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1 in 6 deaths worldwide attributed to pollution: Review

(NEW YORK) -- One out of every six deaths in 2019 were attributed to pollution, according to a new estimate published in The Lancet Planetary Health. The analysis, led by an international team of scientists, indicates that pollution played a role in 9 million deaths ...
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With Roe under threat, doctors worry about girls under 18 who may need abortion care

(WASHINGTON) -- With the Supreme Court's looming decision that could overturn Roe v. Wade, doctors are voicing concerns about the well-being of adolescents in states where abortion is likely to become illegal. Although teen pregnancy has been on the decline since 1991, pediatricians say abortion ...
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Four more cases of ‘monkeypox’ reported in the UK: What to know

(LONDON) -- Several people in England have tested positive for monkeypox, according to the U.K. Health Security Agency. Officials announced Monday four more cases of the rare disease have been detected, bringing the total to seven. The most recent infections do not seem to be connected ...
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FDA authorizes Pfizer’s COVID-19 booster shots for children 5 to 11 years old

(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized a booster dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11 years old, at least five months after completion of a primary series, officials announced Tuesday. "While it has largely been the ...
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Mom whose daughter needs special baby formula speaks out on shortage

(NEW YORK) -- The baby formula shortage in the U.S. has grown rapidly since February, quickly impacting countless families in multiple states, but especially those who rely on special formula for their babies and children. The deepening crisis prompted Kayzie Weedman, a 30-year-old mom of ...
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Despite White House guidance, aging school facilities still threaten kids’ health

(NEW YORK) -- By spring of 2021, Rashelle Chase-Miller knew she’d have to make some hard decisions. Schools in Portland, Oregon -- including her son Leo’s charter -- were reopening in-person. But Chase-Miller, herself born and raised in the City of Roses, had reservations. For ...
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How a hospital treated victims of the Buffalo shooting

(BUFFALO, N.Y.) -- The Food and Drug Administration and Abbott Nutrition have agreed on a plan to resume operations at its infant formula facility in Sturgis, Michigan, the two announced on Monday. While the news will be welcomed by frustrated parents who are struggling to ...
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300,000 US COVID deaths could have been averted through vaccination, analysis finds

(NEW YORK) -- COVID-19 vaccines could have prevented at least 318,000 virus-related deaths between January 2021 and April 2022, a new analysis found. The analysis used real-world data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and The New York Times and was done ...
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President Biden signs law banning sale of crib bumpers, inclined sleepers for babies

(WASHINGTON) -- Inclined sleepers for babies and crib bumper pads will be banned from being manufactured and sold under legislation signed into law Monday by President Joe Biden. Biden signed the bill, the Safe Sleep for Babies Act, into law less than two weeks after ...
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Without COVID-19 vaccines, death toll would be much higher: Pfizer analysis

(NEW YORK) -- In the wake of the tragic milestone of 1 million official COVID-19 deaths in the United States, a new analysis found that without vaccines, the virus would have likely claimed more than 100,000 additional lives in 2021. The analysis, sponsored by Pfizer, ...
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24-year-old woman gets new heart after suffering heart attack at 14

(AVON, Ind.) -- An Indiana women who suffered a heart attack at age 14 is now celebrating a new start in her life after undergoing a heart transplant. Jaelyn Kinchelow, of Avon, Indiana, was running at her middle school track practice nearly a decade ago ...
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COVID pandemic exposed inequities involving age, race, political affiliation

(NEW YORK) -- The United States has hit a grim milestone: 1 million COVID-19 deaths. During the past two years the virus has posed a deadly risk, but it hasn’t affected every person the same way. The pandemic has highlighted inequalities that have already ...
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