People who struggle with severe asthma now have a new treatment to get some relief. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved an injectable drug called Tezspire (tezepelumab-ekko), which would be administered every four weeks by...

When a child has severe health problems, the suffering often extends to the entire family, new research finds. Using data from a single health insurance provider, the study authors assessed nearly 7,000 children with life-threatening conditions and...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved the emergency use of Pfizer’s new antiviral pill Paxlovid in people who are at high risk for severe COVID-19. It’s the first approved treatment for COVID-19 meant to...

Fresh Express packaged salads have been linked to a listeria infection outbreak in eight U.S. states, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says. The outbreak has caused 10 illnesses, one hospitalization and one death. It is under...

At least 59 overdoses were prevented in the first three weeks that two overdose prevention centers have been open in New York City, the city’s health department said Tuesday. During that time, there were more than 2,000...

The U.S. Army says it has developed a COVID-19 vaccine it believes could work against any and all coronavirus variants, including Omicron. Results from early human trials of the Spike Ferritin Nanoparticle (SpFN) COVID vaccine are expected...

Americans may be dropping some of the stigma they once had toward depression, but attitudes toward other mental health conditions still seem stuck in the past, a new study shows. The research, based on interviews with U.S....

After former President Donald Trump said he had gotten a booster shot during an event in Texas this week, boos erupted from parts of the crowd. The incident occurred Sunday during a stop of Trump’s tour with...

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 22, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — Aubrey Virgin was a healthy, active 2-year-old when she developed a high fever. Then came a rash that quickly spread over her body. Lymph nodes in her neck...

Flu is making a comeback in the United States this year, with cases rising around the country even as the Omicron variant is surging, infectious disease experts say. “We already are seeing significant increases in the amount...