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Why you should wait a few days before taking an at-home COVID test if you’re sick

Carol Yepes/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The best time to take an at-home COVID-19 test is on the fourth day of…

1 year ago

Woman diagnosed with breast cancer at 34 credits clinical trial with saving her life

Courtesy Kate Korson(NEW YORK) -- Kate Korson was living out her dream of caring for rescue horses in Colorado and…

1 year ago

Military family worries they can’t afford child’s lifesaving medications if government shuts down

Courtesy the Carrigg family(WASHINGTON) -- For one military family, the consequences of a partial government shutdown would be dire: It…

1 year ago

New consumer warning about websites selling drugs like Ozempic, Mounjaro used for weight loss

Tetra Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Amid the high cost and rising popularity of drugs used for weight loss like Ozempic,…

1 year ago

An FDA committee said one type of nasal decongestant doesn’t work, but experts say here’s what does

Jennifer A Smith/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Over-the-counter agents to treat upper respiratory symptoms like nasal congestion make up a multi-billion-dollar…

1 year ago

Free at-home COVID tests from the US government are back. Here’s how to get them

Tim Sheehan/The Fresno Bee/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) -- The Biden administration this week relaunched the website where Americans…

1 year ago

Mom says bullying led to her daughter’s suicide. Now she’s trying to help save other kids

nazarethman/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Brittany Tichenor remembers her daughter Isabella, whom she called Izzy, as the "sweetest person" she has…

1 year ago

Almost half of US adults plan to get new COVID-19 vaccine, survey finds

IMAGINESTOCK/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Nearly half of all adults in the United States plan to get the newly recommended COVID-19…

1 year ago

Scientists say some tests may be able to identify the markers of prolonged COVID symptoms in the future

Jackyenjoyphotography/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- While there is no specific test to determine if someone is experiencing long COVID, a new…

1 year ago

About 18 million US adults have had long COVID: CDC

Tetra Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Millions of Americans say they've had long COVID, and some say they're still battling it,…

1 year ago