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4X-image/iStock(NEW YORK) — A doctor who is on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic in New York City has captured viral attention with a message she shared on Twitter to her two children. Dr. Cornelia Griggs, a

BartekSzewczyk/iStock(NEW YORK) — Barbi Manchester has lived with Lupus for 13 years and has taken hydroxychloroquine to treat it for just as long. But last month, for the first time since being prescribed the medication, she had

microgen/iStock(NEW YORK) — Lung problems like pneumonia and respiratory failure can be some of the most severe symptoms of COVID-19. Knowing how your lungs are doing could help calm a lot of nerves. Advice found on YouTube

Dr. Kyle Annen, with Children’s Hospital Colorado. (ABC News)(NEW YORK) — Doctors at Children’s Hospital Colorado hoping to save lives amid a global pandemic are calling on people who have already recovered from COVID-19 to donate their

Brendan von Wahl/iStock(NEW YORK) — Walking the dog has been a popular diversion for many enduring coronavirus quarantine, with pets playing an important role in helping humans get through this difficult time. Shelter-in-place orders around the country

Courtesy Andrea Pitts(NEW YORK) — Scars scattered across Andrea Pitts’ body may be physical signs of her traumatic experience as an infant, however, for Pitts and for so many burn survivors, emotional scars also linger. “One day

Zach Branson(WHITEWATER, Colo.) — Zach Branson was born with a rare liver disease. Doctors recently told Branson, a 33-year-old living in Whitewater, Colorado, that he wouldn’t survive much longer without a liver transplant. In a stroke of

iStock/Prostock-Studio(CHICAGO) — On a normal Thursday night, 29-year-old Chris Reed and more than 100 recovering alcohol and drug addicts like himself would be filling The Other Side sober bar he opened in northern Illinois to listen to

AlxeyPnferov/iStock(NEW YORK) — An ABC News investigation offers sobering insight into how COVID-19 has spread and penetrated so broadly, so deeply and so quickly in the United States. It also helps explain why Americans, no matter where

SDI Productions/iStock(WASHINGTON) — The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday said it would loosen some of the restrictions that have blocked gay men from donating blood. The agency is changing the recommended deferral period from 12 months