In response to a national blood shortage, the American Red Cross is offering people who donate blood during January the chance to win a trip to the Super Bowl in Los Angeles, Calif. The package includes tickets to the game, round-trip airfare, three-night
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned Monday about an outbreak of salmonella tied to pet bearded dragons. In an investigation notice, the agency said there had been 44 illnesses and 15 hospitalizations reported across 25 states. SALMONELLA OUTBREAK FROM
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said Wednesday that the agency’s guidance on face masks would not change. “[The] CDC continues to recommend that any mask is better than no mask and we do encourage all Americans to
Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is a rare autoimmune disorder affecting about 1 in 100,000 people, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While GBS is more common in men and adults older than 50, anyone can develop it, the agency
Scientists at the University of Helsinki have developed a novel nasal spray treatment that can reportedly provide protection against COVID-19 “for hours.” A release from the university said the Finnish researchers had developed a molecule that has the ability to inactivate the
Citing spiraling omicron variant case counts and hospitalizations and facing an expiration of his emergency powers, New Jersey’s Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy again declared a public health emergency during his fourth state of the state address. Speaking remotely in a prerecorded speech
Scientists are seeing signals that COVID-19′s alarming omicron wave may have peaked in Britain and is about to do the same in the U.S., at which point cases may start dropping off dramatically. The reason: The variant has proved so wildly contagious that it
Some “pop-up” COVID-19 testing sites in Illinois have turned out to be fake, with the likely goal of trying to fraudulently obtain people’s personal information, the state attorney general’s office warned this week. “These testing sites are not licensed or regulated by
As more Americans get booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines amidst a surge of the omicron variant, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said it would make a change to its Moderna booster recommendation. “CDC is adjusting our recommendation for when people can receive
U.S. hospitals are caring for the highest number of patients with Covid-19 reported during the pandemic, according to federal government data, as the Omicron variant worsens pressures on the already strained facilities. The U.S. seven-day average reached 140,576 people hospitalized with confirmed
A rise in the prevalence of autoimmune diseases around the world can be blamed on Western-style diets, scientists say. In a Sunday interview, James Lee and Carola Vinuesa of London’s Francis Crick Institute said they are working to pinpoint the precise causes