Leaders of the CDC, HHS and FDA held a press conference Aug. 23 about the upcoming respiratory virus season. Here are four things to know:
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Despite the nation's birth rate falling, new data from the CDC suggests a growing number of women go without any prenatal care while pregnant.
A new World Health Organization report has found that 2.6 million deaths were attributable to alcohol consumption in 2019.
The CDC has issued a health advisory to clinicians and public health authorities due to the increase of Oropouche virus cases in the Americas.
COVID-19 emergency department visits were down 1.5% for Aug. 10-16, compared to the week prior, but remain elevated compared to previous months, the CDC found.
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A Boston hospital and health officials are warning that a new trending TikTok treat-making video is causing severe burns in patients, The Washington Post reported Aug. 15.
The antiviral drug tecovirimat did not reduce the duration of mpox lesions in a randomized, placebo-controlled trial.
Lawmakers in Nassau County, N.Y., have enacted a law that prohibits the use of masks or facial coverings in public. While the law includes exemptions for medical reasons, critics of the ban argue it could still create health risks, USA…
The New York State Department of Health issued an advisory Aug. 14 asking providers to discontinue use of ciprofloxacin as a post-exposure prophylaxis for close contacts of patients with meningococcal disease.
World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, PhD, has declared the mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and other African countries a public health emergency of international concern.