Tag: medical
Guatemalan toddler who died after ICE detention subject of $60 million legal claim
Mariee Juarez’s mother alleges the medical care she received at the Texas detention facility was “woefully inadequate, neglectful, and substandard.” source
How music is helping wounded soldiers heal
A program at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center is helping soldiers return to civilian life through music. source
Medical staff celebrate when toddler leaves the hospital after two years
Jacob Rodriguez was born premature with a birth defect, which caused some internal organs to develop outside of his body. source
Virginia governor faces calls for resignation
Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam is defying calls to resign after a photo depicting two men, one in a Ku Klux Klan robe and another in…
Tense standoff as Virginia citizens call for governor’s resignation
Governor Ralph Northam will not step down from being the governor after a racist image in his medical school yearbook surfaced. source
Luke Perry hospitalized due to unknown medical issue
“Riverdale” and “90210” star Luke Perry is currently under observation at a California hospital, ABC News has confirmed with the actor’s rep. READ MORE: https://gma.abc/2BYGrSy…
Man possibly cured of HIV: Report
The findings in the journal Nature say the anonymous patient went into long-term remission from HIV during the process of a bone marrow transplant to…
5th-grade girl dies after classroom fight
The South Carolina school district where the fight occurred identified the student as Raniya Wright, who died after being taken to a medical center and…
Families cheer on nurses during Nurse Appreciation Week | WNT
The Johnson family of Manchester, New Hampshire, spent two weeks outside of Catholic Medical Center while a family member was being treated for COVID-19. The…
India’s medical system on the brink of collapse as COVID cases surge
Health experts point to vaccines as the key to ending the crisis as India reports more than 400,000 new cases in 24 hours. source
ABC News Update: Supreme Court sides with cheerleader in 1st Amendment case
Plus: What to know about the battle over Britney Spears’ conservatorship ahead of her court appearance. source
Researchers consider the potentially groundbreaking medical benefits of MDMA
ABC News’ Maggie Rulli takes a look at the medical research into MDMA, speaking with a trial patient who said the drug has helped him…
Medical groups call for mandatory shots for health care workers
As delta variant cases rise around the country, efforts have been ramped up to get more people vaccinated. source
‘Things are going to get worse’: Dr. Anthony Fauci | ABC News
Jonathan Karl interviews Dr. Anthony Fauci on “This Week.” #ABCNews #ThisWeek #AnthonyFauci #COVID19 #Pandemic #DeltaVariant source
Medical expert on healthy nutrition: ‘Protect the liver and feed the gut’
ABC News’ Linsey Davis speaks with childhood obesity and diabetes specialist Dr. Robert Lustig about his new book “Metabolical: The Lure and Lies of Processed…
Texas health official on COVID surge: ‘It’s frustrating that we are here again’
ABC News’ Linsey Davis speaks with Austin, Texas, Medical Director Dr. Desmar Walkes, who says hospitals are overwhelmed with largely unvaccinated patients, including three children…
COVID-19 hospitalizations of people under 49 hit a record high in US
Nearly 600 people are waiting for hospital beds in Houston as medical workers are being strained to their breaking point. SUBSCRIBE to ABC NEWS: https://bit.ly/2vZb6yP…
Texas nursing supervisor: ‘I’m now seeing the sky is falling’
ABC News’ Erielle Reshef reports on the medical professionals who say they’re burnt out and leaving the profession after treating COVID patients for over a…
Louisiana reporting more than 5,000 COVID-19 cases a day l ABC News
Baton Rouge General Medical Center is treating nearly 200 infected patients, more than at any other time in the pandemic. #ABCNews #COVID19 #Louisiana #DeltaVariant source
Texas passes most restrictive abortion law in US l WNT
The law says doctors cannot perform or induce an abortion if a heartbeat can be detected, as early as six weeks into a pregnancy. There…
