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First pill to treat postpartum depression moves to FDA for review
Cavan Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A first-of-its-kind pill designed to help treat postpartum depression is one step closer to being available to new mothers. The drug, called Zuranolone, is now being reviewed by the [Read More…]
Mom says she suffered heart attack during PTA meeting at child’s school
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Donnese Tyler said she was at a routine PTA meeting at her son’s Maryland school last year when she suddenly felt an unusual feeling. “I’m like, ‘Oh my gosh, what [Read More…]
New York City to end COVID vaccine mandate for city workers
Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — New York City workers will no longer need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to be employed by the city, Mayor Eric Adams announced Monday. The mayor [Read More…]
‘I felt powerless’: Black Americans suffering from long COVID say they have trouble accessing care
Chimére Smith, 40, from Baltimore, Maryland, during a function at the school where she was a teacher in Feb. 2020, before she contracted COVID-19. – Courtesy of Chimére Smith (NEW YORK) — Throughout the pandemic, [Read More…]
The science behind the zombie fungus from ‘The Last of Us’
Kevin Schafer/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The hit HBO series “The Last Of Us” describes a post-pandemic world devastated by a mass outbreak of a “zombie fungus” that infects and takes over the mind of [Read More…]
Eye drops recalled after 55 reports of bacterial infection, one death in 12 states
EzriCare (NEW YORK) — Two types of artificial tears eye drops have been voluntarily recalled following 55 reports of adverse use effects, including eye infections, vision loss and even a bloodstream infection that led to [Read More…]
As US reels from Tyre Nichols video, what makes people act violently as a group?
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Many were stunned when videos were released of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, being beaten to death by five Memphis police officers during a traffic stop. Officers pulled [Read More…]
How long eggs stay fresh, tips to store them and how to check if eggs are still safe to eat
d3sign/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Shoppers have seen significant price spikes on eggs as of late and since everyone wants to make the most of their hard-earned money, there are a few simple rules and [Read More…]
A public health success story: How the Mpox crisis was controlled within 6 months
Vincent D. Johnson/Xinhua via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — When the highly infectious Mpox virus, formerly called Monkeypox, was declared a public health emergency in August of last year, more than 450 people were testing [Read More…]
FDA issues warning letters to companies selling unproven mpox treatments
Jackyenjoyphotography/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A new warning from the Food and Drug Administration urges consumers to beware of marketers attempting to sell illegal and unproven mpox “medication” and “cures” in order to swindle scared, [Read More…]
Is Ozempic safe to take during pregnancy or while trying to conceive? Experts weigh in
Peter Dazeley/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The growing popularity of drugs like Ozempic, Mounjaro and Wegovy, designed to help people with Type 2 diabetes and obesity, has raised new questions about what those drugs could [Read More…]
If fentanyl is so deadly, why do drug dealers use it to lace illicit drugs?
Icy Macload/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — With the nation still in the grips of an opioid epidemic that began decades ago, the crisis has deepened in recent years with the introduction of fentanyl, a synthetic [Read More…]
How a different therapy is being used to treat 10-year-old Uvalde shooting survivor
Gladys Gonzales and her 10-year-old daughter Caitlyne Gonzales. – Courtesy of Gonzales family (UVALDE, Texas) — Gladys Gonzales says she felt the urgent need within hours to find mental health services for her 10-year-old daughter, [Read More…]
Ten-year-old Uvalde shooting survivor healing from trauma with EMDR therapy
Gladys Gonzales and her 10-year-old daughter Caitlyne Gonzales. – Courtesy of Gonzales family (UVALDE, Texas) — Gladys Gonzales says she felt the urgent need within hours to find mental health services for her 10-year-old daughter, [Read More…]
Excessive screen time during infancy may be linked to lower cognitive skills later in childhood
Pavlina Popovska/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The amount of time babies spend watching computer, TV and phone screens in their first year of life may be indirectly linked to lower cognitive skills later in life, [Read More…]
What the end of the COVID-19 emergencies in the US means
Jackyenjoyphotography/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — On May 11, the U.S. will no longer officially be in a COVID-19 emergency for the first time since the pandemic began three years ago. While hundreds of COVID-19 deaths [Read More…]
US births increased in 2021 for first time in seven years: CDC
Isabel Pavia/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The number of births in the United States increased in 2021 for the first time in seven years, reversing trends that continued during the pandemic, according to new federal [Read More…]
COVID-19 pandemic ‘is probably at a transition point,’ WHO says
Jackyenjoyphotography/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The World Health Organization said Monday that COVID-19 remains a public health emergency but the pandemic is at a “transition point.” The agency said its International Health Regulations Emergency Committee [Read More…]
COVID-19 may have impacted our children’s learning progress in school: Where do we go from here?
Geo Piatt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — School-aged children faced significant learning loss during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, data shows. The finding shows that, even though we have developed new tools, like effective [Read More…]
FDA withdraws emergency use authorization of COVID drug because it is unlikely to be effective against new variants
Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Thursday it is withdrawing its emergency use authorization of a COVID-19 antibody therapy as a prevention tool because it is unlikely to be [Read More…]