WHO says Covid-19 remains a global health emergency, but pandemic is at a ‘transition point’
WHO's International Health Regulations Emergency Committee discussed the pandemic on Friday at its 14th meeting on Covid-19, and Director-General Tedros...
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It’s been three years since the first Covid-19 case in the United States. What have we learned and what more do we need to understand?
There have also been remarkable scientific achievements in our response to the pandemic, not least of which is the development...
FDA’s vaccine advisers to meet to consider the future of Covid-19 vaccination in the US
Currently, the US is offering two types of Covid-19 vaccines. The first shots people get -- also called the primary...
CDC figuring out ‘logistical and legal’ aspects of testing airplane wastewater for coronavirus variants, source says
The agency is still "figuring out how to operationalize this program," a person close to CDC discussions said, adding that...
Decreasing rates of childhood immunization are a major concern. Our medical analyst explains why
The rate of immunizations for required vaccines among kindergarten students declined from 95% to approximately 94% during the 2020-21 school...
FDA needs to do better at policing online tobacco retailers, new report says
The report criticizes the FDA for its lack of oversight, saying that children's use of tobacco remains of "high concern"...
Flu surged after Thanksgiving, as early season continues to worsen
New data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that there have been at least 13 million...
Mercury in beauty creams believed to have caused vision loss in mother and put her family at risk
A woman in Minnesota lost part of her vision and inadvertently put her entire household at risk of mercury poisoning,...
New boosters add limited protection against Covid-19 illness, first real-world study shows
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, called the new data "really quite good.""Please,...
Their IVF journeys did not end with children. Here’s what they want you to know
CNN talked to four women who've tried IVF unsuccessfully. They described months of daily shots, ultrasounds and labwork. Of long...
