(NEW YORK) -- Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, the prevailing theory was that if someone was infected with the virus, they were immune -- at least for a while. But a growing number of Americans seem to be contracting the virus more than once. A recent ABC News analysis of…
(WASHINGTON) -- Americans will likely have one more COVID-19 vaccine to choose from after the Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization for Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday. The two-shot vaccine was authorized for use in people 18 years and older. Novavax is the fourth COVID-19 vaccine to receive…
(NEW YORK) -- For the first time since May, COVID-19-related hospital admissions are forecasted to increase again in the U.S., as highly infectious omicron subvariants continue to spread, according to updated forecasting models used by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The models show that nearly 40 states and…
(WASHINGTON) -- Scientists at the nation's top health agencies are looking into expanding vaccine eligibility so that more Americans can get a second booster shot during the latest COVID-19 wave, White House officials said on Tuesday. "I know that the [Food and Drug Administration] is considering this, looking at it.…
(NEW YORK) -- Since the U.S. Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade, ending nearly five decades of a precedent that protected the constitutional right to an abortion, there has been a lot of public debate and confusion over what constitutes an abortion and what is considered legal. Emergency contraceptive…
(NEW YORK) -- A French-based pharmaceutical company announced Monday that it has asked the Food and Drug Administration to sell over-the-counter birth control pills in the U.S., making it the first business to file an official application. Perrigo's HRA Pharma said it hopes that regulatory approval comes early next year.…
(NEW YORK) -- Health officials are once again raising the alarm about the threat of a resurgence of COVID-19 infections across the country, as concerns grow about the new omicron subvariant, BA.5, which is now the dominant viral strain in the U.S. The BA.5 variant, first detected in South Africa…
(NEW YORK) -- A new report found a "statistically significant" excess of cancer cases among people of all ages living within a Long Island school district compared to similar areas of the state. The report, from the New York State Department of Health, looked at cancer cases over 20 years…
(NEW YORK) -- Dangerous heat is slamming much of the U.S. Monday, with temperatures forecast to climb above 100 degrees from California to Arizona and Texas to Missouri. Here are tips to stay safe from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Wear sunscreen Take precautions to prevent sunburn, which…
(NEW YORK) -- As extreme heat slams the U.S., it's important to remember the dangers of leaving children in hot cars. Ten children in the U.S. have died from hot cars so far this year, from Pennsylvania to Virginia to Texas, according to national nonprofit KidsAndCars.org. A record 54 children…
