Health

Dwi Pradnyana/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — A multi-state E. coli outbreak associated with romaine lettuce in sandwiches from Wendy’s has grown, with dozens more infections reported in the past week, according to federal health officials. Since Aug. 17, when the outbreak was first publicized, 47 more illnesses in the outbreak have been reported to the U.S. […]

CDC (NEW YORK) — With a single case of paralytic polio detected in Rockland County, New York, and the virus showing up in wastewater samples in two counties in the state, as well as New York City, health officials say polio is likely circulating undetected. This is a particular danger to unvaccinated communities because polio […]

Jackyenjoyphotography/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — Three children in Georgia have now tested positive for monkeypox, newly updated state data has revealed. The Georgia Department of Health did not immediately respond to ABC News’ request for comment on these cases. Newton County School System, which went back to school in early August, confirmed to ABC News that […]

Alvaro Medina Jurado/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Researchers are raising concerns about the quality of tattoo ink, saying the ink isn’t always properly labeled and, in some instances, could contain possible carcinogens. But the biggest problem, researchers say, is that the tattoo ink is relatively unregulated, meaning the ingredients inside this ink are not always […]

Paul Bersebach/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Some states and jurisdictions are hitting early bumps in their rollout of the U.S. government’s new approach to expand access and supply of monkeypox vaccines to more at-risk Americans, local officials have told ABC News, as providers face a steep learning curve with the new […]

Courtesy Travis Snyder (NEW YORK) — Travis Snyder is in a fight for his life as he races to find a bone marrow donor in his seven-year battle with acute myeloid leukemia, a type of cancer that worsens quickly if not treated, according to the National Cancer Institute. Snyder, 44, is being helped in his […]

Jasmin Merdan/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — With the emergence of COVID-19 and the recent surge in monkeypox cases, scientists and doctors who specialize in infectious disease are issuing increasingly dire warnings, saying wealthy countries can no longer afford to ignore small outbreaks abroad. For decades, diseases that primarily affected lower and lower-middle income countries were […]

Catherine Falls Commercial/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The number of U.S. wastewater sites reporting increases in the presence of COVID-19 in their samples appears to be plateauing after a significant decline in recent weeks. Federal data shows that about 44% of wastewater sites, which are currently providing data to the Centers for Disease Control and […]

Xinhua News Agency / Getty Images Pfizer released new data Tuesday showing its vaccine continues to reduce the risk of COVID-19 in children ages six months to 4 years-old. Unlike Moderna’s two-shot vaccine, Pfizer’s vaccine is given as three initial doses for in this age group — considered a “primary” series. Three doses were 73.2% […]

CasarsaGuru/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Marijuana and hallucinogen use among young adults has reached a new high. Use of marijuana and hallucinogens by 19- to 30-year-olds reached their highest levels since tracking began in 1988, according to a new Monitoring the Future panel study supported by the National Institutes of Health. In 2021, 43% said […]