NYC hospitals prepare for nurses strike as deadline looms

10,000 nurses in and around New York City are ready to go on strike beginning January 9 after failing to reach an agreement on a new contract.

Study: Children who habitually check social media may experience major brain changes

Researchers said habitual social media checking in teens is impacting their brain development at a time when they're already going through "significant structural and functional reorganization."

FDA approves Leqembi, Alzheimer's drug that modestly slows disease

The Food and Drug Administration approved it for patients with Alzheimer's, specifically those with mild or early-stage disease.

Colorado library reopens after traces of meth found in building

Using meth indoors can virtually allow anything to become contaminated, including carpets, furniture, walls and surfaces.

Mask mandates return at several NJ school districts

Beginning Tuesday, students and staff in Paterson must wear masks indoors, along with students in the Passaic School District, which reinstated the policy before winter vacation.

Sesame officially added to FDA's major food allergen list

A new federal law went into effect on Jan. 1 that requires all foods made and sold in the U.S. to be labeled if they contain sesame, which is now the nation's ninth major allergen.

Diabetes likely to surge in US children and teens by 2060, study finds

A recent study funded by the CDC and NIH projects young Americans with type 2 diabetes could increase by nearly 700% by the year 2060.

More kids being sickened by marijuana edibles at home: Study

In 2017, there were 200 cases of children being sickened after mistakenly eating marijuana edibles. But by 2021, that number had increased to 3,054.

The new omicron subvariant XBB.1.5: What you must know now

The strain, known as XBB.1.5, accounts for almost 41% of confirmed COVID-19 cases right now nationwide, according to data from the CDC.

More kids sickened by edibles at home, as legal pot grows

A new study cites more than 7,000 cases of kids younger than 6 eating marijuana edibles. In some cases, nearly a quarter of those children were admitted to the hospital, some becoming seriously ill.

New Omicron variant XBB.1.5 rapidly spreading across NYC region

A new, 'more transmissible' variant of Omicron, known as XBB.1.5 is rapidly spreading, with experts worried that it could create a surge of breakthrough infections and re-infections.