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Pfizer's COVID treatment pill authorized by FDA
Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- An at-home treatment for COVID-19 that can prevent serious illness was authorized by the Food and Drug Administration on Wedn...
Dec 22, 2021
US life expectancy declined in 2020 mainly due to COVID, report finds
Alex Wong/Getty Images(ATLANTA) -- Life expectancy in the United States decreased by nearly two years in 2020, mainly because of the pandemic, a new federal report suggests. In 2019, Americans had a l...
Dec 22, 2021
What to know about rapid COVID at-home tests as White House prepares to mail them across US
Hannah Beier/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- President Joe Biden announced on Tuesday that his administration will distribute 500 million free at-home rapid tests to Americans beginning in Jan...
Dec 22, 2021
Tips for parents of kids under 5 as COVID-19 cases rise and vaccine is delayed
Guillermo Legaria/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The spread of the omicron variant and the recent rise in COVID-19 cases across the country combined with the upcoming holiday presents a particular challeng...
Dec 22, 2021
With pediatric COVID cases surging, millions of children remain unvaccinated
Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- With millions of Americans set to travel and gather for Christmas and the New Year, families across the country are scrambling to try to ensure they are adequa...
Dec 22, 2021
Health care workers frustrated, exhausted amid latest COVID surge
Victoria Jones/PA Images via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- With the presence of omicron rapidly increasing across the country, federal health officials are warning the surge in coronavirus cases expected ...
Dec 22, 2021
Convalescent plasma treatment for COVID-19 sees renewed promise in study
ALEX EDELMAN/AFP via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Medical researchers say there is renewed promise in reducing COVID-19-related hospitalizations and deaths by increasing the use of convalescent plasma tr...
Dec 22, 2021
First-ever injectable HIV prevention drug approved by FDA
Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first-ever long-acting injectable drug for HIV prevention. Until this week, the only ...
Dec 21, 2021
Breakthrough COVID-19 infections and deaths rose during delta, but far outpaced by the unvaccinated
Vertigo3d/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- As Americans brace for the possibility of another difficult winter ahead in the nation’s fight against coronavirus, there is a renewed sense of urgency to get...
Dec 21, 2021
As omicron spreads, experts share how to celebrate holidays safely
Navinpeep/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The recent rise in COVID-19 cases has come at an important time for millions of American families, particularly ones who avoided gatherings during last winter's sur...
Dec 21, 2021