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CDC recommends Pfizer's RSV vaccine during pregnancy 09/22/2023 11:01pm • ▶ Watch Video: CDC recommends first-ever RSV vaccine during pregnancy An advisory panel for the U.S. Centers of Disease Control and Prevention on Friday recommended that a vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, be given during pregnancy, providing an extra level of protection RSV vaccine recommended during pregnancy as a second option to protect newborns 09/22/2023 06:08pm • NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials on Friday recommended RSV vaccinations for moms-to-be, a second new option to protect newborns from serious lung infections. The shots should be given late in pregnancy but only during RSV season, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. “This is Surgeons perform second pig heart transplant, trying to save a dying man 09/22/2023 04:15pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Surgeons have transplanted a pig’s heart into a dying man in a bid to prolong his life – only the second patient to ever undergo such an experimental feat. Two days later, the man was cracking jokes and able to sit in a chair, Maryland doctors said Friday. The 58-year-old Nav Today in History: September 22, Lincoln issues preliminary Emancipation Proclamation 09/22/2023 12:01am • Today in History Today is Friday, Sept. 22, the 265th day of 2023. There are 100 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Sept. 22, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, declaring all slaves in rebel states should be free as of January Booking a COVID-19 vaccine? Some are reporting canceled appointments or insurance issues 09/21/2023 05:59pm • MILWAUKEE (AP) — Some people seeking the newest COVID-19 vaccine are running into high demand, insurance headaches and supply delays coast to coast. Millions of the newly formulated vaccines have shipped out since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention signed off on them last week for age Banned New Zealand Olympic runner arrested in Kenya over sexual assault and weapon allegations 09/21/2023 11:24am • NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Banned New Zealand Olympic runner Zane Robertson was arrested in Kenya over allegations of sexual assault and possession of an unlicensed AK-47 assault rifle and ammunition at his home in the East African nation, police said Thursday. Police obtained a court order to keep Rob Free COVID test kits are coming back. Here's how to get them. 09/21/2023 09:00am • ▶ Watch Video: Are expired at-home COVID tests still effective? Here's how to tell. The Biden administration is preparing to resume taking orders for free at-home COVID-19 tests starting September 25, officials announced Wednesday. The administration is also planning a new infusion of Prince George's Co. animal shelter resumes adoptions after canine flu outbreak 09/20/2023 11:04pm • Adoptions are once again available at the Prince George’s County Animal Services Facility and Adoption Center, but visits to adopt dogs will be virtual and by appointment only. Wednesday's “soft opening” to find a furry canine friend comes after the facility had to close at the end of Augus An Idaho man has measles. Health officials are trying to see if the contagious disease has spread. 09/20/2023 08:29pm • An Idaho man has contracted measles, and health officials are working to contact anyone who may have been exposed to the highly contagious disease. The man was unvaccinated, the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare said in a news release Wednesday afternoon, and he was exposed during internationa Biden administration announces $600M to produce COVID tests and will reopen website to order them 09/20/2023 05:27pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it is providing $600 million in funding to produce new at-home COVID-19 tests and is restarting a website allowing Americans to again order up to four free tests per household — aiming to prevent possible shortages during a rise UNGA Briefing: Security Council, climate summit and what else is going on at the United Nations 09/19/2023 08:26pm • UNITED NATIONS (AP) — It's Day 2 of the U.N. General Assembly high-level meeting that brings world leaders together at U.N. headquarters in New York. Here are the highlights of what happened Tuesday at the U.N. and what to keep an eye on Wednesday. Follow our live updates to keep up with developme Colombian leader summons intense oratory for a bleak warning: that humanity is making itself extinct 09/19/2023 06:43pm • UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro delivered an ominous prophecy with grandiose language on Tuesday, painting a grim picture of what lies ahead if nations fail to swiftly redesign the way humans live on this planet. “It has been a year in which humanity lost and without hesi NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week 09/15/2023 12:12pm • A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts: ___ There is no connection between rising COVID cases What's streaming now: 'Barbie,' Dan & Shay, 'The Morning Show' and 'Welcome to Wrexham' 09/15/2023 12:03am • Tunes from Dan & Shay and Vic Mensa plus a genre-blending Hulu series “The Other Black Girl” set inside the world of publishing are some of the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you Among the offerings worth your time as selected by The Associated Press’ enter Understanding the Causes of Right-Side Chest Pain 09/14/2023 08:00pm • There are many possible causes for right-side chest pain, but it's not usually obvious what's causing it. "Our bodies do a good job of telling us when we're in pain but don't always do a good job communicating the cause and location of the pain," says Dr. Brittany Kunza, a physician with PlushCare,