A 13-year-old boy in Ohio has died after attempting a viral TikTok challenge that encourages teens to take excess doses of Benadryl to get high or hallucinate, ABC affiliate WSYX reported April 15.
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As the omicron subvariant XBB.1.16 takes off in the U.S., questions have emerged around whether current at-home COVID-19 tests accurately detect the strain.
A rare fungal infection outbreak at a Michigan paper mill infected more than 90 workers and has now left one dead. Blastomycosis, which typically exists as mold in soil or decaying wood, usually results in only one to two cases…
The New Mexico Department of Health has reported three new cases of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. The virus has so far infected five individuals in the region in 2023. One person has died and the other four have required hospitalization.
Health officials are still searching for the source of a rare fungal infection at a Michigan paper mill that has infected nearly 100 people and caused one death.
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The omicron subvariant XBB.1.16 is quickly gaining prevalence in the U.S., spurring the CDC to start tracking the strain separately in mid-April.
The CDC found two bird flu genetic mutations in a Chilean man who recently fell ill with the disease. The mutations show signs of the virus adapting to mammals, The New York Times reported April 14.
The latest omicron subvariant experts are keeping their eye on accounts for 7.2 percent of cases in the U.S., according to the CDC's latest variant proportion estimates.
Cook Children's Medical Center is warning about the dangers of unsafe sleeping conditions after seeing 30 associated infant deaths since January 2022.
The chances of experiencing long COVID-19 after a second bout with the infection appear to be lower than the first time around, according to new survey findings.