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A vial of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children 6 months through 4 years old is seen June 21, 2022, at Montefiore Medical Group in the Bronx borough of New York. New data from Pfizer and BioNTech show their tot-sized COVID-19 vaccine was 73% effective in protecting children younger than 5 as omicron spread in the spring. Vaccinations for babies, toddlers and preschoolers opened in the U.S. in June after months of delay. Pfizer's three-dose version was authorized with only preliminary effectiveness data -- evidence the company updated on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022.

Pfizer COVID shots appear 73% effective in children under 5

A vial of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children 6 months through 4 years old is seen June 21, 2022, at Montefiore Medical Group in the Bronx borough of New York. New data from Pfizer and BioNTech show their tot-sized COVID-19 vaccine was 73% effective in protecting children younger than 5 as omicron spread in the spring. Vaccinations for babies, toddlers and preschoolers opened in the U.S. in June after months of delay. Pfizer's three-dose version was authorized with only preliminary effectiveness data -- evidence the company updated on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022.

August 23, 2022, 10:56am Health

Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine was 73% effective in protecting children younger than 5 as omicron spread in the spring, the company announced Tuesday. Read story

Tate Ellwood-Mielewski test drives on a simulator at the University of Michigan, Friday, April 29, 2022, in Ann Arbor, Mich. Michigan researchers plan to study how well those with autism spectrum disorder detect road hazards and assist the young motorists in sharpening their driving skills. The upcoming effort marks the second phase of a project that is funded by Ford Motor Co. and teams the Ann Arbor university with a local driving school.

U. Michigan study to help those with autism improve driving

Tate Ellwood-Mielewski test drives on a simulator at the University of Michigan, Friday, April 29, 2022, in Ann Arbor, Mich. Michigan researchers plan to study how well those with autism spectrum disorder detect road hazards and assist the young motorists in sharpening their driving skills. The upcoming effort marks the second phase of a project that is funded by Ford Motor Co. and teams the Ann Arbor university with a local driving school.

August 23, 2022, 8:19am Health

University of Michigan researchers are studying how well people with autism spectrum disorder can detect road hazards, and plan to assist the young motorists in sharpening their driving skills. Read story

How the Inflation Reduction Act could affect Washington health care

August 23, 2022, 7:58am Business

Madison Johnson started “running the insurance gambit” nine years ago when she left her parents’ health care plan. Johnson, 27, lives with Type 1 diabetes. One question that constantly looms over her is how she’ll afford health insurance and medical supplies. Read story

FILE - Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Nov. 4, 2021, in Washington. Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert who became a household name, and the subject of partisan attacks, during the COVID-19 pandemic, announced Monday he will depart the federal government in December after more than 5 decades of service.

Fauci to step down after decades as top U.S. infection expert

FILE - Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Nov. 4, 2021, in Washington. Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert who became a household name, and the subject of partisan attacks, during the COVID-19 pandemic, announced Monday he will depart the federal government in December after more than 5 decades of service.

August 22, 2022, 2:18pm Health

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert who became a household name — and the subject of partisan attacks — during the COVID-19 pandemic, announced Monday he will leave the federal government in December after more than five decades. Read story

FILE - A health worker administers a dose of a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine during a vaccination clinic in Reading, Pa., Sept. 14, 2021. Pfizer asked U.S. regulators Monday, Aug. 22, 2022, to authorize its combination COVID-19 vaccine that adds protection against the newest omicron mutants -- a key step toward opening a fall booster campaign.

Pfizer seeks OK of updated COVID vaccine booster for fall

FILE - A health worker administers a dose of a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine during a vaccination clinic in Reading, Pa., Sept. 14, 2021. Pfizer asked U.S. regulators Monday, Aug. 22, 2022, to authorize its combination COVID-19 vaccine that adds protection against the newest omicron mutants -- a key step toward opening a fall booster campaign.

August 22, 2022, 1:08pm Business

Pfizer asked U.S. regulators Monday to authorize its combination COVID-19 vaccine that adds protection against the newest omicron relatives — a key step toward opening a fall booster campaign. Read story

Dr. Bob Snyder, an obstetrics and gynecology specialist at St. Francis Hospital, is photographed in Federal Way, Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022.

Can you reverse abortions? Some say yes; others call the treatment unethical, possibly dangerous

Dr. Bob Snyder, an obstetrics and gynecology specialist at St. Francis Hospital, is photographed in Federal Way, Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022.

August 22, 2022, 6:00am Health

The service advertised by Care Net of Puget Sound might seem startling to those unfamiliar with crisis pregnancy centers. Read story

FILE - An Afghan health worker uses an oral polio vaccine on a child as part of a campaign to eliminate polio, on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, April 18, 2017. For years, global health officials have used billions of drops of an oral vaccine in a remarkably effective campaign aimed at wiping out polio in its last remaining strongholds -- typically, poor, politically unstable corners of the world. Now, in a surprising twist in the decades-long effort to eradicate the virus, authorities in Jerusalem, New York and London have discovered evidence that polio is spreading there. The source of the virus? The oral vaccine itself.

Polio in U.S., U.K. and Israel reveals rare risk of oral vaccine

FILE - An Afghan health worker uses an oral polio vaccine on a child as part of a campaign to eliminate polio, on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, April 18, 2017. For years, global health officials have used billions of drops of an oral vaccine in a remarkably effective campaign aimed at wiping out polio in its last remaining strongholds -- typically, poor, politically unstable corners of the world. Now, in a surprising twist in the decades-long effort to eradicate the virus, authorities in Jerusalem, New York and London have discovered evidence that polio is spreading there. The source of the virus? The oral vaccine itself.

August 21, 2022, 1:12pm Health

For years, global health officials have used billions of drops of an oral vaccine in a remarkably effective campaign aimed at wiping out polio in its last remaining strongholds — typically, poor, politically unstable corners of the world. Read story

After wiping out $6.7 billion in medical debt, this nonprofit is just getting started

August 21, 2022, 6:00am Health

Soon after giving birth to a daughter two months premature, Terri Logan received a bill from the hospital. She recoiled from the string of numbers separated by commas. Read story

Roper St. Francis Healthcare opened a full-time child care center more than 30 years ago to address a perennial human resources problem: recruitment and retention.

To retain nurses and other staffers, hospitals are opening child care centers

Roper St. Francis Healthcare opened a full-time child care center more than 30 years ago to address a perennial human resources problem: recruitment and retention.

August 21, 2022, 5:20am Business

When Jennifer Lucier and her husband found out they were expecting a baby in 2016, they immediately made three phone calls. Read story

This image provided by the USDA Agricultural Research Service shows a closeup of a mosquito on human skin.

Prevention best strategy to keep mosquitoes from ruining summer

This image provided by the USDA Agricultural Research Service shows a closeup of a mosquito on human skin.

August 20, 2022, 6:13am Health

Life comes with lots of little annoyances, few of them littler or more annoying than mosquitoes. Just about everyone who spends any time outdoors will be bothered by the bloodsucking party poopers at one point or another. Read story