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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 monkeypox vaccine supply with a [Read More…]
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 concerned that any new bumps might be [Read More…]
Monkeypox: What public health experts want you to know
Jasmin Merdan/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Since the first case of monkeypox was detected in the United States in mid-May, the outbreak has led to more than 10,300 reported cases across the country as of [Read More…]
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’re not only marking their [Read More…]
Harvard doctor on study claiming climate change intensifies pathogens
MR.Cole_Photographer/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In a new study published in the journal Nature Climate Change, researchers found that climate change is expected to aggravate 58% of the world’s infectious diseases. “The societal disruption caused by pathogenic [Read More…]
Hundreds of Americans still dying of COVID each day despite signs the latest surge may be slowing
Carol Yepes/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — After several weeks of steady increases in coronavirus infections and hospitalizations, there are encouraging signs that the latest viral resurgence may be abating in the United States. The rate [Read More…]
Monkeypox patient speaks out about what it’s like to have the disease
Courtesy Jeffrey Todd (NEW YORK) — When the first lesion appeared on Jeffrey Todd’s right cheek in mid-July, the 43-year-old didn’t pay too much attention to it. “I noticed I had like a pimple or [Read More…]
Bug bites begone! Experts break down how to treat itchy skin and stings this summer
Joao Paulo Burini/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — It’s time to say “bye-bye” to bug bites. As summer is still in full effect, so are lots of bugs that are ready to bite or sting exposed [Read More…]
Vaccine for Lyme disease enters final stage of clinical trial
rbkomar/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Researchers are one step closer to developing a vaccine for Lyme disease, which affects nearly half a million people each year in the United States, according to the U.S. Centers [Read More…]
From patient to doctor: One woman’s resilient fight after six brain surgeries, stroke
ABC News (NEW YORK) — A Texas doctor who survived six brain surgeries and a stroke is now treating people at the same hospital where she used to be a patient, bringing a unique perspective [Read More…]
New monkeypox vaccine strategy underway to increase availability
Chris Kleponis/CNP/Bloomberg via Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — The Biden administration is moving forward with a plan to increase the U.S. monkeypox vaccine supply by as much as five times. In an announcement Tuesday, Health [Read More…]
Monkeypox and your skin: How to prevent and treat post-infection scarring
Yuki Iwamura/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Last week monkeypox was declared a public health emergency in the U.S. and now with more than 8,900 confirmed cases of monkeypox, thousands of Americans are struggling [Read More…]
Couple speaks out on decision to get abortion after fetus diagnosed with rare genetic conditions
ABC News (NEW YORK) — The same month the U.S. Supreme Court issued its landmark ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, a couple in Kansas, thousands of miles away from Washington, D.C., faced their own abortion [Read More…]
Ashton Kutcher says he’s ‘lucky to be alive’ after developing rare autoimmune disorder
Mark Sagliocco/WireImage (NEW YORK) — Ashton Kutcher says he’s “lucky to be alive” after he says he developed vasculitis, a rare condition. In a first look from Monday night’s new episode of National Geographic’s Running [Read More…]
CDC sends team to New York to investigate polio case
Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has deployed a federal team to New York to investigate the case of polio detected in Rockland County. The team [Read More…]
Climate change could aggravate over half of known human pathogens, scientists say
TEK IMAGE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Scientists have made a distressing discovery on how global warming will affect known infectious diseases. Climate hazards are expected to aggravate 58% of all known human pathogens, [Read More…]
New abortion restrictions may push patients to more expensive, complicated care
Science Photo Library/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As more states enact near-total bans and restrictions on abortion, providers say many patients are experiencing delayed care which can force them into later stages of pregnancy. Abortion [Read More…]
How the U.S. struggled to respond rapidly to the monkeypox outbreak: Experts
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In early May, when the first cases of monkeypox surfaced in the United Kingdom and Europe, health officials in the United States advised Americans not to panic. There had been [Read More…]
Adult at Illinois day care tests positive for monkeypox, children potentially exposed
Mario Tama/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — An adult at an Illinois day care center has tested positive for monkeypox, and a number of children may have been exposed to the virus, health officials in Illinois announced [Read More…]
Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout off to sluggish start with just 7,000 doses in arms
Patrick van Katwijk/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Following its emergency authorization last month, just 7,300 doses of Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine have been administered to Americans across the country, newly updated data from the Centers for Disease [Read More…]