Pfizer announced on Tuesday that an experimental RSV vaccine for pregnant women protects newborns against severe illness for at least six months after birth. In phase III of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study, considered the gold standard of epidemiologic studies, the vaccine was found to be about 82% effective at preventing severe cases of respiratory…
Intense worrying or fear that results in an inability to function at school or in social settings may be a sign of anxiety disorder in children and teenagers. (Getty Images) The US Preventive Services Task Force recently recommended that children ages 8 to 18 should be screened for anxiety disorder by their primary care physician…
“The 360” shows you different perspectives on the day’s top stories and debates. What’s happening The world’s population reached an estimate 8 billion people last month, according to estimates from the United Nations. It took just 12 years for the global population to increase from 7 billion to 8 billion, a period of unprecedented growth…
WASHINGTON — Dr. Anthony Fauci may be on the cusp of retirement, but that has hardly made the president’s top medical adviser immune to political attacks from opponents who hold him responsible for various shortcomings, whether real or perceived, in how the nation handled the coronavirus pandemic. His most recent critic is Twitter owner Elon…
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis at a news conference in Miami on Dec. 1. (Ronen Tivony/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire) One day after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced a push to investigate alleged harms caused by coronavirus vaccines, Dr. Anthony Fauci, President Biden’s chief medical adviser, criticized the move as a pointless exercise that would…
A protective face mask lies on the sidewalk in New York City on Oct. 26. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters) COVID-19 updates. View latest news. WASHINGTON—Coronavirus infection rates rose steadily through the first half of November across Los Angeles County, then began to climb sharply around the long Thanksgiving weekend. As a result, on Dec. 1, the county’s…
Experts emphasize a “food first” approach to nutrients. (Getty Images) With cold and flu season in full swing, ’tis the season for many Americans to throw back one or more dietary supplements in the hopes of fending off illnesses. And it isn’t just a winter habit; for many they’ve become routine, with nearly 58% of…
A person cooks on a gas stove while holding a baby. (Getty Images) Gas stoves are responsible for 12.7% of US childhood asthma cases, a new study in the peer-reviewed International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health has found. That proportion is much higher in states such as Illinois (21.1%), California (20.1%) and New…
A recent view of Milan. (Mairo Cinquetti/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) BARCELONA, Spain — A report released Friday morning by the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) found that the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on the continent was improving compared with the spikes of new cases and hospitalizations experienced in December. But experts who…
“The 360” shows you different perspectives on the day’s top stories and debates. What’s happening A new category of expensive weight loss drugs has exploded in popularity over the past few months as celebrities, tech moguls and social media stars have testified that they’ve been able to rapidly shed weight thanks to the medications. Originally…
