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US hospitals strained with influx of patients amid latest COVID-19 surge, staffing shortages

(NEW YORK) -- Explosive COVID-19 surge strains hospitals and schools around the nation The number of hospitalized Americans who are positive for COVID-19 soared to more than 138,000. For nearly two years, day after day, under exhausting and often dangerous conditions, health care workers across ...
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CDC warns about rabies linked to bats after three Americans die in recent weeks

(ATLANTA) -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a warning Thursday about the risk of rabies after three Americans -- including a child -- died from the disease over a six-week period last year. All three patients contracted rabies after being exposed to ...
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Only 1 in 10 adults eating enough fruits and vegetables, CDC finds

(ATLANTA) -- Most American adults are not getting enough of their fruits and vegetables, according to a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with even greater disparities found for those living in poverty. The report, published Thursday, found that only 10% ...
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What to know about ‘flurona’

(NEW YORK) -- In the midst of a new pandemic surge, another seemingly new ailment is now grabbing headlines: flurona. Despite the catchy name, "flurona" is not new. It is a term coined to describe what happens when a person tests positive for the flu ...
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Staff shortages from COVID forcing some health care facilities to limit services

(NEW YORK) -- As U.S. COVID-19 cases continue to surge, some health care facilities have been forced to shut down facilities or departments as staffing shortages worsen. Holy Cross Health in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was forced to close labor and delivery units, while keeping open, ...
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CDC clarifies isolation guidance after criticism but still no call for testing

(ATLANTA) -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday clarified its guidelines around what to do when you get COVID-19, a move that comes after criticism last week that their newest guidance to shorten the isolation down to five days without calling ...
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FDA authorizes Pfizer boosters for 12- to 15-year olds

(WASHINGTON) -- The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved Pfizer boosters for 12- to 15-year-olds. The moves comes as schools reopen after the holiday break. In a release, the FDA said it has amended the emergency use authorization for the Pfizer vaccine to also shorten ...
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Five ways to deal with anxiety during the holidays amid the omicron surge

(NEW YORK) -- With the explosion of coronavirus cases in the U.S., fueled in part by the highly contagious omicron variant, Americans are once again facing a wave of sickness and the anxiety and stress that comes with it. Those who believed that mass vaccination ...
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Disabled community ‘left behind’ in vaccine rollout one year later

(WASHINGTON) -- Hundreds to thousands of calls come in to the Disability Information and Access Line (DIAL) each week from disabled people across the country with questions about COVID-19, vaccinations, testing spots and more. As one of the first call centers to focus specifically on ...
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Fauci: Testing negative to end COVID isolation now under consideration

(NEW YORK) -- Amid pushback from some public health officials on new Centers for Disease Control guidance for individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19, which does not require a negative test to end isolation after five days, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top ...
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