COVID, RSV, Flu Surge Causing Medicine Shortages, Especially For Kids
As respiratory illnesses continue to surge, some pharmacies are running out of liquid versions of medicine that kids commonly use when sick.
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Masks Might Be Coming Back As 'Tripledemic' Surges
Heading into the holidays, cases of respiratory illness are surging, and authorities are urging people to take preventive measures.
Ukrainian Center Offers Dog Therapy For Children Traumatized By War
An 8-year-old dog named Bice goes to a rehabilitation center weekly to help children traumatized by Russia's war in Ukraine.
| AP and Meg Hilling
China To Drop Some Travel Tracking As It Relaxes COVID Rules
China recently said it's ending many of its COVID measures. It has enforced some of the world's tightest virus restrictions over the last three years.
| AP
Researchers Develop A Fentanyl Vaccine That May Block High
University of Houston researchers say they've created a vaccine that appears to block synthetic fentanyl from entering the brain.
| Scripps News Staff and AP
Health Experts: RSV, COVID Surge Highlights Need For Paid Sick Leave
The U.S. doesn't guarantee paid sick leave, and health experts say that impacts a whole community's ability to stay healthy.
'Don't Say Gay' Florida Lawmaker Indicted On Fraud Charges
Florida Rep. Joe Harding is being charged with two counts of wire fraud, two counts of money laundering and two counts of making false statements.
| AP and Scripps News Staff
Doctors: Get Your Flu, COVID Vaccines Now To Be Safe During Holidays
There's more room for the flu and COVID to spread as restrictions subside, but not as many people are up to date on their vaccines either.
Drop In WIC-Approved Stores Sends Families Scrambling For Formula
A Newsy investigation found WIC, a government program that helps low-income parents pay for healthy food, is becoming harder to use.
| Karen Rodriguez and Rachel Gold and Rosie Cima and Lori Jane Gliha
Speedier Drug Approvals Hit Slowdown As FDA Faces Scrutiny
The FDA's drug center has granted 10 accelerated approvals — fewer than the tally in each of the last five years.
| AP
China Eases Anti-COVID Measures Following Protests
China is the last major country still trying to stamp out transmission of the virus while many nations switch to trying to live with it.
| AP and Scripps News Staff
Congress Set To Rescind COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate For Troops
As of early this month, about 99% of the active-duty troops in the Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps had been vaccinated, and 98% of the Army.
| AP and Scripps News Staff
China Eases Controls, Gives No Sign When 'Zero COVID' Ends
China is easing some of the world’s most stringent anti-COVID controls and authorities say new variants are weaker.
| AP
How Effective Are Anti-Depressants?
Many Americans battle depression. How do anti-depressant drugs work, and are how effective are they?
| Maritsa Georgiou and Emily Grossberg
China Eases Virus Controls Amid Effort To Head Off Protests
In some areas, markets and bus service reopened, and a newspaper reported Beijing has begun allowing some people with the virus to isolate at home.
| AP and Patrick Fok
Hospitals Are Now Required To Post Costs Online, But Most Haven't
The 2021 Price Transparency Rule requires hospitals to make procedure costs available online, but many haven't fallen in line.
Seniors Are Experiencing Record-High RSV Cases
The latest CDC data from November shows this year, the rate of hospitalization for seniors with RSV is already 10 times higher than average.
Justice Department Intervenes For Struggling Mississippi Water System
The Justice Department filed a proposal to appoint a third-party manager for the Jackson, Mississippi, water system.
| AP and Scripps News Staff
More Kids Are Showing Up To ERs With Mental Health Crises
WARNING: You're going to hear doctors and a family talk about suicidal thoughts, suicide attempts, and about children who've killed themselves.
Study: New Drug Appears To Slow Alzheimer's
A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine finds an experimental Alzheimer’s drug could slow cognitive decline.
| Stephen Graddick IV and Mimi Mees
How Public Transit Is Impacting Older Americans' Health Care
Unreliable transit systems are one issue keeping people from getting routine health care.
These States Allow Kids To Take Mental Health Days From School
Laws allowing kids to take mental health days vary by state. Some require a doctor's note, and others limit the number of mental health days allotted.
| Tricia Goss and Simplemost
China Vows Crackdown On 'Hostile Forces' As Public Tests Xi
The statement from Chinese officials comes amid a massive show of force by security services to deter protests against strict "zero-COVID" lockdowns.
| AP and Scripps News Staff
Doctors Worry For COVID Effects On Seniors, Particularly In China
In a new briefing, health officials urged older adults in China to get a COVID vaccine and addressed lockdowns that are sparking protests.
Experts Are Expecting A Rise In Flu Cases Post-Thanksgiving
COVID, flu and RSV cases had already been on the rise, but the holidays are expected to cause even higher numbers.
Houston Lifts Boil-Water Order Affecting More Than 2 Million People
The boil order had been in effect since Sunday, when a power outage at a purification plant caused pressure to drop.
| AP
Students Sent Home, Police On Patrol As China Curbs Protests
Chinese authorities have eased some controls after protests in several cities, but showed no sign of backing off their larger "zero-COVID" strategy.
| AP
Water Boil Order Issued For More Than 2 Million In Houston
Houston's mayor said two transformers failed, causing power outages at a water plant. There's no sign of contamination, but a full review was ordered.
| AP
China Eases Some COVID Rules After Wide Protests Of Lockdowns
China's decision to ease at least some of its COVID restrictions appeared to be aimed at quelling anger.
| AP
