Health
CDC cautiously optimistic that monkeypox outbreak might be slowing as cases fall in major cities
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is cautiously optimistic that the U.S. is slowing the spread of monkeypox, as new cases fall in several major cities. “We’re watching this with cautious optimism, and really hopeful that many of our harm reduction messages and our vaccines are getting out there and working,” CDC Director Dr. […]
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Judge blocks part of Idaho’s new abortion law in first post-Roe lawsuit by the Biden administration
A protest taking place after Planned Parenthood affiliate filed a lawsuit in the Idaho Supreme Court to stop the state to trigger a law that effectively bans abortion. A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked part of Idaho’s strict abortion law that’s scheduled to take effect Thursday, handing the Biden administration a narrow courtroom win […]
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Amazon is shutting down its telehealth service, Amazon Care
Amazon is shutting down its telehealth service, Amazon Care, marking a major retreat by the retail behemoth in its efforts to break into the health care space. Amazon will shutter the service after December 31, Amazon Health Services lead Neil Lindsay announced Wednesday in a company email. The company decided to end Amazon Care after […]
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FDA plans to authorize bivalent boosters by Labor Day, sources say
In this photo illustration, vials and a medical syringe seen in front of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the United States and Pfizer Pharmaceutical company logos. FDA approves Pfizer/BioNTech the COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine for emergency use in the US, reportedly by media. Pavlo Gonchar | AP The Food and Drug Administration plans to […]
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Singapore says non-fully vaccinated travelers don’t need quarantine from Monday
People sit outside a bar at Emily Hill in Singapore, on Monday, Aug. 22, 2022. Ore Huiying | Bloomberg | Getty Images SINGAPORE — Singapore is set to allow non-fully vaccinated travelers to skip quarantine on arrival starting Monday, authorities announced Wednesday. Visitors who are not fully vaccinated will still be required to test negative […]
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A dog in France has monkeypox, worrying scientists that we won’t be able to eradicate the virus if it spreads to more animals
Monkeypox virus, illustration. Thom Leach | Science Photo Library | Getty Images In 2003, 47 people across six Midwestern states caught monkeypox from pet prairie dogs that were infected after they were housed with rodents imported from Ghana, Africa. Today’s outbreak, which has already infected more than 14,100 people in the U.S. and more than […]
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4 takeaways from the Investing Club’s ‘Morning Meeting’ on Monday
Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Monday’s key moments: Stocks slide to start trading week Oil declines after our Coterra sale alert Constellation bucks the market Another Amazon health-care move? 1. Stocks slide to start trading week All three […]
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White House chief medical advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci to step down in December after more than 50 years of public service
Dr. Anthony Fauci speaks about the Omicron coronavirus variant during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, December 1, 2021. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters The nation’s top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, plans to step down from his roles running the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and advising the White […]
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Pfizer asks FDA to authorize Covid booster shots that target omicron BA.5 for people ages 12 and older
In this photo illustration, vials and a medical syringe seen in front of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the United States and Pfizer Pharmaceutical company logos. FDA approves Pfizer/BioNTech the COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine for emergency use in the US, reportedly by media. Pavlo Gonchar | AP Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech on […]
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FDA authorizes emergency use for Novavax Covid-19 vaccine for ages 12 and 17
A box of the Novavax Covid-19 vaccine arranged at a pharmacy in Schwenksville, Pennsylvania, US, on Monday, Aug. 1, 2022. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Biotechnology company Novavax announced on Friday that its Covid-19 vaccine has been authorized for emergency use by the U.S Food and Drug Administration for adolescents between the ages of […]
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