Memories of pandemic wane but long COVID-19 continues for many

by Emma Sullivan | Mar 19, 2024 | Featured, Health & Science

ALBANY — When 15-year-old Oneida County resident Matilda Terrell caught COVID-19 for the first time in July 2022, Matilda’s symptoms were mild and they recovered quickly.  But, when they contracted the virus for the second time two months later, their life changed...

GOP-controlled House presses measures to to end the national health emergency

by Avani Kalra | Feb 1, 2023 | Featured, Health & Science

WASHINGTON –– The Republican-led House on Wednesday is pressing through a series of measures aimed at immediately ending the national health emergency issued at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, although the move may be more symbolic after President Biden this week...

Youth vaping epidemic remains after Congress gives FDA control over synthetic nicotine regulation

by Joanna Hou | Jan 26, 2023 | Featured, Health & Science

WASHINGTON — The American Lung Association’s annual State of Tobacco Control report, released Wednesday, found tobacco and e-cigarette use among teens rose slightly in 2022 after three years of decline.  The higher rates of tobacco use among the nation’s youth come...

FDA panel recommends Moderna COVID-19 vaccine boosters for at-risk groups

by Hannah Zhihan Jiang | Oct 14, 2021 | Health & Science

WASHINGTON — A Food and Drug Administration’s advisory committee voted unanimously on Thursday to recommend that the FDA approve the booster shot of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for people age 65 and older and those with underlying medical conditions or who are at...

Food for thought: FDA pushes food transparency measures

by Lauren Caruba | Mar 18, 2014 | Health & Science

WASHINGTON — Americans see it every day. It appears on cans, boxes and drink containers, on everything from frozen chicken breasts to cans of Coke to boxes of cereal. The nutrition facts label has become integral to the country’s packaged and manufactured food system...