Whooping cough cases are soaring. Can infecting people help test a better vaccine?
Whooping cough is surging in the United States, with cases now five times higher than they were at the same point last year, ...
FDA approves first nasal spray flu vaccine for use at home
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the first at-home flu vaccine, a nasal spray that consumers with a ...
FDA approves first self-administered flu vaccine spray
The Food and Drug Administration announced Friday it had broadened the approval of the FluMist nasal spray to become the ...
CDC: U.S. whooping cough cases rising, especially in teens
Whooping cough cases are climbing at the fastest pace in years as students across America return to school, U.S. health ...
CDC says a second health care worker tied to Missouri bird flu case had symptoms
A second health worker in contact with the Missouri patient who tested positive for bird flu also developed symptoms but wasn ...
The CDC Says Child Flu Deaths Reached Concerning Highs Last Year
The CDC just released data that show a lot of children died of the flu last year. Here's what doctors recommend.
CDC: Maryland saw slight increase in life expectancy in 2021, in depths of pandemic
New federal data shows that life expectancy in Maryland increased slightly in 2021, a feat that only a handful of states ...
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Second health care worker tied to Missouri bird flu case had respiratory symptoms
A second health worker who cared for a person hospitalized in Missouri with H5N1 bird flu developed mild respiratory symptoms ...
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CDC data show 10% drop in overdose deaths this year
Drug overdose deaths have dropped by 10% this year compared to last, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control ...
Mpox is not under control in Africa, warns Africa CDC
The World Health Organization declared the recent outbreak of the disease a public health emergency of international concern ...