVID outbreaks — are schools next?

The U.S. has seen a string of COVID-19 outbreaks tied to summer camps in recent weeks in places such as Texas, Illinois, Florida, Missouri and...

In this June 2021 photo provided by LaRanda St. John, her 6-week-old son, Beau, lies in a hospital bed at the Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center in Matoon, Ill. Beau developed a bad cough after his dedication ceremony at church. St. John, who has a medical background, suspected respiratory syncytial virus when she opened his sleeper and saw his chest heaving with labored breathing. (LaRanda St. John via AP) NY791 NY791

July 8, 2021 at 7:16 am

Cold weather virus in summer baffles docs, worries parents

RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, is a common cause of cold-like symptoms but can be serious for infants and the elderly. Cases dropped dramatically last...

June 29, 2021 at 9:01 pm

Tuskegee relatives promote COVID-19 vaccines in ad campaign

Tuskegee is the one-word answer some people give as a reason they’re avoiding COVID-19 vaccines. A new ad campaign launched Wednesday with relatives of men...

In this April 18, 2021 photo provided by Jennifer Sampson, her son Zach Sampson, 16, poses in his Florida yard. Sampson was hospitalized twice during the pandemic after feeling suicidal. Relentless months of social distancing, online schooling and other restrictions left many kids feeling the pandemicâ€™s toll and now facing new challenges navigating reentry. (Jennifer Sampson via AP) NYAG201 NYAG201

June 29, 2021 at 7:06 am

Mental health toll from isolation affecting kids on reentry

After relentless months of social distancing, online schooling and other restrictions, many kids are feeling the pandemic’s toll or facing new challenges navigating reentry.

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June 12, 2021 at 5:13 am

AMA doctors meet amid vocal backlash over racial equity plan

The six-day meeting that began Friday offers a chance for doctors to adopt policies that spell out how the AMA should implement its health equity...

June 3, 2021 at 9:01 pm

Heart reaction probed as possible rare vaccine link in teens

Health authorities are trying to determine whether heart inflammation that can occur along with many types of infections could also be a rare side effect...

June 1, 2021 at 1:16 pm

Top journal editor to resign in fallout over racism podcast

The embattled chief editor of the Journal of the American Medical Association is resigning amid a probe of his handling of a podcast on racism....

May 27, 2021 at 1:50 pm

Heart inflammation after virus is rare in Big Ten athletes

Heart inflammation is rare in Big Ten Conference athletes who’ve had COVID-19 and in most it cases causes no obvious symptoms, according to the first...

May 23, 2021 at 6:00 am

Pandemic has fueled eating disorder surge in teens, adults

The pandemic created treacherous conditions for eating disorders, leading to a surge of new cases and relapses that is not abating as restrictions are loosened...

May 13, 2021 at 8:54 am

Twin MDs battle entrenched racism in the medical world VIEW

They were whip-smart students from the side of town with unpaved streets and no sidewalks, twin sisters excluded from the gifted track because they were...

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