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New York judge rules COVID vaccine mandate for NYPD union members invalid
A New York judge ruled Friday that the city's mandate requiring members of the New York City Police Department to be...
Should you get the flu shot this year? Doctors reveal their decision
With influenza cases already being reported in the month of September 2022, many health officials are recommending...
Uganda Ebola death toll rises to four
Three more Ebola patients have died in Uganda, the health ministry said on Friday, bringing the total death toll to...
WHO says ability to track COVID variants diminishing as surveillance declines
The World Health Organization warned Thursday that the ability to track COVID-19 variants and subvariants around the...
US task force recommends anxiety and depression screenings for adults
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommended anxiety and depression screenings for adults as mental health...
Baby formula shortage: FDA response report cites outdated system, training issues
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) acknowledged that its response to the infant formula shortage was hindered by...
Chronic lack of sleep may negatively affect our immune cells, raising certain health risks: New study
Losing an hour-and-a-half of sleep each night on a consistent basis may lead to inflammatory disorders and...
Ebola outbreak declared in Uganda, 1 dead
An outbreak of Ebola has been declared in Uganda after health authorities confirmed a case of the relatively rare...
Outbreak of deadly childhood diseases rise in Ethiopia’s Tigray, war blamed for slowing vaccinations
Deadly diseases such as measles, tetanus and whooping cough are on the rise in Ethiopia's Tigray region after...
Sudan reports 5 more monkeypox infections, stoking fears of larger outbreak
Sudan on Tuesday announced five more cases of the monkeypox virus, bringing the tally up to seven patients. The Health...
Study suggests older adults show greater mental well-being despite cognitive decline
Despite displaying signs of poorer cognitive performance, older adults tend to have greater mental well-being compared...
Severe common cold cases increasing among young children may be pegged to COVID-19 lockdowns
As children have headed back to school over these last few weeks, doctors have noticed an increase in severe cases of...
WHO ‘strongly advises against’ use of antibody therapies as COVID treatment
Two COVID-19 antibody therapies are no longer recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), on the basis that...
Diabetes affects millions of Americans and hits Hispanic, Latino adults especially hard, CDC says
Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes in the United States -- and it may impact Hispanic or Latino...
US sees general decline in monkeypox cases, some areas still experiencing spikes
U.S. Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky said on Thursday she was cautiously...
Israel plans on offering updated coronavirus booster by September
Israel will offer the updated COVID-19 booster shots from Pfizer designed to combat the Omicron BA.4/5 subvariants by...
WHO director-general says ‘the end is in sight’ for COVID pandemic
The world has never been in a better position to end the COVID-19 pandemic, the head of the World Health Organization...
US panel: No evidence that screening children for diabetes is necessary
A U.S. panel tasked with weighing the pros and cons of regular diabetes screening for children and adolescents found a...
UN: Cholera outbreak in Syria poses serious threat
A cholera outbreak in several regions of Syria presents "a serious threat to people in Syria and the region", the...
Los Angeles County officials report confirmed monkeypox death
Sleep disruptions may be linked to mental health disorders, new study reveals
New York Gov. Hochul declares emergency over polio virus spread
FDA panel votes to recommend Amylyx ALS drug
