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New York City officials host monkeypox town hall as disease continues to sweep city
Spencer Platt/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- New York City officials are holding a town hall Monday to discuss the ongoing monkeypox outbreak as cases continue to climb and thousands of vaccine appointment...
Aug 15, 2022
Boy born with one-in-a-million condition takes first steps with prosthetic leg
Dawn MirandaA Chicago toddler who was born with a one-in-a-million condition that left him without part of his right leg is now walking thanks to a prosthetic leg. Dakari Miranda, who will turn 2 this...
Aug 15, 2022
What to know about the spotted lanternfly, the insect experts say to squish
Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Scientists have a message about the spotted lanternfly: If you see one, squish it. While that may sound harsh for bug lovers out there, experts say spotted lanternflies can b...
Aug 14, 2022
Polio discovered in New York City wastewater samples
fotog/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Health officials announced Friday that polio has been detected in wastewater samples in New York City. It comes just a few weeks after a case of polio was detected in R...
Aug 12, 2022
CDC no longer requires unvaccinated to quarantine after being exposed to COVID
Nathan Posner/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(ATLANTA) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its COVID-19 guidance Thursday to ease recommendations for people who ar...
Aug 11, 2022
Only half of eligible Americans have gotten their first COVID booster
Thanasis/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — As we approach the fall, there is a renewed push to get Americans vaccinated against COVID-19, particularly the elderly and the vulnerable, who continue to bear...
Aug 11, 2022
Polio vaccine boosters offered to kids in London as virus linked to New York case detected
KoldoyChris/Getty Images(LONDON) — Children in London are being offered polio vaccine boosters after sewage samples with the virus were found in multiple areas across the city. The U.K...
Aug 11, 2022
FDA's move to stretch monkeypox vaccine supplies could pay off, experts say
Smith Collection/Gado via Getty Images(SILVER SPRING, Md.) -- The Food and Drug Administration announced an emergency use authorization to move forward with their plan to stretch out the current monke...
Aug 11, 2022
Think you have monkeypox? It might be another skin condition
Jackyenjoyphotography/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- With the number of cases of monkeypox rising across the world, and descriptions of rashes from the virus varying from person-to-person, people are conce...
Aug 11, 2022
Formerly conjoined twins celebrate 21st birthday and 20th anniversary of separation
JGI/Jamie Grill/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) -- Josie Hull and Teresa Cajas are celebrating a huge milestone many didn’t think would happen. The twins, born in July 2001, just turned 21. They&rsquo...
Aug 11, 2022