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China is 'heavily underreporting' number of COVID-19 deaths, WHO says
Massimiliano Finzi/Getty Images(GENEVA) -- The World Health Organization said Wednesday China is "heavily underreporting" the number of COVID-19 deaths as a wave of infections sweeps the country. The ...
Jan 12, 2023
Cancer death rates down but racial disparities persist among Black men and women
FatCamera/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Black men and women are more likely to die from prostate, uterine and breast cancer compared to other races, according to new data from the American Cancer Society....
Jan 12, 2023
Companies look at increasing price of their COVID-19 vaccines. Sen. Bernie Sanders is not happy
Morsa Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, the incoming chair of the committee focused on health, on Tuesday called out Moderna for looking at a more-than-quadruple spike of i...
Jan 12, 2023
FDA adds sesame to major food allergen list, updates labeling requirements
Roberto Machado Noa/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Sesame has joined the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's list of major food allergens and will soon be added to labels of packaged food to protect consum...
Jan 11, 2023
COVID was the leading cause of law enforcement deaths in 2022 for third year in a row: Report
amphotora/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- COVID-19 remained the leading cause of law enforcement deaths in 2022 despite the number attributed to the virus dramatically declining. A new report released Wedne...
Jan 11, 2023
More than 24K people have reported COVID test results to new NIH website
SONGPHOL THESAKIT/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Tens of thousands of Americans have reported a COVID-19 test result to the National Institutes of Health's website that launched in November. The site, Make...
Jan 11, 2023
Hochul outlines $1 billion plan to address mental health in New York
Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Tuesday that New York will invest $1 billion to address mental health needs. Hochul laid out her plans for...
Jan 11, 2023
Why thousands of New York City nurses are striking and what's at stake
Selcuk Acar/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The nurses strike in New York City has extended into its second day with more than 7,000 walking out of two major hospitals. Nurses at Montefio...
Jan 10, 2023
OB-GYN sexual abuse trial reminds patients of boundaries doctors should establish during exams
The Good Brigade/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Opening statements in the federal trial of a Manhattan, New York obstetrician/gynecologist charged with sexually abusing female patients highlighted a rare b...
Jan 10, 2023
School district sues social media giants for 'creating a youth mental health crisis'
Karl Tapales/Getty Images(SEATTLE) -- Seattle Public Schools, the largest school district in the state of Washington, filed a lawsuit Friday against multiple social media giants, in an effort to hold ...
Jan 10, 2023