Health

peolsen/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a warning Monday about a listeria outbreak linked to recalled peaches, nectarines and plums after 10 hospitalizations and one death were reported in seven states. The agency said the affected fruits, which were distributed nationwide and sold at retail stores, were […]

SONGPHOL THESAKIT/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Ahead of the approaching holidays and a potential rise in cases this winter, the government is once again allowing households to order a fresh wave of four COVID-19 tests for free online. The website, covidtests.gov, remains one of the last remaining ways Americans can secure free at-home rapid test […]

Евгения Матвеец/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — When a recent federal report published last week showed routine childhood vaccination rates had fallen among kindergartners for the 2022-23 school year, public health experts were disheartened to see the drop. However, there was one state that lagged behind the rest: Idaho. For all four major vaccines — measles, […]

Евгения Матвеец/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — When a recent federal report published last week showed routine childhood vaccination rates had fallen among kindergartners for the 2022-23 school year, public health experts were disheartened to see the drop. However, there was one state that lagged behind the rest: Idaho. For all four major vaccines — measles, […]

Hitoshi Nishimura/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — There have been dozens of eye drops pulled off shelves in the past year due to bacterial and fungal contamination, with multiple warnings issued by the Food and Drug Administration. Experts and advocates say one reason is likely that in-person faculty inspections slowed significantly during the pandemic, meaning there’s […]

DIGICOMPHOTO/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Global cases of measles increased by 18% from 2021 to 2022, following a drop in vaccinations over the past few years, according to a new report Thursday from the World Health Organization and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Deaths due to measles have also increased globally by […]

Courtesy Lisa Dove (NEW YORK) — When Lisa Dove became a mom nearly two decades ago, her life quickly changed, and she started gaining weight. “I just didn’t have time to get to the gym or meal prep. It was just easier to go through the drive-through or go pick up a pizza, and not […]

Courtesy of Kimberly Manzano (NEW YORK) — After moving to Texas and getting engaged, Kimberly Manzano, 34, and her now-husband, 35, started trying to get pregnant in April 2022, hoping to share happy news with their friends and family at their wedding just a few months later. Although the couple didn’t find out they were […]

Isabel Pavia/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The United States continues to be one of the “most dangerous developed nations” for childbirth, according to a new report released Thursday by March of Dimes, a nonprofit organization focused on improving the health of pregnant people and babies. The U.S. earned a D+ grade on its preterm birth […]

The Good Brigade/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A proposed amendment in Florida that would enshrine abortion rights in the state’s constitution is currently at the center of a battle that could be taken up by the state’s Supreme Court. State Attorney General Ashley Moody and other groups have asked Florida’s highest court to prevent the […]