(Photo Courtesy: Jerica Phillips) Jerica Phillips poses with her daughter Jaidah during a campus visit to Texas Southern University. Jerica Phillips Jerica Phillips poses with her daughter Jaidah during a campus visit to Texas Southern University. (MEMPHIS, Tenn.) — Read More
boophotography/iStock (NEW YORK) — Jennifer Garner said it best about sun protection in the life advice she gave to Denison University graduates at their commencement ceremony two years ago. “I’m going to say this because everyone says it, but you Read More
PetrBonek/iStock (NEW YORK) — As Memorial Day weekend arrives, it’s important to remember that as the temperature climbs, so does the danger for children left in hot vehicles. A record 54 children died in hot cars in 2018, followed by 53 fatalities in 2019, Read More
Bloomberg via Getty Images (HOUSTON) — Over 100 employees have joined a lawsuit against Houston Methodist hospital in Texas for requiring all employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine. The network, which oversees eight hospitals and has more than 26,000 employees, gave Read More
Kateryna Kon/Science Photo Library via Newscom (NEW YORK) — The sweltering summer heat may send swimmers diving head-first into the nearest body of water, but climate change may contribute to life-threatening risks for swimmers as waterborne pathogens thrive and Read More
jetcityimage/iStock (NEW YORK) — Federal health authorities have paused distribution of Eli Lilly’s monoclonal antibody cocktail in eight states over COVID-19 variant efficacy concerns. The COVID-19 treatment will halt distribution in Arizona, California, Read More
James Gathany/Centers for Disease Control (NEW YORK) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday summer camps no longer need to require masks or social distancing if everyone is fully vaccinated, including the campers, in new guidance issued just Read More
Joe Raedle/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Less than six months after the U.S. began distributing coronavirus vaccines, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday that half of the country’s population has received at least one dose. More Read More
Brianna Oyewo (NEW YORK) — A new mom who was worried about her health during the height of the coronavirus pandemic has lost nearly 130 pounds over the past year. Brianna Oyewo, 33, of Buffalo, New York, said she tipped the scales at 281 pounds last spring, just a Read More
andresr/iStock (WASHINGTON) — A group of Latino senators sent a letter to the Biden administration Friday, urging top officials to improve access to COVID-19 vaccines in Latino communities. Democratic Sens. Alex Padilla (Calif.), Catherine Cortez Masto (NV), Bob Read More
