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Parents are struggling to get the new RSV drug for their babies. Here’s what it’s like.

Gary Rose

The 2023-2024 virus season marks the first since the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of a new preventative drug ...

Children’s hospitals prepare for surge in admissions amid shortage of RSV drug

Debi Johnson

A supply shortage means a drug that can prevent respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in infants won’t have a major immediate ...

COVID Map Shows States Where Positive Cases Are Rising

Debi Johnson

Cases of COVID-19 are high in 14 of the 50 U.S. states, according to new data from the Centers for ...

CDC experts say a parasitic skin infection may be endemic in TX

Debi Johnson

A New Zealand sandfly (Austrosimulium spp) feeding on a human leg. Sandflies are a type of blackfly and feed on ...

Health officials warn against rare rabies case in Omaha

Debi Johnson

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – A dead kitten and the instincts of a local veterinarian sparked a multi-agency effort to stop ...

CDC’s issues new ‘morning after’ guidance to curb STI spread

Debi Johnson

The agency is proposing that doctors prescribe a single 200 mg dose of the inexpensive and common antibiotic doxycycline 72 ...

CDC data shows obesity prevalence more common in a growing number of states

Debi Johnson

According to data from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the prevalence of obesity is rising all across the nation. ...

Wastewater shows COVID levels dipping as hospitalizations tick up

Debi Johnson

New data collected from wastewater samples indicates that detected COVID-19 levels are decreasing nationwide, while cases and hospitalizations continue to ...