many of parents of children with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), a rare motor neuron disease. Between one in 6,000 and 10,000 children born have the disorder in some form. More than two-thirds of diagnosed with the most common and serious derivation, SMA1, die before the age of 2, if left untreated — and treatment is complex. A new miracle gene therapy called Zolgensma is the most expensive medicine in the world.
The latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports over 55% of American adults now have at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, though recent findings estimated 8% of those are skipping their second appointments.
Prior to reports of rare but serious blood clotting with Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine, federal health authorities were investigating dozens of anxiety-related events and fainting episodes in vaccine recipients, according to the latest report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The U.S. has vaccinated 100 million eligible people against coronavirus, officials announced Friday. Jeff Zients, the White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator, said during a briefing Friday that the number is nearly double the 55 million who were fully inoculated at the end of March.
Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech have submitted a request to the European drug regulator for the approval of their coronavirus vaccine to be extended to include children 12 to 15 years old, in a move that could offer younger and less at-risk populations in Europe access to the shot for the first time.
Health regulators in Brazil announced the country’s intention to ban Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine after they said they found traces of the live common cold-causing virus in the drug, reports said.
Free beer, pot and doughnuts. Savings bonds. A chance to win an all-terrain vehicle. Places around the U.S. are offering incentives to try to energize the nation’s slowing vaccination drive and get Americans to roll up their sleeves.
Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine could be stable at refrigerator temperatures for two months longer than initially authorized, the company announced Thursday.
A new study from New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing found that city nurses caring for COVID-19 patients during the first wave of the pandemic experienced anxiety, depression and illness.
A large-scale study analyzing national claims data linked dental opioid prescriptions with an increased risk for an overdose among patients and their family members.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has moved to ban menthol cigarettes and other flavored tobacco products in a decision that Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said reflects the Biden administration’s “commitment to improve the health of all Americans and to tackle health disparities in our most marginalized communities.”
The latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicates that nearly 38% of U.S. adults are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, but officials have warned about a portion of the 55% of those who have received their first dose skipping out on the second.
The U.S. announced on Wednesday that it was sending $100 million in coronavirus supplies to India in an effort to provide “urgent relief” as the country grapples with a devastating wave of new infections.
A 114-year-old Nebraska woman who has taken the title of America's oldest living person says what she wants most is to eat with her friend after a year of pandemic restrictions.
Counties, cities and providers nationwide are turning to paramedics to deliver in-home shots or arrange transportation to COVID-19 vaccination sites, even offering incentives to try to reach as many people as possible. Like California, many states also have more doses than arms to put them in.
Fully vaccinated adults over age 65 dropped their risk of COVID-19 hospitalization by 94%, compared to ad, according to a small study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The Biden administration is reportedly planning to ban menthol cigarettes in a move that activists say would help Black Americans who are disproportionately harmed by the tobacco industry, but critics claim will do the opposite.
Research continues into which face coverings are most effective, with a recent finding suggesting that multi-layered cloth masks are as viable as surgical masks.
While fully vaccinated people can resume many activities they may have paused due to the pandemic, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), masks are still recommended in certain situations believed to pose a higher risk.
Hawaii health officials confirmed the state’s first pediatric coronavirus-related death in a child who had been visiting the state with his fully vaccinated parents.
India’s death toll topped 200,000 Wednesday with no indications of slowing down as shipments of foreign aid arrived in an effort to supplement dwindling medical supplies.
Fox News medical contributor Dr. Nicole Saphier argued on "America Reports" Tuesday that the CDC is "correcting erroneous" guidance following their update on guidelines for youth summer camps during the coronavirus pandemic
Albert Bourla, chairman and CEO of Pfizer, said Tuesday he hopes a coronavirus oral antiviral therapeutic in early-stage trials will be ready by the end of the year.
Patients should be informed of a rare but serious clotting risk following vaccination with Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose COVID-19 jab, especially women under the age of 50, federal health authorities warn.