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Dr. Aiya Aboubakr

Dr. Aiya Aboubakr is an internal medicine resident at New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medical Center, and a contributor to the ABC News Medical Unit.

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PHOTO: A teacher walks among the the masked students sitting in a socially distanced classroom session at Medora Elementary School on March 17, 2021, in Louisville, Ky.
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Are your kids afraid of going back to school? How to help them succeed

PHOTO: People wait to receive a COVID-19 vaccine inside the Charleston Convention Center in Charleston, W.V.
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How to make wearing your mask more comfortable, from doctors who do it every day

PHOTO: A doctor listens to a woman's heart with a stethoscope in this stock photo.
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Mental health seen as possible new risk factor for heart disease: Why women are more affected

PHOTO: Marc Wagner, a researcher and activist, receives his second shot of an AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine during a clinical trial that began in late August 2020.
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How activists pushed to include people with HIV in COVID-19 vaccine trials

PHOTO: Students line up on designated spots after recess before returning to their classrooms at G.D. Jones Elementary in Wausau, Wis., Dec. 7, 2020.
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US sees 16% increase in kids with COVID-19: Here's what parents need to know

PHOTO: A woman works out on a treadmill.
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5 steps you can take now to boost your fitness and avoid severe illness from COVID-19

PHOTO: In this stock photo, mother and daughter decorate a gingerbread house during the Christmas season.
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Making Christmas happen: 6 tips to get your family through the 2020 holiday season

PHOTO: Stock photo of a young mother holding her newborn.
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Black mothers are twice as likely to die in childbirth. Now, there's a government plan to combat maternal mortality.

PHOTO: Kindergarten students Amelia Ramirez, front, and Naomi Cooney, back, distance themselves while working in the classroom at Chadwick School in Palos Verdes, Calif., Nov. 5, 2020.
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What to know about children and COVID-19 vaccines

PHOTO: Dayka Robinson, left, and Dr. Soyini Hawkins, a minimally invasive gynecological surgeon, both suffered from fibroids.
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This doctor helps provide more options for women suffering from fibroids