Los Angeles County holds off on mask mandate even as it enters ‘high’ COVD transmission category
EMS-FORSTER-PRODUCTIONS/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Los Angeles County said Thursday it is holding off on issuing an indoor mask mandate
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New COVID booster authorization will sway parents to get young kids vaccinated, FDA vaccine chief hopes
d3sign/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Dr. Peter Marks, the Food and Drug Administration’s vaccine chief, said he is well aware that
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CDC report shows how infectious mpox is and how important vaccination was in stemming outbreak
Jasmin Merdan/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows how infectious mpox
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FDA authorizes updated COVID-19 boosters for kids under 5
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (SILVER SPRING, Md.) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized bivalent COVID-19 boosters for children between
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At least 63 children are sick with measles in Ohio
DIGICOMPHOTO/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images (COLUMBUS, Ohio) — An ongoing measles outbreak in central Ohio has ballooned to 63 cases as
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FDA weighs whether Lasik patients should be given extra warning about possible risks
Thomas Northcut/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Food and Drug Administration is weighing whether or not surgeons should provide additional
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Doctors should ask heart patients if they take supplements to manage heart failure
Chris Rogers/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Doctors should ask patients with heart failure if they’re using any supplements, specific diets,
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What to know about Pfizer’s RSV vaccine for older adults as FDA prepares to review
ER Productions Limited/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, vaccine for older adults could be on
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Walgreens launches free Paxlovid delivery service with DoorDash and Uber
patty_c/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Walgreens has launched a new delivery service for the COVID-19 oral antiviral therapy Paxlovid in
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Kirstie Alley’s death at 71 puts spotlight on colon cancer: What women need to know
KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Kirstie Alley’s unexpected death at age 71 has put a spotlight on
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