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Parents are struggling to get the new RSV drug for their babies. Here’s what it’s like.
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
A supply shortage means a drug that can prevent respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in infants won’t have a major immediate ...
CDC experts say a parasitic skin infection may be endemic in TX
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
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
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
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
New data collected from wastewater samples indicates that detected COVID-19 levels are decreasing nationwide, while cases and hospitalizations continue to ...