Fauci urges Americans — one last time — to get the updated COVID-19 booster

Dr. Fauci, who is just weeks away from retirement, had a consistent, familiar message for Americans during his last time at the podium — get your COVID shot.

Recipient of transplanted heart meets family of organ donor

Miriam Nieves was part of a very special family reunion. The 62-year-old on Tuesday met the family of the donor who gave her a second chance at life. Miriam is the world's first HIV-positive-to-HIV-positive heart transplant recipient.

Indiana doctor who provided abortion drugs to 10-year-old rape victim defends actions in court

An Indianapolis doctor who provided abortion drugs to a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio has defended her actions before a judge in the case that drew national attention in the weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June.

Kids with RSV, other illnesses keep flooding hospitals

The spike in respiratory illnesses over the past month has caused a sharp increase in pediatric patients visiting hospitals on Long Island.

Blood donors, once banned due to mad cow disease, can give again

Since 1999, those people have been banned from giving blood in the U.S. for fear that they’d been exposed to mad cow disease.

FDA approves drug to delay onset of Type 1 diabetes

The agency gave the green light for Tzield. The drug is administered by intravenous infusion once daily for 14 consecutive days.

MIT scientists say humidity 'sweet spot' may help reduce spread of COVID-19

In the study published on Nov. 16, 2022, in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface, researchers report that maintaining an indoor relative humidity between 40 and 60 percent attributed to lower rates of COVID-19 infections and deaths.

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson opens up about mental health: ‘You gotta ask for help’

"As guys, we have a tendency to not ask for help. Ego gets in the way, and we start stuffing things deep down in our guts, which is not a good thing," Johnson said.

LA County returns to 'strongly recommending' masks indoors as COVID cases rise

The average daily rate of new COVID-19 cases in LA County has risen to 100 infections per 100,000 residents, the county's health officer says, meaning the county is again "strongly recommending" that everyone wear masks in indoor public spaces.