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While it has been 20 years since the September 11 terror attacks, the images of the day are indelible on American memory.

Unvaccinated people face a far greater chance of death from the COVID-19 delta variant, according to a new study from the Centers for Disease Control. 

The FDA attempted to shed light on the rigorous review process behind yet-to-be authorized COVID-19 vaccines among kids under 12 on Friday as young children remain ineligible for vaccine amid the start of school, stoking concerns and frustration among parents, teachers and pediatricians.

A delayed decision Thursday from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on whether to allow vaping brand Juul to stay on the market was met with strong criticism from the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Researchers at Brown University will study waning COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness among nursing home residents to further inform the country’s booster shot rollout. The two-year study, aimed to inform real-time policy decisions, was awarded $4.9 million from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Tom Wilson, former NYPD sergeant on 9/11, recalls his eyes and throat burning before his toxic exposure from the collapsed World Trade Center towers and debris at Fresh Kills landfill later cascaded to severe sinusitis, gastrointestinal issues and an aggressive cancerous tumor on the tongue, among other adverse health effects.

Sleep is key in the healthy aging process, with disruptions linked to outcomes like greater risk of depression, cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s disease. But how much sleep is ideal as older adults progress into late life?

New data from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) shows a decrease in veteran suicides to the lowest level in 12 years.

Never smokers’ tumors were found to stem from mutations driven by natural bodily processes, the the National Cancer Institute announced.

Are children able to get "long COVID" after being infected by coronavirus?

While COVID-19 cases continue to spike across the US, the overwhelming majority of deaths and hospitalizations from the virus continue to overwhelmingly be among unvaccinated Americans, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The U.S. is logging daily COVID-19 infections at a rate more than 10 times the threshold needed to suppress the pandemic, according to Dr. Anthony Fauci, President Biden’s chief medical adviser.

As summer comes to a close, millions of Americans can reportedly expect the fall allergy season to be in "full force" this year.

The head of the World Health Organization is calling on rich countries with large supplies of coronavirus vaccines to refrain from offering booster shots through the end of the year, expanding a call that has largely fallen on deaf ears.

The number of weekly COVID-19 cases among children has climbed to the highest figure seen since the pandemic began, in what the American Academy of Pediatrics described as an exponential increase since early summer with 251,781 new weekly infections.

Frequent cannabis use among young adults was associated with an increased risk — albeit low — of a heart attack, researchers found, adding that more data is needed to confirm the results.

Researchers have grown miniature brains in laboratory dishes to mirror Parkinson’s disease, learn how it progresses and study new treatments, Duke-NUS Medical School announced Tuesday, in what was reported as a first-time feat.

COVID-19 doesn’t take a holiday.

Idaho public health leaders on Tuesday activated “crisis standards of care” for the state's northern hospitals because there are more coronavirus patients than the institutions can handle.

Children aged 6 months and older should receive a flu vaccine this fall, the American Academy of Pediatrics advised Tuesday, however kids with moderate-to-severe COVID-19 should delay flu shots until they have recovered.