(NEW YORK) -- A couple of months ago, the mpox outbreak seemed poised to overwhelm the United States. Cases were, in some instances, doubling every week with no signs of slowing down. However, the outbreak has taken a dramatic turn in the right direction. The average number of daily cases…
(LONDON) -- Racism and discrimination must be acknowledged as public health threats in the fight to address global health disparities, according to a new study. As part of the four-paper series published in The Lancet medical journal Thursday, researchers from countries around the world, including the U.S., U.K., Brazil and…
(NEW YORK) -- Céline Dion's public announcement that she has a neurological disease is shining a spotlight on the rare condition known as stiff-person syndrome. In a taped video message shared to her Facebook and Instagram pages on Thursday, the iconic singer, 54, said, "Recently, I have been diagnosed with…
(NEW YORK) -- Across the country, parents are searching for solutions as demand for pediatric medications surges while over-the-counter medications, and a popularly prescribed antibiotic, are in reported short supply. Aselyn Schott, a mother from Colorado, said her 5-year-old daughter was prescribed amoxicillin for an ear infection. She said her…
(WASHINGTON) -- Dr. Peter Marks, the Food and Drug Administration's vaccine chief, said he is well aware that COVID-19 booster uptake might be low for the latest shot, authorized by the government on Thursday morning for young children over 6 months old, but he told ABC News that he's hopeful…
(LOS ANGELES) -- Los Angeles County said Thursday it is holding off on issuing an indoor mask mandate amid rising COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. During a press conference, LA County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said the county had moved into the "high" COVID-19 community transmission category, as defined by…
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) -- An ongoing measles outbreak in central Ohio has ballooned to 63 cases as of Thursday. Twenty-five children have been hospitalized. The state's health system is also fighting the surge in respiratory illness -- flu, RSV and COVID-19. The high rates of those illnesses are making it harder…
(SILVER SPRING, Md.) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized bivalent COVID-19 boosters for children between the ages of 6 months and 4 years old Thursday. The booster, available from both Pfizer and Moderna, was previously authorized for everyone 5 years and older in October. "More children now have…
(ATLANTA) -- A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows how infectious mpox can be and how important vaccination was in reducing the outbreak over the summer. Last month, the World Health Organization renamed "monkeypox" as "mpox" over concerns of stigmatization of the disease. The study,…
(NEW YORK) -- The Food and Drug Administration is weighing whether or not surgeons should provide additional warnings about the risks of Lasik, a popular corrective eye-sight surgery. In a draft guidance from July, the agency suggested that patients should be explicitly informed about the risks of dry eye, problems…
