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Dr. Joseph Cafone

Joseph Cafone is a fourth-year internal medicine and pediatrics resident working in the ABC News Medical Unit. Get Joseph Cafone's latest news stories and articles, connect with millions of users and join the conversation at ABC News.

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PHOTO: In this Jan. 19, 2020 file photo Christina Applegate at The Shrine Auditorium, in Los Angeles.
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Christina Applegate reveals she's been diagnosed with MS

PHOTO: Sunlake High School students gather in the school gymnasium for P.E. orientation during the first day of school for Pasco County Students on Aug. 10, 2021, in Land O Lakes, Fla.
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How to protect teens' mental health as school year begins amid pandemic

PHOTO: Kindergarten students wearing face masks sit in their classroom on the first day of in-person learning at Maurice Sendak Elementary School in Los Angeles, California, on April 13, 2021, amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Children remain unvaccinated as delta variant surges, prompting back-to-school concerns

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Children leaving quarantine results in summer surge of common winter virus RSV

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Pill shows promise in treating aggressive form of breast cancer

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New recommendation issued on weight gain and pregnancy: What to know

PHOTO: A child patient receives treatment at University of Health Sciences Istanbul Umraniye Training and Research Hospital in Istanbul, Turkey, April 15, 2021.
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Even as adults get vaccinated, kids remain vulnerable to MIS-C

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Can the COVID-19 vaccine affect women’s menstrual cycles? Here’s what we know

PHOTO: A child swings on a swing set while others play nearby during socially distanced recess on the playground of Medora Elementary School on March 17, 2021, in Louisville, Ky.
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If we want more resilient adults, we need to teach resilience to all kids

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What a delay in colorectal cancer screening can mean and who should be most concerned