(NEW YORK) -- In what could signal the promise of progress to come for newborn infants at risk for RSV, a new monoclonal antibody is being granted approval in Europe as a preventative measure to protect against RSV infection in very young babies -- those most at risk of contracting…
(NEW YORK) -- Jane was living in rural New Mexico when she discovered she was pregnant. She never wanted to have children or carry a pregnancy and knew immediately she wanted an abortion. But while abortion remains legal in the state, she says she also didn't want to take her…
(NEW YORK) -- The Food and Drug Administration has released a safety bulletin urging parents and caregivers not to use head-shaping pillows intended to change an infant's head shape or symmetry. There has been no proven benefit of using these pillows for any medical purpose, and in fact, using these…
(NEW YORK) -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released updated guidelines for prescribing opioids for pain to include people who are suffering from short-term pain. During a briefing Thursday, the federal health agency said its new clinical practice recommendations are replacing guidelines from 2016 to make them more…
(NEW YORK) -- The sudden death of 49-year-old author Julie Powell, whose life inspired the movie Julie & Julia, is raising new questions about her health, including a recent battle with COVID-19. Her husband, Eric Powell, reported to The New York Times on Tuesday that the author died of a…
(NEW YORK) -- Pfizer and BioNTech have launched a clinical trial on a vaccine targeting both COVID-19 and influenza, the companies announced Thursday. The phase 1 trial is being done in the United States with 180 participants between the ages of 18 and 64, with the first participant dosed this…
(NEW YORK) -- The number of people with the respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, has surged, with cases hitting a two-year high, according to data by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. RSV is twice as high among people of all ages at this point this year compared to…
(NEW YORK) -- Teva Pharmaceuticals agreed Thursday to pay New York $523 million to settle claims stemming from the company’s role in the opioids crisis. It’s the largest settlement New York has reached with an individual opioid defendant and raises the total amount secured from opioid manufacturers and distributors to…
(WASHINGTON) -- Ten-year-old Sarah Craig banged at the side door of Granny Lin-Lin's Louisville, Kentucky, home last December. Through the window, Craig saw shattered glass, spilled coffee and her granny -- unresponsive -- slouched on the kitchen floor. "I kept saying, 'Granny, wake up, please'," she told ABC News. "I…
(NEW YORK) -- A U.S. Food and Drug Administration panel suggested on Tuesday that pulse oximeters should be improved because they may not give accurate results to people of color. Pulse oximeters measure oxygen levels, but studies have shown that the small devices overestimate oxygen levels in people with darker…
