Health

Xavier Lorenzo/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Over $1.4 billion has been awarded to clinical trials for COVID-19 vaccines, the development of a new monoclonal antibody, and new vaccines and therapeutic technologies, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced. The awards were the first set of allocations provided via the administration’s “Project NextGen” — […]

EMS-FORSTER-PRODUCTIONS/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations tick up in the United States, multiple institutions say they are reinstating mask mandates, at least temporarily. Morris Brown College, a historically Black college and university in Atlanta, made the announcement in a letter written to faculty, staff and students by President Dr. Kevin James […]

Anton Petrus/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Two cases of a rare mosquito-borne disease have been reported in Alabama, including one death, according to officials. The cases of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) occurred in Spanish Fort, Alabama, — nine miles east of Mobile — the city said in a Facebook update. The Alabama Department of Public […]

Maskot/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is raising awareness about the potential mistreatment of and discrimination against women receiving maternity care during pregnancy and delivery in the United States. The federal health agency said the quality of maternity care is important to address because it could help reduce pregnancy-related […]

Maskot/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first maternal vaccine intended to help protect newborns against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). The vaccine would be given during late pregnancy to reduce the risk of severe RSV infection among newborns. However, the vaccine won’t be available on pharmacy shelves for […]

Jackyenjoyphotography/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — COVID hospitalizations in the U.S. have risen for a fifth consecutive week, with 12,613 new admissions in the week ending Aug. 12 — an increase of 21.6% from the prior week, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The new admissions are still at the 22nd […]

Peter Dazeley/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A new study published Monday in JAMA Pediatrics suggests there is a link between more screen time for babies and developmental delays. Researchers in Japan looked at survey data collected from over 7,000 kids who were 1 year old and found that those who were exposed to screens – […]

SONGPHOL THESAKIT/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it is tracking a new lineage of the virus that causes COVID-19 after it was detected in the United States. Named BA.2.86, the strain was first detected in Denmark on July 24 of this year, then Israel, followed by Michigan in […]

KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — The source behind a norovirus outbreak that sickened a few hundred people last year has been identified, according to a report published Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The report looked at the outbreak in Tazewell County, Illinois, which includes part of Peoria, which saw […]

Courtesy of Aubrey Vailoces (NEW YORK) — Aubrey Vailoces, a mom of three, was breastfeeding her 10-month-old daughter in her Maui home last week when she said alarms started going off and she saw her entire neighborhood was covered in black smoke. “You couldn’t even see the neighbors’ houses,” Vailoces told ABC News’ Good Morning […]