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As of spring 2024, at which time two RSV vaccines had been FDA-approved, less than 25% of eligible U.S. adults 60 and older had gotten one, according to the CDC.

RSV can be deadly, especially for older adults. What to know about symptoms and the new vaccine

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October 4, 2024
About 47% of U.S. adults aged 50 and older said they were very or somewhat unlikely to get the new 2024–25 COVID-19 vaccine, according the University of Michigan’s National Poll on Healthy Aging.
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COVID sickens older adults most severely, but less than half say they’ll get the new vaccine

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September 30, 2024
COVIDtests.gov will once again offer each U.S. household four free COVID-19 test kits beginning in late September 2024.
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Free, at-home COVID tests are back. Here’s how to order yours

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September 24, 2024
Fall begins Sept. 22 and with the change of seasons, the new XEC COVID subvariant that started circulating in Europe over the summer has made its way to the U.S.
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Will the XEC COVID variant bring a fall wave of infections? What to know about symptoms and spread

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September 18, 2024
Medical AI could be great. But the way we are regulating it now is dangerous
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Medical AI could be great. But the way we are regulating it now is dangerous

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September 17, 2024
Apple gets green light from FDA to add feature that will let AirPods Pro 2 be used as hearing aids
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Apple gets green light from FDA to add feature that will let AirPods Pro 2 be used as hearing aids

By Glenn Chapman and AFP
September 13, 2024
Thousands of drug plants have gone uninspected by the FDA since 2019
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Thousands of drug plants have gone uninspected by the FDA since 2019

By Matthew Perrone, Nicky Forster and The Associated Press
September 6, 2024
Citing skyrocketing COVID spread, the FDA announced in late August that it had approved Pfizer’s Comirnaty and Moderna’s Spikevax vaccines early.
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New COVID vaccines are here. What to know about latest shots in wake of nation’s biggest summer surge

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August 29, 2024
New COVID vaccine in its box
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FDA approves updated COVID-19 vaccines, shots should be available in days

By The Associated Press and Lauran Neergaard
August 22, 2024
MeAgainMeds.com, a free tool developed by researchers at the George Mason University College of Public Health in Fairfax, Va., uses AI to pair people with depression with the best available antidepressant medication for them.
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Antidepressant not working? AI may do a better job than your doctor in matching you with the best medicine

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August 14, 2024
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FDA rejects psychedelic drug MDMA as a treatment for PTSD

By Matthew Perrone and The Associated Press
August 10, 2024
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Veterans with PTSD are pushing for psychedelic drug therapy

By Matthew Perrone and The Associated Press
July 26, 2024
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‘Brain health’ mushroom gummies with illegal hallucinogens have sent over 70 to ER

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July 18, 2024
Obesity medicine physician Dr. Nisha Patel breaks down five weight loss myths that “need to die” with Fortune.
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The 5 biggest weight loss myths that ‘need to die,’ according to an obesity doctor

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July 18, 2024
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What are the symptoms of bird flu and how does it spread?

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July 15, 2024

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