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Joseph Cafone

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: 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