As Yahoo News reports, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention approved new COVID-19 boosters by Pfizer and Moderna last week, following authorization by the Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday. The new vaccines should start to arrive at clinics any day. Here’s what you need to know before getting boosted. Who can get the […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) is renaming monkeypox amid concerns that the name may be considered racist and might not accurately describe the origin of the virus. WHO director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in mid-June that the organization would be renaming monkeypox. “WHO is also working with partners and experts from around the world on changing […]
The New York Department of Health reported its first pediatric monkeypox case as nationwide numbers continue to climb. An updated weekly summary from the department notes one case for a person under age 18 as of August 17, out of 192 total cases in New York State, excluding New York City. So far, NYC has not […]
Attention Pet Lovers: New evidence shows that you can spread the Monkeypox virus to your furry family members. Health officials are warning people who are infected with monkeypox to stay away from household pets, since the animals could be at risk of catching the virus. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for months has […]
Schools can end quarantines and regular screening tests for COVID, but students and staff should keep masks on in areas with high levels of COVID spread, according to guidelines released last Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The new, more limited recommendations come as districts across the country are starting a […]
As CNBC reports, hundreds could have polio after an adult in the New York City metro area caught the virus and suffered paralysis last month, the state’s top health official said this week. New York state Health Commissioner Mary Bassett warned that the confirmed polio case in an unvaccinated adult, coupled with the detection of […]
Twenty dogs from across the globe have arrived at their final destination: a forever home. According to SPCA International, the animal protection organization arranged for 20 dogs rescued and adopted by U.S. military members while serving overseas to be flown to New York City, so the canines could reunite with the people who saved them […]
As part of its goal to bring artificial intelligence into the health community and showcase its feasibility, Google has developed three new projects in a partnership with Northwestern Memorial Hospital. One of the most promising is using AI to make ultrasounds more accessible—a development Google claims would cut maternal mortality rate in half. In the […]
The Biden administration announced that it will distribute 144,000 more doses of the Jynneos vaccine across the country to address a recent spike in confirmed cases of monkeypox. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said in a press release it will begin shipping the vaccines from the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) today. This […]
As Insider reports, a meningococcal disease outbreak in Florida has killed at least seven people and sickened 26 more. The CDC is calling this deadly spread “one of the worst outbreaks of meningococcal disease among gay and bisexual men in US history.” Health officials are urging people in Florida who may be at risk to go get vaccinated […]