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Florida can import prescription drugs from Canada, US regulators say
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando The Food and Drug Administration on Friday cleared the way for Florida's first-in-the-nation plan to import lower-priced prescription drugs from Canada, a long-sought approach to accessing cheaper medications that follows decades of...
These Florida monkeys could give you herpes. Here’s where they’ve been found
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando When it comes to Florida’s wildlife, the first animals that come to mind are usually alligators, sharks or manatees.However, monkeys are also a staple within Central Florida, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation...
More hospitals are requiring masks as flu and COVID-19 cases surge
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando More U.S. hospitals are requiring masks and limiting visitors as health officials face an expected but still nasty post-holiday spike in flu, COVID-19 and other illnesses.While many experts say this season likely won’t prove to be as...
As pandemic unfolded, deaths of older adults in Pennsylvania rose steeply in abuse or neglect cases
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando Pennsylvania recorded a steep increase in the deaths of older adults following an abuse or neglect complaint the last few years, as COVID-19 ravaged the nation, complaints grew and agencies struggled to keep caseworkers on staff.The...
Flu and COVID infections are rising and could get worse over the holidays, CDC says
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando Look for flu and COVID-19 infections to ramp up in the coming weeks, U.S. health officials say, with increases fueled by holiday gatherings, too many unvaccinated people and a new version of the coronavirus that may be spreading more...
EU court annuls approval of French pandemic aid to Air France and Air France-KLM
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando Low-cost airlines Ryanair and Malta Air won a court case Wednesday against the European Union's decision to approve billions of euros in state aid by the French government to Air France and holding company Air France-KLM during the...
States are trashing troves of masks and pandemic gear as huge, costly stockpiles linger and expire
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando When the coronavirus pandemic took hold in an unprepared U.S., many states like Ohio scrambled for masks and other protective gear. Supplies were so limited in 2020 that the state bought millions of medical gowns from a marketing and...
Florida mother fears her family will be devastated as trial on trans health care ban begins
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando The mother of a transgender girl sobbed in federal court Wednesday as she contemplated having to move away from her Navy officer husband to get health care for her 12-year-old if Florida's ban on gender dysphoria treatments for minors is...
Asia lags behind pre-pandemic levels of food security, UN food agency says
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando Hunger remains a chronic problem in Asia, with 55 million more people undernourished in 2022 than before the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization says in its latest assessment of food security in the region.Most...
Former UK leader Boris Johnson defends efforts to balance health and economy at COVID-19 inquiry
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson defended his efforts to balance the health and economic impacts of COVID-19 as he gave a second day of testimony Thursday to Britain's public inquiry into the government's response to the...
4 out of 5 Mexicans who got a flu shot this year turned down Cuban and Russian COVID-19 vaccines
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando Four out of five people in Mexico who got influenza shots so far this year turned down the government’s recommendation that they get Russian or Cuban COVID-19 boosters at the same time, officials said Tuesday.Assistant Health Secretary...
UK took action too late against COVID-19 during first wave of pandemic, top medical officer says
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando Britain's government was too late in taking action against the coronavirus during the first wave of the pandemic in 2020, the U.K.'s chief medical adviser said Tuesday. Responding to questions about the U.K.'s actions in handling the...