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FDA-approved Pfizer vaccine not OK for off-label use in kids, official says
Chaz Bharj/iStock(NEW YORK) -- When the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted full approval of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for people ages 16 and older Monday, it did so with a warning ...
Aug 23, 2021
Study finds US kids eat mostly junk food. Here are six tips to reduce sugar in kids' diets
Mukhina 1/iStock(NEW YORK) -- The coronavirus pandemic has upended much of the lives of children, and their diets too, research is showing. One recent study found that after one year of...
Aug 23, 2021
FDA grants full approval to Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
carmengabriela/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- Addressing the nation hours after the Food and Drug Administration on Monday granted full approval of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, becoming the firs...
Aug 23, 2021
Ivermectin, a deworming drug, should not be used to treat COVID, health officials say
janiecbros/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Ivermectin, a potentially dangerous and unproven medication to help COVID-19 patients, is being widely dispensed despite warnings, as the nation is in the grips of the d...
Aug 23, 2021
Surgeon General defends US booster shot plan as much of the world awaits vaccines
Wachiwit/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy defended the Biden administration's plans to begin rolling out booster shots for many Americans the week of Sept. 20, despite criti...
Aug 22, 2021
Why you shouldn't rush to get a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot before it's your turn
iStock/lechatnoir (NEW YORK) -- In the next month, millions of Americans will get ready to roll up their sleeves for a third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. But when it comes to booster shots, it's not ...
Aug 21, 2021
Monoclonal antibody treatment orders rapidly increasing in COVID surge states
iStock/Kameleon007 (NEW YORK) -- The use of monoclonal antibodies as a way to prevent people from getting very sick with COVID-19 is rapidly increasing -- alongside the grim statistics on surging infe...
Aug 21, 2021
5 good reasons for the FDA to give full approval to COVID-19 vaccines: Analysis
iStock/rina Shatilova (WASHINGTON) -- The Biden administration announced on Wednesday that it will roll out COVID-19 booster shots for many Americans starting in mid-September. But there's another dat...
Aug 21, 2021
Louisiana doctors struggle as COVID patients flood hospitals
ABC News(BATON ROUGE, La.) -- In Louisiana, the COVID-19 crisis is leaving hospitals teetering on the edge of collapse. The state currently has the nation's highest case rate, and hospitalization leve...
Aug 20, 2021
As delta variant surges, remote learning in the spotlight for another school year
Drazen Zigic/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Rhashonna Cosby's two children fared very differently during their months of remote learning. Her son thrived working independently, going on to graduate from high sch...
Aug 20, 2021