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Smoking marijuana may be more harmful to lungs than smoking cigarettes, study finds
Nathan Griffith/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- People who smoke marijuana were more likely to have certain types of lung damage than people who smoked cigarettes, according to a new study that reviewed lun...
Nov 15, 2022
Mom shares dangers of RSV as 7-month-old is hospitalized
Courtesy Mya Walker(NEW YORK) -- A Washington state mother is warning about the dangers of respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, after her 7-month-old daughter was hospitalized with the illness. Mya Wa...
Nov 15, 2022
Weekly flu cases, hospitalizations and deaths double for 2nd week in a row
Guido Mieth/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Weekly flu cases, hospitalizations and deaths have nearly doubled for the second week in a row, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevent...
Nov 14, 2022
The best way to protect you and your family this flu season
evrim ertik/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Although it’s still early in the flu season, hospitals around the country are seeing more and more cases of the virus, with the Centers for Disease Control ...
Nov 14, 2022
Moderna says bivalent COVID-19 booster shot performs better against BA.5 omicron subvariant
SDI Productions/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- American biotechnology company Moderna announced Monday that a booster dose of its bivalent COVID-19 vaccine performs better against two circulating versions ...
Nov 14, 2022
How landlocked Lesotho's first and only oncology clinic addresses cancer crisis
pawel.gaul/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- According to the World Health Organization, Lesotho had a cervical cancer rate of 49.9 per every 100,000 women in 2021. An estimated 370 deaths related to cervical...
Nov 14, 2022
Michigan children's hospital says it's 100% full due to RSV surge
picture alliance/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A Michigan pediatric hospital is reporting it is completely full due to a surge of cases linked to respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. C.S. Mott Children's ...
Nov 11, 2022
WHO reports 90% drop in global COVID-19 deaths since February
Massimiliano Finzi/Getty Images(LONDON) -- The head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday that there has been a 90% drop in global COVID-19 deaths since February, which he called a "cause fo...
Nov 11, 2022
Kansas elementary school temporarily closes due to rise in respiratory illnesses
Stella/Getty Images(KANSAS CITY) -- An elementary school in Kansas City, Kansas, has become one of the latest to temporarily close due to a surge in respiratory illnesses among students and staff. Chr...
Nov 11, 2022
Hero officers perform lifesaving care on infant with RSV
Courtesy of Tajanea Allen(NEW YORK) -- Two quick-thinking Kansas City, Missouri, police officers are being hailed as heroes after they sprang into action and saved a newborn baby's life. Officers Rich...
Nov 10, 2022