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simon2579/iStockBy SASHA PEZENIK, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Direct and immediate access to their doctor is part of what Dr. Abe Malkin’s patients pay for. Concierge practices like his tout first class, round-the-clock medical care. Malkin rarely

Bill Oxford/iStockBy LAURA ROMERO, ABC News (NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 vaccine rollout reaches residents of nursing homes across the country, long-term care advocates remain concerned that many of the nation’s most vulnerable citizens — who

Rattankun Thongbun/iStockBy DR. SEAN LLEWELLYN, ABC News(NEW YORK) — In recent months, new variants of the virus that causes COVID-19 have been popping up all over the world, and experts say even more will continue to be

Goodboy Picture Company/iStockBy DR. ALEXIS E. CARRINGTON, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease may not be an inevitable part of aging, according to a recent Dutch study, which identified 100-year-olds with high cognitive performance

MarsBars/iStockBy MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Appointments are being canceled, sites are temporarily closing, county waitlists are in the thousands and states are adjusting eligibility timelines as vaccines supplies dwindle nationwide. With shipments coming weekly,

Christina Meredith By NICOLE PELLETIERE, ABC News (NEW YORK) — A Texas mother is sharing the story of her teenager’s ongoing fight against COVID-19, in hopes to remind parents that young people are still at risk. Christina

mlleelizabethart/iStockBy GMA TEAM, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Erika Rischko is an 81-year-old mother of two, grandmother of one and, surprising to even herself, a fitness influencer. Rischko, of Langenfeld, Germany, describes herself as a “late bloomer”

vchal/iStockBy ERIN SCHUMAKER, ABC News (NEW YORK) — When President-elect Joe Biden is sworn in on Jan. 20, he’ll be inheriting more than the Oval Office. As the COVID-19 pandemic extends into another year, the United States

Baptist Health System, San Antonio, TexasBy KATIE KINDELAN, ABC News (SAN ANTONIO) — Dr. Nayeli Rodulfo-Zayas, an emergency medicine physician in San Antonio, Texas, was 35 weeks pregnant when she received her second dose of the COVID-19

uschools/iStockBy DR. ROSE MARIE LESLIE, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Despite receiving one or two doses of a coronavirus vaccine, multiple members of Congress have tested positive for COVID-19 since the riot at the U.S. Capitol. While