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NIH director backs away from suggestion that parents wear masks at home to protect kids

The head of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) tried to walk back his comments suggesting that parents wear masks at home to protect unvaccinated children.

Chipmunks in California test positive for the plague, parts of Lake Tahoe closed

The chipmunks that were tested had no contact with any humans and the city's public health services show that the plague is naturally present in some areas of the Golden State.

Lilly's COVID-19 drug reduces death risk in patients on ventilator

Eli Lilly and Co. said new data from a Phase 3 trial showed its COVID-19 drug, baricitinib, was shown to reduce deaths in patients receiving mechanical ventilation.

AMA faces backlash after opposing putting sex on birth certificates

The American Medical Association (AMA) is receiving criticism after its House of Delegates called for removing sex markers on birth certificates, with an advisory committee arguing that their inclusion "perpetuates a view that [sex] is immutable."

Mask guidance amid rise in delta variant divides parents heading into new school year

With U.S. health officials recommending that children mask up in school this fall, parents and policy makers across the nation have been plunged anew into a debate over whether face coverings should be optional or a mandate.

Back to school anxiety: Start prepping kids for return to in-person learning weeks in advance, experts say

Parents can ease children’s transition to in-person learning after months of virtual schooling, depending on the district, through clear talks over safety guidelines, structured sleep schedules, validating worries and addressing grief after a tumultuous year, experts told Fox News.

CDC investigating E. coli outbreak possibly tied to raw cake batter

The Centers for Disease Control has launched an investigation after several people have fallen ill across multiple states with a strain of E. coli.

10-year-old girl killed after rock crashes through windshield

A 10-year-old Idaho girl was killed when a rock crashed through the windshield of her father’s truck and hit in her in the head

West Nile virus reported in multiple states

Cases of West Nile virus have been reported around the country this summer, killing at least one person in California's San Luis Obispo County.

Data on pediatric COVID-19 deaths in US remains unclear

Health officials in some areas of the country have sounded the alarm over increasing rates of hospitalizations among pediatric COVID-19 patients, but whether the risk for this population has changed due to emerging variants like delta remains unclear.