(NEW YORK) -- The U.S. is currently in a race to have the necessary tools and medicines to stop the growing spread of monkeypox, and it may be an uphill battle, according to one vaccine expert. Dr. Peter Hotez, the dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor…
(CAMBRIDGE, Mass.) -- Amid growing concerns over the potential threat of monkeypox, executives from Moderna said Wednesday they have initiated a research program to consider whether the company could create a monkeypox vaccine with mRNA technology. "We're obviously very aware of the monkeypox concern and obviously very sensitive to recent…
(WASHINGTON) -- The federal government took an initial step forward in its response to long COVID-19 Wednesday, releasing two reports that compile what federally-funded services are available to people already suffering from the condition, and what research efforts are still needed to better understand how to address it. "These are…
(NEW YORK) -- As monkeypox continues to spread across the U.S., the number of children infected with the virus is growing as well. At least five children have tested positive for monkeypox since July, including two each in Indiana and California. The other case was reported in an infant, a…
(FRANKFORT, Ky.) -- Abortions have once again stopped in Kentucky after an appeals court reinstated two bans. One ban, a so-called trigger law -- designed to go into effect after the Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade in June -- bans all abortions from the moment of conception. It also…
(NEW YORK) -- Doctors and other health care providers are being warned to look out for symptoms of a virus that can cause seizures and severe illness in infants. Nearly two dozen infants were admitted to a Tennessee hospital this spring due to parechovirus, a virus that is especially dangerous…
(NEW YORK) -- At least four children in the U.S. have now tested positive for monkeypox, officials have confirmed. Amidst a growing emergence of cases across the country, state officials in Indiana confirmed late last week that two children had tested positive for monkeypox. At this time, no additional information…
(NEW YORK) -- Dr. Caitlin Bernard, an obstetrician-gynecologist in Indiana, has spoken publicly about the negative repercussions she's faced for providing abortion care to a 10-year-old girl after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, giving states the power to regulate abortion. "It's very fulfilling to serve people who need…
(NEW YORK) -- Before you head to the beach or pool this summer, check the label on your sunscreen bottle. Edgewell Personal Care Company issued a voluntary recall Friday for three batches of Banana Boat sunscreen after trace levels of benzene were found in the product during an internal review,…
(NEW YORK) -- Health officials have warned since the beginning of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout that areas with lower inoculation rates are at greater risk of higher cases, hospitalizations and deaths. In fact, studies have shown areas with low vaccination rates had as many as 2.4 more new COVID-19 infections per…
