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COVID-19 Deaths On the Rise as Cold Weather Sets In

There are some troubling indicators, including the onset of cold weather, which sends people indoors,...

Pfizer Says COVID-19 Vaccine More Than 90% Effective in Kids

Kid-size doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine appear safe and nearly 91% effective at preventing symptomatic...

FDA OKs Mixing COVID Vaccines; Backs Moderna, J&J Boosters

U.S. regulators on signed off on extending COVID-19 boosters to Americans who got the Moderna...

White House Details Plans to Vaccinate 28M Children Age 5-11

Children age 5 to 11 will soon be able to get a COVID-19 shot at...

US Regulators Lay out Plan for Over-The-Counter Hearing Aids

Health regulators unveiled their proposal to allow Americans to buy hearing aids without a prescription

FDA Panel Endorses Booster Shot for J&J COVID-19 Vaccine

U.S. health advisers endorsed a booster of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine, citing growing worry...

Nursing Schools See Applications Rise, Despite COVID Burnout

Nurses around the U.S. are getting burned out by the COVID-19 crisis and quitting, yet...

Merck Asks US FDA to Authorize Promising Anti-COVID Pill

If cleared by the Food and Drug Administration — a decision that could come in...

Anti-Vaccine Chiropractors Rising Force of Misinformation

At a time when the surgeon general says misinformation has become an urgent threat to...

Pfizer Asks US to Allow COVID Shots for Kids Ages 5 to 11

Many parents and pediatricians are clamoring for protection for children younger than 12.

COVID Vaccine Mandate Takes Effect for NYC Teachers, Staff

A COVID-19 vaccination requirement for teachers and other staff members took effect in New York...

2 Win Medicine Nobel for Showing How We React to Heat, Touch

Americans David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian separately identified receptors in the skin that respond to...