Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Three people in Florida reported becoming ill because of the fruit, distributed nationwide and recalled by HMC Farms. Listeria is most likely to sicken those who are pregnant, over 65 or immunocompromised.

COVID-19 vaccines are free for everyone through the Affordable Care Act. But before you make the trip to your local pharmacy, check and see if your health insurance will cover it.

New research puts stark numbers on a well-known disparity: poor and vulnerable communities suffer over 90% of deaths associated with major storms.

The decision aims to better protect the littlest kids amid an uptick in COVID-19 cases around the country. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to sign off soon.

Biden's comments — made as officials try to convince Americans to get a new booster shot and the White House seeks $22 billion in new COVID funding — were "unfortunate," several epidemiologists said.

The CDC says about 1 in 3 Americans 65 and older who completed their initial vaccination round still have not received a first booster shot.

It contends, in part, that the CDC has overstepped its legal authority in requiring masks for travelers.

Hillsborough, Polk, Hardee and Highlands counties are now considered medium risk for COVID-19 transmission, along with Pinellas, Citrus, Hernando, Pasco and Sarasota counties.

Nationally, more than 90% of the U.S. population is in a location with low or medium COVID-19 community level, the CDC said.

Employers are increasingly using the Advantage program as an alternative to existing retiree plan and traditional Medicare. As a result, the federal government is paying the “overwhelming majority” of medical costs, according to an industry analyst.

A motion for dismissal filed at the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals did not explain the decision, but the CDC let expire what is known as a “conditional sailing order” that placed COVID restrictions.

Doctors and hospitals are facing more demands for the drug, which has been used for decades to treat river blindness, scabies and even head lice but has not been approved to treat COVID-19.