LIgorko/iStockBy ERIN SCHUMAKER, ABC News(NEW YORK) — Soaring unemployment numbers could translate into nearly 27 million people losing their health insurance, according to a new report. “Between March 1st and May 2nd, 2020, more than 31 million people had Read More
bunditinay/iStockBy GMA TEAM, ABC News (NEW YORK) — May is Mental Health Awareness Month in the U.S. and the coronavirus pandemic has created an unprecedented need for mental health resources. Across the country, 45% of adults say the pandemic is having a negative Read More
Family handoutBy OLIVIA RUBIN and KATHERINE CARROLL, ABC News(PORTLAND, Ore.) — An eighth grader in Portland, Oregon, is recovering in the intensive care unit after being rushed to the hospital with cardiac failure. Her doctor now says she is a Read More
Kaiser PermanenteBy ABC News (FRESNO, Calif.) — A 70-year-old man from California who spent 45 days in the hospital fighting the coronavirus was discharged on Tuesday to cheers and applause. “I’m grateful to be alive,” Ronald Hill told Fresno ABC Read More
anyaivanova/iStockBy DR. MARK ABDELMALEK, ABC News (NEW YORK) — When the nation’s top health officials testified virtually before lawmakers Tuesday, a major focus on getting a handle on the coronavirus was the ability to test more Americans, long seen as one Read More
nevodka/iStockBy MATTHEW MOSK and LUCIEN BRUGGEMAN, ABC News (NEW YORK) — A handful of U.S. health care companies are banking on massive demand for coronavirus tests and an easing of federal rules as they prepare for a major production blitz that could bring at-home Read More
BartekSzewczyk/iStockBy DR. TIFFANY KUNG, ABC News (NEW YORK) — The results of a new study, which show that hydroxychloroquine is not effective against COVID-19 and is associated with cardiac arrest, could prove to be the final straw for the malaria drug that Read More
Courtesy Courtney SmithBy KATIE KINDELAN, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Courtney Smith credits a diagnosis of pre-diabetes with changing the course of her life. Smith, 40, of Houston, was motivated by the diagnosis two years ago to change her lifestyle. She has since lost Read More
Nicole and Andrew OsterhoutBy NICOLE PELLETIERE, ABC News (ALBANY, N.Y.) — A New York couple is now proud parents to a baby boy after coronavirus put a pause on their in vitro fertilization plans. Nicole and Andrew Osterhout of Albany have adopted Finnick Read More
Brown FamilyBy SABINA GHEBREMEDHIN and NICOLE PELLETIERE, ABC News (CHICAGO) — A family is searching for answers after they said their loved one, a 31-year-old mother of three, died one week after testing positive for novel coronavirus. Unique Clay, a postal worker Read More
