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Got COVID? CDC says stay home while you're sick, but drops its 5-day isolation rule
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is dropping its 5-day isolation guidance for people w...
Florida's response to measles outbreak troubles public health experts
In mid-February, a measles outbreak started at the Manatee Bay Elementary School in Broward County i...
The CDC may be reconsidering its COVID isolation guidance
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may soon drop its isolation guidance for people with ...
To help these school kids deal with trauma, mindfulness lessons over the loudspeaker
TAMPA, Fla. — At 8:30 a.m. on a sunny winter day, the cafeteria tables at the Patricia J. Sullivan P...
It's respiratory virus season. Here's what to know about the winter 'tripledemic'
Winter is upon us – and with the holiday travel and time spent indoors comes a triple threat of resp...
Respiratory illnesses are on the rise after the holidays
In most U.S. states, respiratory illness levels are currently considered "high" or "very high," acco...
A new normal? 6 stories about the evolving U.S. COVID response in 2023
In spring 2023, COVID hospitalizations and deaths hit their lowest levels since the start of the pan...
The U.S. is unprepared for the growing threat of mosquito- and tick-borne viruses
In the 1970's and '80's, Aedes albopictus mosquitoes came to the U.S. through the used tire trade. T...
U.S. life expectancy starts to recover after sharp pandemic decline
The average life expectancy in the U.S. is now 77.5 years old, according to provisional 2022 data pu...
Wastewater reveals which viruses are actually circulating and causing colds
COVID, flu and RSV are the big respiratory illnesses in the U.S., but researchers have a clearer pic...
A seasonal viral stew is brewing with flu, RSV, COVID and more
As the weather cools down, health officials are gearing up for a new season of sickness. It's the ti...
Vaccine hesitancy affects dog-owners, too, with many questioning the rabies shot
Cindy Marabito runs a pit bull rescue out of her house in Austin, Texas. "We're the only raw-feeding...
How rumors and conspiracy theories got in the way of Maui's fire recovery
After the wildfires in Lahaina on the Hawaiian island of Maui last month, unsubstantiated rumors and...
Norovirus in the wilderness? How an outbreak spread on the Pacific Crest Trail
Last September, Kevin Quinn was trekking through a remote, mountainous region in central Washington ...
CDC recommends RSV vaccine in late pregnancy to protect newborns
In a nearly unanimous vote, advisors to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have recommen...
Some parents in Lahaina fight to keep their school — and kids — together
LAHAINA, Hawaii – On a hot morning in Lahaina a few weeks after the wildfires, some 500 parents, tea...
Their house miraculously survived the wildfire, but no longer feels like home
LAHAINA, Hawaii — It's a sunny, breezy morning in Maui and 60-year-old Danilo Andres is standing in ...
Weeks after the fire, the response in Maui shifts from a sprint to a marathon
MAUI, Hawaii — It's Sunday afternoon at the Kahana boat ramp in West Maui. Until recently this spot ...
How hardworking microbes ferment cabbage into kimchi
I love fermented foods. I love that you can leave something out on the counter, in the refrigerator ...
RSV prevention shot for babies gets OK from CDC
This fall, for the first time, many babies in the U.S. will be eligible to get a shot to fend off RS...
This CDC data shows where rates of heat-related illness are highest
The U.S. is seeing high levels of heat-related illness this year, according to data the Centers for ...
FDA approves a new antibody drug to prevent RSV in babies
This fall, for the first time many babies in the U.S. will be able to get a shot to fend off RSV, a ...
U.S. maternal deaths keep rising. Here's who is most at risk
The number of people dying in the U.S. from pregnancy-related causes has more than doubled in the la...
Hepatitis C can be cured. So why aren't more people getting treatment?
Ten years ago, safe and effective treatments for hepatitis C became available. These pills are easy-...
Biden taps Mandy Cohen — former North Carolina health secretary — to lead CDC
President Biden has named Dr. Mandy Cohen, former state health secretary in North Carolina, to serve...
FDA advisers back updated COVID shots for fall vaccinations
A panel of expert advisers to the Food and Drug Administration voted unanimously Thursday to recomme...
Abortion care training is banned in some states. A new bill could help OB-GYNs get it
Sami Stroebel, an aspiring obstetrician-gynecologist, started medical school at the University of Wi...
'Hidden fat' puts Asian Americans at risk of diabetes. How lifestyle changes can help
Back in 2021, Shaheen Aamir felt too tired to play actively with her two kids. "I used to tell them,...
Vaccination and awareness could help keep mpox in check this summer
A dozen people came down with mpox in Chicago around early May, prompting the Centers for Disease Co...