CHICAGO — A man was charged with murder in Cook County after allegedly killing a pregnant woman and dumping her body in the north suburbs. Court documents allege Juan Vega Montoya bought beer after the murder and hid Megan Lewis’ body in his car for two days. On Nov. 26, Vega Montoya was accused of […]
Jennifer Vollstedt and Ariel Cavanaugh-Okhah have never met, but they are connected by fatal chromosomal abnormalities that affected their wanted pregnancies, and the stress and heartbreak that comes with it. Their experiences of needing to terminate their pregnancies were quite different. One took place before the Dobbs ruling overturned Roe and the federal right to […] The post Both of these women needed to end their pregnancies. Only one got to do it on her terms. appeared first on Arkansas A
An infant who tested positive for the respiratory illness RSV died in Riverside County earlier this month, the county announced in a press release. The infant, who was less than 1 year old but whose identity will not be released, was taken to a hospital for treatment after they had trouble breathing. “Public Health mourns […]
Two new vaccines for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are available this year for people aged 60 and older, as well as for those between 32 and 36 weeks pregnant. With RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) season almost in full swing, medical professionals are urging people to speak to their healthcare providers about getting vaccinated. Two vaccines, Arexvy (GSK) and Abrysvo (Pfizer), have already rolled out; both are single dose and approved for people aged 60 and older, and Abrysvo has also been approved for those between 32 and 36 weeks pregnant to help protect newborns.