(NEW YORK) -- The number of positive flu tests and hospitalizations in the United States is the highest in more than a decade, indicating this influenza season may be the most severe in years. According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there have been at least…
(NEW YORK) -- A Facebook group started to help protect women from the dangers of drinks "spiked" with illegal drugs has gone viral with nearly 8,000 followers. The group was started by Melanie Hubbard after police in Boston issued a safety warning following more allegations from women about their drinks…
(NEW YORK) -- Drug overdose deaths in New York state spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report from the state comptroller's office. The analysis, published Tuesday, found that fatalities surged by 68% between 2019 and 2021. Additionally, the more than 5,800 deaths statewide from drugs in 2021 surpassed…
(NEW YORK) -- The amount of time women will have to travel to receive an abortion has quadrupled from about half an hour to nearly two hours since the Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade this summer, a new study finds. The decision -- known as Dobbs v. Jackson Women's…
(NEW YORK) -- New research is shedding light on just how much higher proportions of dangerous toxins people in minority communities are breathing in. Populations in racially segregated communities in the U.S. may be more likely to be exposed to a form of air pollution, according to a study published…
(NEW YORK) -- After decades of researching respiratory syncytial virus, an illness especially dangerous for newborns and the elderly, scientists this week announced a major development in plans for a possible vaccine that could be available as soon as next year. "Among very young children, particularly those [younger] than 6…
(NEW YORK) -- One version of amoxicillin, a common antibiotic used to treat issues like ear infections in kids, is in short supply, according to the Food and Drug Administration. The shortage of amoxicillin means that parents and other caregivers may need to visit multiple pharmacies in order to fill…
(NEW YORK) -- Matthew Perry lays bare his struggle with addiction in his new memoir Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing, and told ABC News' Good Morning America he "can't wait" for people to read it. "It's really exciting that people will read this story and it will hopefully…
(NEW YORK) -- Flu season is making an early comeback as flu-related hospitalizations are the highest in over a decade for this point in the season, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. There have been an estimated 880,000 cases of lab-confirmed influenza illnesses, 6,900 hospitalizations and 360 flu-related…
(NEW YORK) -- Police officers, firefighters and other protection service employees had the occupation with the highest death rates from COVID-19 in 2020, new federal data shows. The report, published Friday by the National Center for Health Statistics -- a branch of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention --…
