Health

Vladimir Vladimirov/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The first cases of patients likely contracting Legionnaires’ disease from transplanted organs have been identified in a new report. The Pennsylvania Department of Health was informed in July 2022, that two patients who recently received lung transplants both had the disease, according to the report published by the Centers […]

Thir Sakdi Phu Cxm / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The percentage of overdose deaths from fentanyl combined with stimulants like cocaine and methamphetamine increased 50-fold between 2010 and 2021, according to a new analysis done by researchers at the University of California. Many people who use drugs like cocaine recreationally may not be aware […]

Win McNamee/Getty Images (TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration on Wednesday advised against the updated COVID-19 shots for people under the age of 65 — a rebuke to federal agencies, which greenlit the shots for anyone 6 months and older earlier this week. “I will not stand by and let the FDA and […]

ABC News Photo Illustration, CVS, Walgreens (NEW YORK) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued letters to several companies — including major pharmacy chains — this week, warning them against manufacturing or selling unapproved eye products. Letters were sent to CVS and Walgreens as well as six manufacturers claiming the products are illegally marketed as […]

Hans Gutknecht/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The latest, updated COVID-19 vaccines should soon be available to everyone and offered largely free of cost, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Health authorities recommend that everyone over the age of 6 months should get the shot, which is designed […]

Hans Gutknecht/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — COVID hospitalizations have risen nearly 9% in the most recent week, marking the eighth consecutive week of increasing new admissions in a row, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Despite the continued rise, the most recent week was the […]

Евгения Матвеец/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — With kids back in school, COVID hospitalizations on the rise across the country and flu season right around the corner, health experts say now is the time to get young people vaccinated. In addition to COVID-19 and flu, another respiratory virus, RSV, is also circulating, according to Dr. Edith […]

ATU Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Women in Idaho, Oklahoma and Tennessee filed legal actions against their states over abortion bans, saying they were denied abortions despite having dangerous pregnancy complications. Four women in Idaho — Jennifer Adkins, Jillaine St.Michel, Kayla Smith and Rebecca Vincen-Brown — and abortion providers filed a suit against the state, Gov. […]

Hans Gutknecht/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director signed off on the recommendation that all Americans aged 6 months and older receive the updated COVID booster on Tuesday amid rising cases and hospitalizations across the country. It comes just a day after the U.S. […]

Jackyenjoyphotography/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — As COVID-19 hospitalizations rise across the country, Florida is seeing higher admissions levels than other states. As of Monday, 43 of Florida’s 67 counties reported moderate levels of weekly new hospital admissions for COVID-19 — a higher proportion than any other state in the U.S., data from the Centers for Disease […]