(WASHINGTON) -- The first case of polio reported in the U.S. in nearly a decade was detected in New York state, health officials said Thursday. The case is in a resident of Rockland County, the state health department said. State health officials said sequencing determined that the newly detected case…
(WASHINGTON) -- Students over the age of 12 will be required to receive COVID-19 vaccines this fall in Washington, D.C., the district's Office of the State Superintendent of Education has announced. "We want to make sure that all of our students have everything they need for a healthy start to…
(NEW YORK) -- When White House officials announced President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 Thursday, they revealed he was prescribed Paxlovid. Here's what to know about the COVID-19 treatment: Paxlovid is an at-home antiviral therapy developed by Pfizer, which was authorized under emergency use by the U.S. Food and…
(WASHINGTON) -- Protesters in several cities across the country are calling on the Biden administration, as well as local officials, to address the rapid rise in monkeypox cases. Demonstrators, including many LGBTQ activists, say officials have yet to provide the necessary outreach to vulnerable populations as issues continue to plague…
(NEW YORK) -- COVID-19 cases are continuing to surge in New York City and unvaccinated residents are bearing the brunt. Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that, as of Wednesday, the Big Apple has a seven-day case rate of 369.8 per 100,000, the second-highest rate in…
(ATLANTA) -- A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found a significant increase in opioid overdose death rates among Black and American Indian/Alaskan Natives people in the US. Experts from the CDC said that a lack of education about lethal drugs, as well as limited access to…
(HIGHLAND PARK, Ill.) -- A therapy resource for people affected by the mass shooting during a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois, is going viral, highlighting the widespread mental health impact of mass shootings. In the days after the shooting that killed seven people and injured dozens more,…
(NEW YORK) -- Expectant mothers Shamony Gibson and Amber Rose Isaac both died from preventable childbirth complications, their families say, and the women's deaths have had a devastating effect on their loved ones. Gibson, 30, died just 13 days after the birth of her son in October 2019, when, according…
(NEW YORK) -- A New York man is determined not to give up when it comes to fighting the rare disease he's been living with the last two years. Anthony Di Laura first noticed something was unusual back in the summer of 2020. "I was having stomach pain. I thought…
(NEW YORK) -- When Kate Coleman found out she was pregnant, she was overjoyed, she said. She and her husband shared the happy news with family and friends. But three months later -- a heartbreaking ultrasound. The fetus had a fatal brain malformation called anencephaly, a condition where parts of…
