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Patients with weakened immune systems suffer severe effects, death from monkeypox: CDC
Jackyenjoyphotography/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Immunocompromised patients who contract monkeypox can suffer devastating consequences, according to new federal data. A report, published Wednesday by t...
Oct 27, 2022
Is the US facing a potential 'tripledemic' of flu, RSV and COVID-19?
skaman306/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- As summer ended and the United States headed into the fall and winter, doctors were worried Americans would see a "twindemic" -- a situation in which both flu and C...
Oct 26, 2022
What can the US do to increase updated COVID booster rates?
Morsa Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Since the updated bivalent COVID-19 booster was rolled out at the beginning of September, only 19.4 million Americans have received it as of Oct. 19, according t...
Oct 26, 2022
Increasingly warming planet jeopardizes human health, major report warns
Tim Grist Photography/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- As temperatures continue to increase worldwide, so do profound impacts on our health, including our mental health, according to a major report by almost...
Oct 26, 2022
Pediatric nurse shares her daughter's experience with RSV
Courtesy Hannah Brand(NEW YORK) -- A pediatric nurse from Nebraska is speaking out to share her daughter's experience with RSV, a respiratory virus that is spiking among children, leaving many pediatr...
Oct 26, 2022
Woman sues five companies alleging their chemical hair-straightening products caused her uterine cancer
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Jenny Mitchell said she first started using chemical hair-straightening products in 2000 when she was in third grade. Nearly two decades later, Mitchell, now 32, was diagnosed wi...
Oct 25, 2022
Should parents be concerned about fentanyl in Halloween candy? Experts weigh in
LA County Sheriff’s Office(NEW YORK) -- With Halloween one week away, some parents are wondering whether they need to be extra cautious when it comes to their kids' trick-or-treat hauls this yea...
Oct 25, 2022
Some Black physicians say they were pushed out of hospitals due to racial discrimination in medical workforce
Courtesy of Dare Adewumi(NEW YORK) -- After the pandemic hit the U.S. in early 2020, Chris Pernell, MD was on TV screens across the country, emerging as a leading voice on COVID-19's disproportionate ...
Oct 24, 2022
Experts warn of severe upcoming flu season as pediatric hospitals already feel the crush
Catherine Falls Commercial/Getty Images/STOCK(NEW YORK) -- A surge in pediatric patients with respiratory illnesses is overwhelming hospitals across the United States, as experts warn of a potent...
Oct 22, 2022
What to know about RSV, one of the main viruses causing pediatric hospitals to fill to capacity
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Many pediatric hospitals across the country are experiencing a surge in patients, and one of the main reasons, experts say, is an increase in cases of the respiratory virus known...
Oct 21, 2022