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pablohart/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Asthma-related emergency room visits spiked in New York in June following a wave of toxic smoke from the Canadian wildfires, according to new federal data. Researchers looked at ER visits from the New York State Department of Health’s Electronic Syndromic Surveillance System (ESSS) in eight regions across the state from […]
Isabel Pavia/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has warned people to not “kiss or cuddle your turtle” after a salmonella outbreak linked to small turtles has sickened at least 26 people across 11 states. Public health officials announced that they are investigating a “multistate outbreak” of salmonella linked to […]
Sasi Ponchaisang / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — While most parents remember to slather their kids with sunscreen at the beach, they might forget to add it to their school backpacks. But, according to experts, sunscreen is just as essential during the school year, when kids are playing sports and playing outside at recess. “Childhood […]
Xavier Lorenzo/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Over $1.4 billion has been awarded to clinical trials for COVID-19 vaccines, the development of a new monoclonal antibody, and new vaccines and therapeutic technologies, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced. The awards were the first set of allocations provided via the administration’s “Project NextGen” — […]
EMS-FORSTER-PRODUCTIONS/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations tick up in the United States, multiple institutions say they are reinstating mask mandates, at least temporarily. Morris Brown College, a historically Black college and university in Atlanta, made the announcement in a letter written to faculty, staff and students by President Dr. Kevin James […]
Anton Petrus/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Two cases of a rare mosquito-borne disease have been reported in Alabama, including one death, according to officials. The cases of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) occurred in Spanish Fort, Alabama, — nine miles east of Mobile — the city said in a Facebook update. The Alabama Department of Public […]
Maskot/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is raising awareness about the potential mistreatment of and discrimination against women receiving maternity care during pregnancy and delivery in the United States. The federal health agency said the quality of maternity care is important to address because it could help reduce pregnancy-related […]
Maskot/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first maternal vaccine intended to help protect newborns against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). The vaccine would be given during late pregnancy to reduce the risk of severe RSV infection among newborns. However, the vaccine won’t be available on pharmacy shelves for […]
Jackyenjoyphotography/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — COVID hospitalizations in the U.S. have risen for a fifth consecutive week, with 12,613 new admissions in the week ending Aug. 12 — an increase of 21.6% from the prior week, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The new admissions are still at the 22nd […]
Peter Dazeley/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A new study published Monday in JAMA Pediatrics suggests there is a link between more screen time for babies and developmental delays. Researchers in Japan looked at survey data collected from over 7,000 kids who were 1 year old and found that those who were exposed to screens – […]
