Nov 10 Watch 5:49 High demand for new RSV treatment for infants outpaces national supply By Amna Nawaz, Dorothy Hastings Respiratory syncytial virus leads to as many as 80,000 hospitalizations and 300 deaths per year among children under 5, and is the leading cause of hospitalization for infants under 1 year old. Dr. Céline Gounder, an epidemiologist and senior fellow… Continue watching
Nov 10 Why testing newborns is critical for U.S. fight against hepatitis C By Laura Santhanam As many as 40 percent of people who have hepatitis C are unaware of their infection, according to some estimates, and if left untreated, the virus can lead to liver cancer, cirrhosis, liver failure and untimely death. Continue reading
Nov 09 Man receives the first eye transplant with a new face, a step toward restoring sight By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press Surgeons in New York have performed the world's first transplant of an entire human eye, an extraordinary addition to a face transplant. Continue reading
Nov 08 Here are the states where abortion access may be on the ballot in 2024 By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press Ohio on Tuesday became the seventh state where voters have opted to protect abortion access over the past year. Continue reading
Nov 07 What is Gaza's Ministry of Health and how does it calculate the war's death toll? By Isabel DeBre, Associated Press An explosion at al-Ahli Hospital in mid-October has called the health ministry's credibility into question. But over past wars, the ministry has largely maintained a track record of accuracy. Continue reading
Nov 07 Health officials recommend more syphilis testing after U.S. newborn cases skyrocketed in 2022 By Mike Stobbe, Kenya Hunter, Associated Press Syphilis cases in U.S. newborns again are on the rise. It has health officials calling for new measures to stop the increase, including encouraging millions of sexually active women of childbearing age and their partners to get tested. Continue reading
Nov 07 Ohio's abortion rights ballot measure could provide insights into 2024 elections By Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press Anti-abortion groups have argued the amendment's wording is overly broad, advancing a host of untested legal theories about its impacts. Continue reading
Nov 07 Lack of drug testing in people with obesity raises concerns about safety and efficacy By JoNel Aleccia, Associated Press Even a drug as common as ibuprofen, sold as Advil, may not relieve pain in people at higher weights when taken as directed, research shows. Continue reading
Nov 05 Watch 6:09 What's causing the unusually high number of drug shortages in the U.S. By Ali Rogin, Kaisha Young Shortages of over-the-counter drugs and prescription medications for ADHD, cancer and diabetes have been disrupting hospitals and pharmacies for the past year. Now, RSV treatments for infants are the latest to be affected. Michael Ganio, a senior director at the… Continue watching
Nov 03 An Ohio amendment serves as a testing ground for statewide abortion fights expected in 2024 By Julie Carr Smyth, Christine Fernando, Associated Press A constitutional amendment to protect abortion rights in Ohio will be decided in what is expected to be a preview of abortion battles across the country in 2024. Continue reading