CDC expects monkeypox cases will continue to climb through August
The U.S. has tallied at least 1,470 cases in the monkeypox outbreak so far.
More than 1 in 2 Americans now live in an area where CDC urges indoor masking to curb COVID-19 surges
The percentage of Americans living in areas of "high" COVID-19 Community Levels is the worst since the metric was first rolled out in February.
FDA authorizes Novavax as new alternative to mRNA COVID-19 vaccines
The Biden administration says it has secured 3.2 million doses of the vaccine.
Cancer drug cut risk of death for hospitalized COVID patients in study
After the results were first released in April, Veru asked the FDA for emergency use authorization of sabizabulin.
As NYC rolls out monkeypox vaccinations, CDC works to expand access
There was such high demand from New Yorkers wanting the shots that the city had to close its vaccination clinic to walk-ins.
CDC now also recommends Moderna's COVID vaccine for adolescents
Moderna's request had been stalled for months as regulators studied whether it posed a higher risk of rare heart inflammation side effects.
COVID vaccines for young kids are here. What parents need to know.
A new feature on vaccines.gov lets parents search for locations offering the shots for children.
CDC and FDA clear the way for COVID vaccines for kids under 5
Panels of outside vaccine advisers to the CDC and FDA both voted unanimously this week to back the shots from Moderna as well as Pfizer and BioNTech.
Here's when COVID vaccines for kids under 5 should finally roll out
The White House says doses will be available everywhere from pediatricians' offices to children's museums, if health authorities sign off on the shots later this month.
Moderna says updated COVID booster is superior to original
The FDA's vaccine advisers meet later this month to weigh updating booster shots.
U.S. monkeypox cases are from at least 2 separate outbreaks, CDC says
Federal health officials released new details Friday on the monkeypox outbreak, which has risen to at least 23 cases in the U.S. and hundreds around the world.
Why boosted Americans seem to be getting more COVID infections
The rate of COVID-19 infections is still highest among the unvaccinated, according to figures through April.
At least 4 states now offering monkeypox vaccine to at-risk contacts
Health officials are responding to at least 13 monkeypox cases identified in eight different states.
White House touts efforts to expand COVID test-to-treat sites amid latest wave
The moves come in the midst of a surge of COVID hospitalizations among the oldest Americans.
"Long COVID" symptoms affect 1 in 4 seniors after infection, study finds
Respiratory symptoms and musculoskeletal pain were the most common lingering health issues reported.