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By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — A new Covid-19 vaccine is available — and recommended — for everyone ages 6 months and older, and experts say it’s best to take advantage of the protection it provides sooner rather than later. The shot — greenlit by the US Food and Drug Administration and the US Centers for Disease

By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — Now that the US Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have signed off, you won’t have to wait long to get your updated Covid-19 shot. Major pharmacy chains have already started rolling out vaccine appointments. Manufacturers say the tweaked mRNA vaccines from Moderna and

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Phenylephrine, a popular ingredient in many over-the-counter allergy and cold medicines, is ineffective in tablet form, an independent advisory committee to the US Food and Drug Administration agreed Tuesday. Phenylephrine is the main ingredient used in products like Benadryl Allergy Plus Congestion, Sudafed PE and Vicks Sinex. The ingredient

By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — Summer has ended and kids are back in school. However, Covid-19 cases are on the rise, along with key metrics like hospital admissions. New variants are constantly appearing, and the arrival of fall could also bring increases in influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and other respiratory diseases. What steps

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration gave the green light Monday to updated Covid-19 vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech amid rising cases and hospitalizations. Both vaccine manufacturers have said testing shows that their vaccines are effective against EG.5, the currently dominant strain in the United States. The Advisory Committee

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Danco Laboratories, a manufacturer of the abortion drug mifepristone, has asked the Supreme Court to reverse a lower court ruling that would restrict access to the drug; the justices could make the decision next summer. Mifepristone was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration decades ago and has

CNN By Meg Tirrell and Amanda Sealy, CNN (CNN) — Earlier this year, Clara Pitts got the news she was hoping for: She had been accepted to her dream school, Brigham Young University. It was a feat made all the more joyful for Clara and her family because of what she overcame to get there:

By Megan Marples, CNN (CNN) — Your Covid-19 vaccine card should be included as part of your medical record, similar to your personal vaccination record, experts say. That way, the card can be used as proof of vaccination when you and your health care provider make future medical decisions, according to Kathleen Conley, spokesperson for

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — People who survived Covid-19 early in the pandemic, before there were vaccines, continued to be at higher risk for a slew of health problems for up to two years after they got over their initial infections, compared to others who didn’t test positive, a new study finds, and that

By Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — A case of locally acquired malaria has been confirmed in Maryland, the state Department of Health said Friday. The person was briefly hospitalized and is recovering at home. The agency declined to give more details about the person except to say they live in the Washington, D.C., area. They

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — When you go to get your newly updated Covid-19 booster this fall, you might want to choose the arm the vaccine goes in carefully. The immune response may be stronger if your booster goes in the same arm as your last Covid-19 shot, according to a study published August 11

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the opioid crisis. Experts say the United States is in the throes of an opioid epidemic. An estimated 9.2 million Americans aged 12 and older misused opioids in 2021, including 8.7 million prescription pain reliever abusers and 1.1 million heroin users. Opioids are drugs formulated to

CNN, WLS, NIH, NIAID-RM, CDC.GOV, NIH/NIAID-RM By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Federal surveillance data suggests that Covid-19 levels are trending up in the United States, but key metrics remain well below most other points in the pandemic. Covid-19 hospitalizations have been on the rise since early July, according to data from the US Centers for Disease

CNN By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — Working underground in a Biosafety Level 3 insectary in Tres Cantos, Madrid, researchers at the pharmaceutical giant GSK were frustrated. The mosquitoes they were using to study experimental medicines for malaria had developed a pesky problem: They were becoming resistant to the parasite, plasmodium, that causes the ancient

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — New advancements in transplanting pig kidneys to humans, detailed by two separate research teams on Wednesday, mark key steps forward in the evolving field of xenotransplantation, the use of non-human tissues or organs to treat medical conditions in humans. Researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham Heersink School of

CNN By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Days after a national alert about cases of locally acquired malaria in Texas and Florida, public health officials in those states said they continue to monitor for further illness and to conduct mosquito surveillance but have found no further cases. The Texas Department of State Health Services said

CNN By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — On any given weekend for more than 40 years, you could find Stan Nicholas jamming away on his guitar, playing motorcycle rallies and festivals all over the Cleveland area. The Ford retiree and his Burnt River Band’s rock and blues had been drawing crowds since they were teens.

By Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — Consumers shouldn’t use certain tests manufactured by Universal Meditech Inc., the US Food and Drug Administration warned Friday, including those that test for pregnancy, ovulation and urinary tract infections. “UMI has notified the FDA that it has stopped all operations and is no longer providing support for its tests,”

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and local health officials are investigating a multistate Listeria outbreak that may be connected with Soft Serve On The Go ice cream cups, the FDA said Thursday. Two people have gotten sick, and both were

CNN By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — The percentage of US adults reporting long Covid symptoms has fallen since the summer of 2022, but some people say they are still coping with changes to daily life brought on by the condition, according to a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — Citing “unprecedented demand,” drugmaker Novo Nordisk said Thursday it expects supply restrictions on starter doses of the weight loss medicine Wegovy to persist into 2024, several months beyond its previous prediction. The company is prioritizing higher, or so-called maintenance, doses of the medicine so that patients who have already