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Omicron: Pfizer says COVID pill appears effective against variant

Pfizer announced Tuesday that its experimental COVID-19 pill appears effective against the omicron variant.

CDC: Flu virus detections on the rise, early signs vaccination down

Influenza virus detections are rising in the U.S., according to health officials.

FDA authorizes AstraZeneca COVID antibody treatment for emergency use

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday issued emergency use authorization for AstraZeneca's Evusheld. 

Instagram launches feature that urges teens to take a break

Instagram on Tuesday launched a feature that urges teenagers to take breaks from the photo-sharing platform and announced other tools aimed at protecting young users from harmful content on the Facebook-owned service.

Belgian zoo says its 2 hippos have COVID-19

A Belgian zoo said Friday that a pair of hippopotamuses in its care are in isolation after testing positive for COVID-19

Autism affects 1 in 44 US children, CDC data suggests

Numbers released Thursday by researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revealed that more children in the U.S. are being diagnosed with autism at younger ages. 

Babies and ear piercings: Is it ever OK?

Actress Hilary Duff has received backlash for getting her babies' ears pierced, but what's the risk?

FDA panel endorses first COVID-19 pill

A panel of U.S. health advisers on Tuesday narrowly backed a closely watched COVID-19 pill from Merck, setting the stage for a likely authorization of the first drug that Americans could take at home to treat the coronavirus.

Mississippi governor says scientific advances have bolstered chance abortion ban will succeed at SCOTUS

Mississippi's governor is confident as his state heads towards oral arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health at the Supreme Court.

Merck COVID-19 pill: FDA panel weighs safety, effectiveness

Government health advisers on Tuesday weighed the benefits and risks of a closely watched drug from Merck that could soon become the first U.S.-authorized pill for patients to take at home to treat COVID-19.