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U.S. health officials are reporting another death and several more cases of vision loss linked to eyedrops tainted with a drug-resistant bacteria.

U.S. deaths fell last year, and COVID-19 dropped to the No. 4 cause.

Older Americans and people with weak immune systems can get an extra COVID-19 booster dose this spring.

New data details the nation’s worsening tide of sexually transmitted infections, but health officials are hoping an old drug will help the fight.

U.S. officials are reporting two more deaths and additional cases of blindness linked to eyedrops tainted with a drug-resistant bacteria.

U.S. cases of a dangerous fungus tripled over just three years, and more than half of states have now reported it.

Recalled eye drops have been linked to dozens of dangerous infections and at least one death.

A study finds long-term evidence that actively monitoring localized prostate cancer can be a safe alternative to immediate surgery or radiation.

The House has voted unanimously to declassify U.S. intelligence information about the origins of COVID-19.

A Florida man died last month from an infection with a rare amoeba after rinsing his sinuses with tap water, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Federal health advisers have narrowly backed an experimental vaccine from Pfizer that could become the first shot to protect older adults against the respiratory illness known as RSV.

Alarming new numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show our children are far worse off after the pandemic than most experts thought.

Orange County Public Schools will no longer participate in an annual national study charting risky behaviors in students, according to correspondence from the Florida Department of Education thanking the district for the change and criticizing the survey.

U.S. health officials say a company is recalling its over-the-counter eye drops that have been linked to an outbreak of drug-resistant infections.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is tracking a new COVID-19 subvariant that is spreading rapidly across the country.

U.S. health officials say a food poisoning outbreak tied to deli meat and cheese has sickened 16 people in six states, including one who died.

The European Commission has authorized the world’s first one-dose drug against a respiratory virus that sickens millions of babies and children globally every year.

Scientists say an invasive mosquito species was likely responsible for a large outbreak of malaria in Ethiopia earlier this year.

Respiratory Syncytial Virus, also known as RSV, is surging in some parts of the U.S.

Dr. Rochelle Walensky tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday night.

If mosquitoes love you, new research suggests it may be because of how you smell.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is proposing sweeping changes in the way chicken and turkey meat is processed in an effort to reduce salmonella illnesses from food contamination.

Some U.S. health officials are conceding that monkeypox is probably not going away anytime soon.

The new chief at the Food and Drug Administration's tobacco center has inherited a raft of problems.

A study of U.S. children with sickle cell disease found fewer than half get a needed screening for stroke, a common complication.

U.S. life expectancy is at its lowest point in decades.

Pfizer asked U.S. regulators to approve its combination COVID-19 vaccine that adds protection against the newest omicron strains after the Food and Drug Administration ordered the minds behind the vaccine to tweak their shots.

The Biden Administration is boosting its efforts to distribute an additional 1.8 million doses of the monkeypox vaccine.

The fast-food chain Wendy’s says it is pulling lettuce from sandwiches in its restaurants in Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania after people eating them there reported falling ill.

The head of Africa’s public health agency says he’s “really pleased” that the World Health Organization is renaming the strains of the monkeypox disease to remove references to African regions to reduce concerns of stigmatization.

The head of the nation’s top public health agency is shaking up the organization with the goal of making it more nimble.

Health officials are warning people who are infected with monkeypox to stay away from household pets, since the animals could be at risk of catching the virus.

The agency dropped quarantine and social distancing recommendations from its COVID-19 guidelines, what officials said was spurred by estimates that 95% of Americans 16 and up — whether from vaccinations or infections — now have some level of immunity to the virus.

The nation’s top public health agency is relaxing its COVID-19 guidelines and dropping the recommendation that Americans quarantine themselves if they come into close contact with an infected person.

Africa’s public health agency says the continent of 1.3 billion people still does not have a single dose of the monkeypox vaccine, but “very advanced discussions” are underway with at least two partners.

Africa’s public health agency says it doesn’t know how many of the continent’s reported monkeypox cases this year are in men who have sex with men.

The Department of Health confirms the first case of monkeypox in Volusia County.

Royal Caribbean announced Thursday its no longer requiring vaccinated guests to take a COVID-19 test prior to embarking on cruises six nights or less.

The European Medicines Agency says the smallpox vaccine made by Bavarian Nordic should also be authorized against monkeypox as an outbreak of the once-rare disease sickens people across Europe.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have removed the COVID-19 Program for Cruise Ships as of Monday.

U.S. regulators approved a new COVID-19 vaccine shot option for adults this week.

U.S. health officials say more than 100,000 doses of monkeypox vaccine are on the way to states in the next few days.

COVID-19 booster shots for the fall will be updated to fight off newer omicron types, according to the Food and Drug Administration.

The World Health Organization said the escalating monkeypox outbreak in more than 50 countries should be closely monitored but does not warrant being declared a global health emergency.

British officials said the monkeypox outbreak U.K. is continuing to grow across the country mainly among men who are gay or bisexual or other men who have sex with men.

There is now a second COVID-19 option for kids ages 6 to 17 in the U.S. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday announced it is recommending Moderna shots as an option for school-age kids and teens.

The Biden administration has started shipping testing kits for monkeypox to commercial laboratories, in a bid to speed diagnostic tests for suspected infections for the virus that has already infected at least 142 people in the U.S. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is sending tests to commercial labs, including Aegis Science, Labcorp, Mayo Clinic Laboratories, Quest Diagnostics and Sonic Healthcare, which it said would significant expand the nation’s health system’s capacity to...

British health officials will start offering vaccines to men who are gay or bisexual or have sex with men, who are at the highest risk of catching monkeypox, in an effort to curb the biggest outbreak of the disease beyond Africa.

British health officials have reported another 50 cases of monkeypox across the country, for a total of 574 cases.

U.S. regulators have authorized the first COVID-19 shots for infants and preschoolers.

The World Health Organization will convene its emergency committee to determine if the monkeypox outbreak that has mysteriously spread beyond Africa warrants being declared a global health emergency.

British health officials have detected another 104 cases of monkeypox in England in what has become the biggest outbreak beyond Africa of the normally rare disease.

The U.S. government is buying more monkeypox vaccine as a surprising international outbreak continues to grow.

British health officials say they cannot tell if the spread of monkeypox has peaked in the country.

The Biden administration is lifting its requirement that international air travelers to the U.S. take a COVID-19 test within a day before boarding their flights.

British health officials have reported another 73 cases of monkeypox.

Genetic analysis of recent monkeypox cases suggests there are two distinct strains in the United States, and officials are considering the possibility the virus has been circulating undetected for some time.

Nigeria has recorded its first death from monkeypox in 2022 while Congo has confirmed nine deaths and 465 cases this year.

The World Health Organization’s top monkeypox expert said she doesn’t expect the hundreds of cases reported to date to turn into another pandemic.

The World Health Organization says nearly 200 cases of monkeypox have been reported in more than 20 countries not usually known to have outbreaks of the unusual disease, but described the epidemic as “containable” and proposed creating a stockpile to equitably share the limited vaccines and drugs available worldwide.

The coronavirus mutant that is now dominant in the United States spreads faster than its omicron predecessors, is adept at escaping immunity and might possibly cause more serious disease.

Even after the hurricane passes, the danger still lingers.

Parents hoping to get their youngest children vaccinated against COVID-19 have some encouraging news.

This coming as the CDC says the risk to the generic public for now is low

A presumptive case of monkeypox is being investigated in South Florida.

Seminole County Sheriff Dennis Lemma sat down with anchor Justin Warmoth on “The Weekly” to break down how the opioid epidemic has evolved over the years and what it’s going to take to get the crisis under control.

Israeli authorities say they have detected the country’s first case of monkeypox in a man who returned from abroad and were looking into other suspected cases.

Scientists who have monitored numerous outbreaks of monkeypox in Africa say they are baffled by the disease’s recent spread in Europe and North America.

A new report finds far fewer Americans said “I do” during the first year of the pandemic when wedding plans were upended.

The number of new COVID-19 infections in Central Florida continues to rise.

U.S. health officials are now looking into more than 100 possible cases of a mysterious and severe liver disease in children, including five deaths.

As summer travelers prepare to sail, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is lowering its threshold for cruise ships to meet a “highly vaccinated” status.

A new study has found clues about what's driving an increase in uterine cancer deaths, particularly among Black women.

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Government researchers say three out of every four U.S. children have been infected with the coronavirus.

As the virus spreads, many are wondering who should get additional booster shots now?

Some doctors say it’s time to rename low-grade prostate cancer to eliminate the alarming C-word.

The Biden administration has announced it will extend through May 3 the nationwide mask requirement for airplanes and public transit as it monitors an uptick in COVID-19 cases.

Gov. Ron DeSantis quashed any potential for further state-supported COVID-19 restrictions in Florida, as it once again experiences an upward trend in cases.

As the state continues to see a decline, the World Health Organization said in its latest report that COVID-19 cases and deaths are on the decline globally.

The union for Southwest’s 16,000 flight attendants issued a letter to federal officials and the White House.

The first year of the pandemic saw fewer Americans smoking.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says getting on a cruise ship is less risky than it was earlier this year.

Parrish Medical Center is dropping its mask requirement for patients and visitors following the updated guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Orange County Public Schools is loosening its mask requirements for adults.

U.S. health officials say some people getting Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines should consider waiting up to eight weeks between the first and second doses.

Cruise lines operating in U.S. waters will choose to opt in or out of a new, voluntary COVID-19 case reporting program from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, designed to replace its Conditional Sailing Order that expired Jan. 15.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is considering new mask guidance as coronavirus cases drop across the country.

Florida continues to see a decline in COVID-19 cases after a surge in infections caused by the omicron variant.

The Navy said it has discharged 23 active duty sailors for refusing the coronavirus vaccine, marking the first time it has thrown currently serving sailors out of the military over the mandatory shots.

The Florida Department of Health is investigating a health officer for the department in Orange County pending an inquiry involving COVID vaccines.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released several days of data after the holiday weekend that shows Florida may be turning the corner when it comes to the omicron wave.

The Biden administration will begin making 400 million N95 masks available for free to Americans starting next week.

A new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found kids and teens with COVID-19 were more likely to receive a new diabetes diagnosis after infection than those without.

The U.S. Supreme Court blocked a federal vaccine requirement Thursday pushed by the Biden Administration for employees at large businesses to get a COVID-19 vaccine or test regularly while working.

A new COVID-19 vaccine requirement is now in effect on Disney cruises that requires all guests 5 years and older to be vaccinated in order to set sail.

Norwegian Cruise Line cancels numerous cruises in a new advisory, including one based at Port Canaveral.

Health officials say five Americans died of rabies last year — the largest number in a decade.

U.S. health officials say they are not changing the definition of being “fully vaccinated” against COVID-19.

The Port Canaveral CEO will be answering questions during a media briefing Wednesday morning.