(NEW YORK) -- The Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to use certain powdered infant formulas made at Abbott Nutrition's Sturgis, Michigan, facility amid an investigation into five infant illnesses. Previously, the federal agency had said it was investigating four cases and issued an update on Feb. 28…
(NEW YORK) -- Sandra Lee opened up on social media about the latest on her yearslong breast cancer journey, sharing the news with her 119,000 followers that she was going in for hysterectomy surgery. The former Food Network star of Semi-Homemade fame, cookbook author and expert of all things home…
(LOS ANGELES) -- Jeopardy! contestant Christine Whelchel has been competing on the popular TV game show since last week but it wasn't just her winning performances that have been capturing viewers' attention. The piano teacher and church organist from Spring Hill, Tennessee, appeared without a light brown wig during Monday's…
(NEW YORK) -- The number of births declined in the U.S. in 2021 and the COVID-19 pandemic played a role, according to a new report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday. Researchers from the National Center for Health Statistics -- a branch of the CDC…
(NEW YORK) -- A Georgia mom is on a mission to spread joy and raise awareness after her 1-year-old son was diagnosed with uncombable hair syndrome, a hair disorder she’d never heard of until last year. The boy’s mother, Katelyn Samples, told Good Morning America that a stranger messaged her…
(NEW YORK) -- With more scientists predicting COVID-19 boosters will be needed each year, some are now working on combining those with the annual flu vaccine. The idea, experts say, is a single injection given each fall that protects against seasonal flu and COVID-19. Pharmaceutical companies Moderna and Novavax have…
(NEW YORK) -- More than 70% of Americans should be able to remove their masks indoors, including inside schools, under new metrics outlined Friday the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that represent a seismic shift in how the public health agency plans to measure COVID risk. Under the new…
(NEW YORK) -- Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States has closely followed what the United Kingdom had done to combat the virus from its early response to its vaccination rollout. Outbreaks in Great Britain have been harbingers of what's to come in the U.S., and its…
(NEW YORK) -- A year ago, Denmark culled thousands of minks in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19 in mink farms and curb any potential threat of transmission back to humans. And just a few months ago, thousands of small animals, including hamsters in Hong Kong were culled…
(NEW YORK) -- Approximately 5.2 million children have lost a parent or caregiver during the pandemic, according to a new study published in The Lancet medical journal Thursday. An analysis by the same team of researchers in July 2021 had estimated 1.5 million children were orphaned during the first 14-months…
