NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The number of monkeypox cases in the U.S. has climbed to 12, with a second case reported in Colorado. In a press release from the state’s Department of Public Health and Environment, the state
Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows the omicron variant of the coronavirus now accounts for 99.9% of new COVID-19 cases. The delta variant – which spiked last summer but was not as transmissible – now makes up
More than 1.1 million children were diagnosed with COVID-19 in the week ended Jan. 20. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics’ Children and COVID-19: State Data Report, nearly 1,151,000 child COVID-19 cases were reported in that timeframe. FDA ACTS TO EXPAND USE
BATON ROUGE, La. – The national shortage of emergency medical technicians (EMT) and paramedics is crippling ambulance services across the United States, leading to longer wait times for 911 calls – but one major ambulance company hopes to offer a solution to
White House chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci said Tuesday that a vaccine specifically targeting the omicron variant of the coronavirus would be “prudent.” Fauci said it “makes sense to think in terms of at least having ready an omicron specific boost.”
A Pennsylvania woman who came into contact with escaped cynomolgus macaque monkeys following a truck crash outside Danville is reportedly experiencing health problems. Michele Fallon told PA Homepage that she sought medical attention at Geisinger Medical Center after developing pink-eye-like symptoms and
Amid a surge of the omicron variant of the coronavirus, the Biden administration launched a new testing initiative last week, sending every residence four free rapid tests and requiring private health insurers to cover up to eight at-home tests per month for
The parents of a 31-year-old in need of a heart transplant at Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital said their son has been removed from the transplant list because he has not been vaccinated for COVID-19, according to a report. The hospital told
Researchers in Sweden are trying to learn more about the long-term impact that the first wave of COVID-19 infections had on individuals who lost their sense of smell when they first learned they had the virus. Scientists at Stockholm’s Karolinska Institute studied
At least one in five Americans have now been infected with COVID-19 since the pandemic began, but the number is likely higher, including secondary to unreported asymptomatic cases, according to The Hill. The United States had its first confirmed case of COVID-19
Dr. Anthony Fauci outlined a path toward a long-term plan to live with COVID-19, claiming it’s the “best-case scenario.” The president’s chief medical advisor predicted this week the current surge of cases caused by the omicron variant will peak by mid-February, leaving