[ad_1] The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently reported that the new COVID-19 variant, JN.1, now accounts for 44.1% of cases in the United States, indicating a significant increase in the fast-spreading variant’s prevalence. The increase in JN.1 infections is more than two times larger than the 21.3% estimate for the week ending…
[ad_1] The share of American women who say they have ever used emergency contraception after having sex has more than doubled since the so-called “morning after” or Plan B brand pills were approved to be sold without a prescription, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday. The increase is among dozens of trends…
[ad_1] Dr. Scott Gottlieb says likely a “typical winter pathogen season” ahead – CBS News Watch CBS News Former FDA commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb tells “Face the Nation” that the U.S. is looking at a “more typical winter pathogen season” despite a cluster of unusual pneumonia in Ohio. Gottlieb says the CDC has looked into…
[ad_1] Peaches, plums and nectarines distributed by HMC Farms and sold nationwide as recently as last week are being recalled due to an outbreak of listeria that has resulted in 11 illnesses, including one death and 10 hospitalizations, federal safety regulators said Monday. “Investigators are working to determine if any additional fruit or products made…
[ad_1] NEW YORK — A new study is shedding light on why women of color die more often from breast cancer. The reason might surprise you. In October, breast cancer survivor Atia Allen shared her story with CBS New York. “I did eight rounds of chemotherapy. I did 25 rounds of radiation. But here I…
[ad_1] A vial labelled “Novavax V COVID-19 Vaccine” is seen in this illustration taken January 16, 2022. Dado Ruvic | Reuters The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday authorized Novavax‘s updated Covid vaccine for emergency use in people ages 12 and up, putting the shot on track to roll out weeks after new jabs from…
[ad_1] Doctors should weigh prescribing some of their patients a pill of a powerful antibiotic, doxycycline, to prevent the spread of sexually transmitted infections, according to new draft recommendations released Monday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Officials say the approach, dubbed doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis, or Doxy-PEP for short, could mark a turning…
[ad_1] A doctor vaccinates an infant against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in a treatment room of her paediatric practice. Swen Pförtner | Picture Alliance | Getty Images The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday recommended Pfizer‘s maternal vaccine that protects infants from respiratory syncytial virus, putting the shot on track to be available in the U.S. this…
[ad_1] Pharmacist Aaron Sun administers new vaccine COMIRNATY® by Pfizer, to Jimmy Smagula at CVS Pharmacy in Eagle Rock, CA. Irfan Khan | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images Uninsured Americans can now get the newest Covid vaccines for free at certain locations across the country, just days after U.S. regulators greenlit those shots for…
[ad_1] A vial of the Moderna coronavirus booster vaccine targeting BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron subvariants is pictured at Skippack Pharmacy in Schwenksville, Pennsylvania, Sept. 8, 2022. Hannah Beier | Reuters The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday recommended that all Americans ages 6 months and older receive updated Covid shots from Pfizer and…
