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Massimiliano Finzi/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is set to publicly testify Tuesday before Congress on his administration’s nursing home policies during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. The hearing, [Read More…]

FDA (NEW YORK) — A poultry farm in Wisconsin has recalled all of its eggs distributed in three states that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has linked to dozens of sicknesses as [Read More…]

Trevor Williams/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Millions of American seniors are having a hard time affording their prescription medications, a new National Health Statistics report suggests. The study, published by the Centers for Disease Control [Read More…]

ATU Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As two NASA astronauts gear up for a months-long unplanned stay on the International Space Station (ISS), they may also be increasing their risk of radiation exposure. Barry “Butch” [Read More…]

mrs/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As mosquito season continues, public health officials in the U.S. have been tracking several different illnesses caused by the pesky flying insect. Health officials are reporting at least eighteen deaths [Read More…]

Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto via Getty Images (LONDON) — A mass polio vaccination campaign is underway in Gaza to inoculate children after the first case in 25 years was recently detected in the strip. Several organizations — [Read More…]

mrs/Getty Images (MADISON, Wis.) — Health officials are warning of the dangers of mosquitoes infected with West Nile virus after three recent deaths were recorded across Wisconsin and Illinois. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services [Read More…]

Sara Anne Willette and her family plan on moving to the countryside in the South as COVID-19 continues to impact the immunocompromised community. — Courtesy of Sara Anne Willette (NEW YORK) — Sara Anne Willette [Read More…]

mrs/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Health officials are warning Americans about a rare insect-borne virus that has infected several travelers. As of Aug. 16, there have been 21 cases of Oropouche virus disease, sometimes called [Read More…]

xijian/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The U.S. surgeon general is calling for a “fundamental shift” in how the mental health and well-being of parents is supported and prioritized. In a health advisory released Wednesday, Dr. [Read More…]

Morsa Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Updated COVID-19 vaccines will soon be rolled out ahead of the fall and winter season, but some Americans may not easily be able to access them. In previous years, [Read More…]

Getty Images – STOCK/Yana Tatevosian (NEW YORK) — A New Hampshire resident died after being infected with a rare mosquito-borne disease, health officials said Tuesday. The resident, an adult from Hempstead — near the southeastern [Read More…]

An Eli Lilly & Co. Zepbound injection pen arranged in the Brooklyn borough of New York, US, on Thursday, March 28, 2024. (Shelby Knowles/Bloomberg via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — People who are in need [Read More…]

Joao Paulo Burini/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — The threat of Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus has prompted several Massachusetts towns to implement targeted mosquito spraying to protect residents. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, [Read More…]

Jason Marz/Getty Images (COLUMBUS, Ohio) — A judge on Friday temporarily blocked parts of Ohio’s six-week abortion ban. The Franklin County Court of Common Pleas put a hold on several laws that force abortion patients [Read More…]

Images By Tang Ming Tung/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The federal government will restart its free at-home COVID tests program in September as officials prepare the country for the upcoming respiratory virus season. Dawn O’Connell, assistant [Read More…]

Morsa Images/Getty Images (SILVER SPRING, Md.) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved and granted emergency use authorization Thursday for updated COVID-19 vaccines for the upcoming fall and winter season. The FDA said the [Read More…]

Rick Steves speaks on stage at The Paramount Theatre, Dec. 3, 2014, in Austin, Texas. — Rick Kern/WireImage/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The announcement from TV travel guide Rick Steves about his prostate cancer diagnosis [Read More…]

Getty Images – STOCK/Peter Dazeley (NEW YORK) — The percentage of teenagers who were up to date on their human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines has fallen dramatically since 2020, according to new federal data released Thursday. [Read More…]

Isabel Pavia/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The number of births declined in the United States in 2023, ending two years of upticks during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new federal report. A report published [Read More…]