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New listeria outbreak linked to Florida leaves one dead, 23 total infected
Sebastian Kaulitzki/Science Photo Library/Getty Images/Stock(NEW YORK) -- One person in Illinois died after being infected with listeria, in a new outbreak that has infected a total of 23 people ...
Jul 01, 2022
With breakthrough COVID cases commonplace, experts set expectations about 'vaccine efficacy'
Songphol Thesakit/Getty Images/Stock(NEW YORK) -- In the early days of the coronavirus vaccine rollout, scientists were hopeful it might herald the long-awaited turning point of the pandemic, not only...
Jul 01, 2022
Avoid food poisoning this Independence Day with these simple tips from the USDA
LauriPatterson/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- With Independence Day approaching, and plenty of associated picnics and barbecues on the way, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is warning of the dangers of f...
Jul 01, 2022
July 4th fireworks can be stressful for dogs. These 6 tips can keep them calm and safe
Hillary Kladke/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The Fourth of July rings in the peak of summer quite literally as fireworks fly into the sky from cities to backyards alike. While the celebration is often col...
Jul 01, 2022
FDA recommends COVID vaccines update for fall
Morsa Images/Getty Images/Stock(SILVER SPRING, Md.) -- The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday said it had advised COVID-19 vaccine companies to produce an updated vaccine for this fall, an ...
Jun 30, 2022
New York City's COVID test positivity rate surpasses 10% for the first time since January
Spencer Platt/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- New York City's COVID-19 test positivity rate is skyrocketing, indicating that a sixth wave of the virus could be around the corner. As of June 26 -- the l...
Jun 30, 2022
Government nearly exhausts monoclonal COVID treatment funding with new purchase
GlaxoSmithKline(WASHINGTON) -- Eli Lilly has announced the U.S. government is buying an additional 150,000 courses of the only monoclonal antibody therapy left that still holds up against all COV...
Jun 30, 2022
Spike in Google searches for abortion pills may lead to rise in unsafe abortions: Study
Elisa Wells/Plan C/AFP via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A spike in internet searches for abortion pills may indicate women in the United States will try to obtain the medication without a doctor's o...
Jun 30, 2022
What you need to know about medication abortion after the overturning of Roe v. Wade
ELISA WELLS/PLAN C/AFP via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- After the U.S. Supreme Court ruled to overturn Roe v. Wade, many pregnant people living in states where abortion is now illegal are expected to tur...
Jun 30, 2022
Baby neck floats could lead to severe injury, death: FDA
Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images, FILE(WASHINGTON) -- The Food and Drug Administration issued a new alert this week, warning parents not to use baby neck floats on their children, particularly those with s...
Jun 29, 2022