Health

Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) vaccines from GSK and Pfizer will carry warnings for an increased risk of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), the U.S. Food Drug Administration (FDA) said.

A statewide grand jury that convened in 2022 upon the request of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) concluded that there is no evidence of criminal activity linked to the COVID-19 vaccines.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), is meeting with Senate Democrats on key health committees to discuss his nomination

The FDA is advancing a controversial regulation to lower nicotine levels in cigarettes, drawing criticism for potential unintended consequences, including fueling black market activity.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is monitoring reports of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in China. The virus is similar to a cold.

The CDC has reported a sharp increase in overdose deaths linked to carfentanil, a synthetic opioid that is 100 times more potent than fentanyl.

The Louisiana Department of Health reported that the patient hospitalized with H5N1, bird flu, has passed away. The patient was over the age of 65 and had underlying medical conditions.

It has been learned that a South Carolina bio-research facility has used primates for vaccine research. Monkeys escaped from the lab in November.

An Illinois hospital system issued a mask mandate due to "widespread respiratory illnesses."

A federal judge in California rejected Bay Area Rapid Transit's (BART) effort to overturn a verdict awarding six former employees $7.8 million after they were fired for refusing to take the COVID-19 vaccine for religious reasons.