COVID hospitalizations increase for 9th straight week: CDC

(NEW YORK) -- Respiratory virus activity continues to remain elevated across the United States but there may be some signs that a peak has been reached for at least one virus, newly updated federal data shows.As of Friday, "high" or "very high" levels of...

9th child in US tests positive for monkeypox

(NEW YORK) -- A child in Oregon has tested positive for monkeypox, state health officials announced Wednesday, marking the ninth reported pediatric case in the U.S."We have a known connection to a previously diagnosed case," Dr. Dean Sidelinger, health officer and state epidemiologist at...