COVID and flu surge could strain hospitals as JN.1 variant grows, CDC warns
"COVID-19 hospitalizations are rising quickly," the CDC said, and the new variant JN.1 is making up an increasing share of cases.
Hundreds of young children killed playing with guns, CDC reports
From 2003 to 2021, 1,262 unintentional gun deaths of children were reported in the U.S.
Use of "morning after" pills doubles, teen sex declines in CDC survey
More than 1 in 4 women who have had sex say they've used emergency contraception. The survey also found fewer teens are sexually active.
CDC reports "alarming" rise in drug-resistant germs in Ukraine
Health officials say the "urgent crisis" in antibiotic resistant bacteria must be addressed, even during a war.
COVID-19 increasing again, especially in Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, CDC says
Cases of other respiratory illnesses, including flu and RSV, are also on the rise.
Balance of Nature says it is back in business after FDA shutdown
A federal court had ordered the company to pause making and selling its products.
COVID variant BA.2.86 triples in new CDC estimates
A highly-mutated descendant called JN.1 could be to blame.
FDA warns about Neptune's Fix supplements after reports of hospitalizations
The illegal Neptune's Fix brand supplements claim to contain tianeptine, known as "gas station heroin."
Most applesauce lead poisonings were in toddlers, FDA says
One family said their son had eaten the pouches up to six times a day.
More free COVID-19 tests can be ordered now, as uptick looms
The next round of free COVID test orders will ship starting the week of Nov. 27.
Balance of Nature ordered to stop sales of supplements after FDA lawsuits
Two companies behind the supplements brand Balance of Nature had flouted years of warnings, the FDA said.
Why is there lead in some applesauce? FDA screening cinnamon imports
The FDA's "leading hypothesis" on the lead that has forced recalls of some applesauce products blames cinnamon from Ecuador.
"Staggering" rise in global measles outbreaks in 2022, CDC and WHO report
Measles outbreaks worldwide climbed 68% from 2021.
FDA approves a new weight loss drug, Zepbound from Eli Lilly
The medication, tirzepatide, was previously approved as Mounjaro for diabetes and will now be marketed as Zepbound for weight loss.
FDA investigating reports of hospitalizations after fake Ozempic
It is unclear if the counterfeit drugs, which many people seek for weight loss, caused the hospitalizations.