(WASHINGTON) -- Dr. Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, called the recent ruling by a Florida judge striking down the federal mask mandate on mass transit "a real challenge." "This is not going to be the last of the…
(LONDON) — A rise in hepatitis cases among children is under investigation by experts. Some recent reports from the U.S., U.K., and EU health organizations including the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, show that some children between 11 months and 13 years old have been diagnosed with hepatitis.…
(NEW YORK) — Firearms surpassed car accidents as the No. 1 killer among children and teens, according to startling new data released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Friday. As firearm deaths for all Americans reached a new peak in 2020 -- 45,222 -- researchers said the…
(NEW YORK) -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday that the public health agency is looking into a cluster of hepatitis cases among children. According to a press release, the federal agency is studying nine hepatitis cases in Alabama "of unknown origin in children ranging in age…
(NEW YORK) -- While climate change and poor air quality are global issues concerning all people, 29-year-old Darren Riley has found that the ZIP code people are born into can disproportionately put them in harm's way. Riley's father ended up in a coma in the ICU due to asthma-related illnesses…
(NEW YORK) -- When a judge on Monday overruled the mask mandate on public transportation, parents with kids too young to be vaccinated felt renewed anxiety about the country moving too quickly toward pre-pandemic normalcy while they were still stuck in a pre-vaccine world. But there is hope that parents…
(AUGUSTA, Maine) -- A Maine resident has died from a rare but potentially dangerous tick-borne illness, health officials said. The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday it has confirmed a fatal case of Powassan virus, an illness spread by the bite of infected deer (aka black-legged) or…
(SAN FRANCISCO) -- Dozens of high school students in California contracted COVID-19 after attending their prom. San Mateo High School held the party on April 9 at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco, about 18 miles away. Following the event, however, 90 out of the 600 students who attended…
(ATLANTA) -- National vaccination coverage for kindergarteners during the 2020-2021 school year fell below the nationwide target of 95% coverage, according to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analysis. This includes MMR, DTaP and varicella vaccines, which protect against multiple diseases including measles, mumps, rubella, chicken pox, whooping…
(NEW YORK) -- A 1-year-old girl is back at home in Nebraska after receiving life-saving treatment in Colorado, including a surgery with magnets that helped connect a large gap in her esophagus. Harper and her fraternal twin sister, Gabriella, were born prematurely on Feb. 22, 2021, at 23 weeks. The…
