OcusFocus/iStockBy IVAN PEREIRA, JOHN KAPETANEAS and ZOE LAKE, ABC News (NEW YORK) — The co-creator of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge died Sunday following his long battle with the neurodegenerative disease. Pat Quinn’s family posted on social
ABC NewsBY: STEPHANIE EBBS, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — Goshen Health Hospital in Indiana has had to issue a public call for help from people with medical experience. In a Facebook post, the CEO wrote, “We invite
FILE photo – Tempura/iStockBy EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News (AURORA, Ill.) — A nurse’s words on the immense personal toll of treating COVID-19 patients has gone viral, including grabbing the attention of her local mayor. At this week’s
Amanda Edwards/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Alex Trebek died earlier this month after his long battle with stage 4 pancreatic cancer, but not before delivering a heartfelt message to Jeopardy! viewers. At the beginning of Thursday’s episode of
Bill Oxford/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Pfizer and partner BioNTech announced they will submit a request on Friday to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for emergency use authorization of their COVID-19 vaccine candidate.
University of Pittsburgh School of MedicineBy MARIYA MOSELEY, ABC News (NEW YORK) — A group of medical students are hoping to spark change by tackling deeply-rooted racial disparities in the health industry during the COVID-19 pandemic. Incoming
LeoPatrizi/iStockBy ERIN SCHUMAKER, ABC News (DENVER) — Colorado’s contact tracing capacity is tapped out, according to local health departments. “Right now, we have about 1,400 cases or contacts of cases waiting to be reached out to,” Christine
Daisy-Daisy/iStockBy ANTHONY RIVAS and BRAD MIELKE, ABC News (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — Eight months since the coronavirus caused widespread lockdowns across the country, a dietitian at a nursing home in Sacramento, California, said its residents have been suffering