WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of Americans will be able to buy hearing aids without a prescription later this fall, under a long-awaited rule finalized earlier this week. The Food and Drug Administration said the new regulation cuts red tape by creating a new class of hearing aids that don't require a medical exam, a prescription [...]
NEW YORK — The nation's top public health agency relaxed its COVID-19 guidelines last week, dropping the recommendation that Americans quarantine themselves if they come into close contact with an infected person. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also said people no longer need to stay at least 6 feet away from others. The [...]
HINDMAN, Ky. (AP) — In the nearly two weeks since historic flooding swamped the Appalachian region, the availability of water has surfaced as a big concern for victims after the floodwaters badly damaged water systems. As donations poured into the region, water was a main priority, along with cleaning supplies. "We're going to deliver water [...]
HAYNEVILLE, Ala. (AP) — When there's heavy rain, human waste from the pond of sewage across the street from Charlie Mae Holcomb's home covers her front yard in rural Alabama. She can't remember how many times she's had to rip the flooring out of her small brick house because raw sewage backed up out the [...]
DES MOINES, Iowa — The federal government has announced proposed new regulations that would force food processors to reduce the amount of salmonella bacteria found in some raw chicken products or risk being shut down. The proposed U.S. Department of Agriculture rules would declare salmonella an adulterant — a contaminant that can cause food-borne illness [...]
The St. Baldrick’s Foundation is providing $8.9 million in funding to institutions and medical centers, including the Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, to support childhood cancer research. The latest round of 23 grants includes seven new Scholars, nine current Scholars for continued funding for another year of research, two new International Scholars [...]
As a new school year approaches, COVID-19 infections are again on the rise, fueled by highly transmissible variants, filling some families with dread. They fear the return of a pandemic scourge: outbreaks that sideline large numbers of teachers, close school buildings and force students back into remote learning. Some school systems around the country have [...]
WASHINGTON — The head of the Food and Drug Administration said this week he has commissioned an independent review of the agency's food and tobacco programs following months of criticism over its handling of the baby formula shortage and e-cigarette reviews. The announcement comes as FDA Commissioner Robert Califf attempts to push past several controversies [...]
Freddy Fernandez almost wasn’t here, on his couch in his Missouri home, his baby on his lap, gnawing on the pulse oximeter that he uses to check his oxygen levels after a months-long bout with COVID-19. The 41-year-old father of six spent five months hospitalized a four-hour drive away from the couple’s home in the [...]
The Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services has announced that the nationwide 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is now live. The service was established to improve access to crisis services in a way that meets the nation’s growing suicide and mental health related crisis care needs, according to a news release from the [...]