How to rebuild trust in your relationships
By Kristen Rogers, CNN Since trust is fundamental to relationships, trying to restore the feeling once it’s lost might seem impossible. But if…
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Johnson & Johnson asks FDA to authorize COVID-19 vaccine booster shots
Johnson & Johnson said Tuesday it has asked the US Food and Drug Administration to authorize booster shots for its coronavirus vaccine, but has left…
Continue Reading Vaccines may have prevented a quarter-million Covid-19 cases and 39,000 deaths among seniors
By Jen Christensen, CNN Before vaccines, the San Francisco Department of Public Health needed three whiteboards to capture all the names of senior…
Continue Reading Vaccines may have prevented a quarter-million Covid-19 cases and 39,000 deaths among seniors
By Jen Christensen, CNN Before vaccines, the San Francisco Department of Public Health needed three whiteboards to capture all the names of senior…
Continue Reading Dr. Sanjay Gupta: Pandemic proofing your life is not what you think
By Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Chief Medical Correspondent I have bad news for you: We’re stuck with this novel coronavirus in our environment…
Continue Reading Dr. Sanjay Gupta: Pandemic proofing your life is not what you think
By Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Chief Medical Correspondent I have bad news for you: We’re stuck with this novel coronavirus in our environment…
Continue Reading Johnson & Johnson asks FDA to authorize Covid-19 vaccine booster shots
By Maggie Fox, CNN Johnson & Johnson said Tuesday it has asked the US Food and Drug Administration to authorize booster shots for its…
Continue Reading US child Covid-19 deaths are an ’embarrassment,’ FDA vaccines head says
By Madeline Holcombe and Virginia Langmaid, CNN Child deaths from a preventable illness like Covid-19, no matter how few, are motivation for…
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Los Angeles to require proof of vaccination for indoor restaurants, gyms and theaters
By Madeline Holcombe and Stella Chan, CNN The Los Angeles City Council voted Wednesday to require patrons at indoor spaces such as restaurants, gyms…
Continue Reading Dr. Francis Collins to step down as head of NIH
By Maggie Fox, CNN Dr. Francis Collins, the folksy, guitar-playing director of the National Institutes of Health, announced Tuesday that he plans to…
Continue Reading Dr. Francis Collins to step down as head of NIH
By Maggie Fox, CNN Dr. Francis Collins, the folksy, guitar-playing director of the National Institutes of Health, announced Tuesday that he plans to…
Continue Reading Brain stimulation acts ‘like a switch’ to turn off severe depression for one patient
By Maggie Fox, CNN After years of suffering, a patient with severe and untreatable depression has finally found relief with an experimental brain…
Continue Reading Study confirms pandemic hit Black Americans, Native Americans and Latinos harder than Whites
By Maggie Fox, CNN A study published Monday confirms that the pandemic hit Black Americans, Native Americans and Latinos far harder than Whites early…
Continue Reading Study confirms pandemic hit Black Americans, Native Americans and Latinos harder than Whites
By Maggie Fox, CNN A study published Monday confirms that the pandemic hit Black Americans, Native Americans and Latinos far harder than Whites early…
Continue Reading High blood pressure in young adults is linked to smaller brain sizes and dementia, a study finds
By Megan Marples, CNN High blood pressure in young adults is linked to smaller brain size and increased risk of dementia, a new study has found.…
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The US is turning a corner in its fight against COVID-19, Fauci says. But it’s still too early to let our guard down
The US is “turning the corner” on its current COVID-19 surge but vaccination remains key to ensuring cases continue trending downward ahead of the…
Continue Reading How chili peppers helped Nobel Prize winners understand how we feel heat
By Ivana Kottasová and Katie Hunt, CNN The 2021 Nobel Prize in physiology and medicine has been awarded to David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian for…
Continue Reading How to fall asleep more quickly — the healthy way
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Is falling asleep when your head hits the pillow what you’re dreaming of? A fast fall into the land of nod may seem like…
Continue Reading What would an antiviral pill mean for the fight against COVID-19?
Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics announced on Friday early result that indicate their experimental oral antiviral drug molnupiravir might halve…
Continue Reading ‘Every one of those deaths is unnecessary,’ expert says of rising COVID-19 US death toll as tens of millions remain unvaccinated
With a first-of-its-kind antiviral pill against COVID-19 potentially headed towards distribution, the health care community may soon have another…
Continue Reading COVID-19 numbers are improving. Don’t let history repeat itself with yet another resurgence, doctors say
As COVID-19 numbers gradually improve, health experts have an urgent message: Don’t get cocky and let your guard…
Continue Reading Full FDA approval of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine had only a modest impact on uptake. Here’s what mattered more
Despite hopes that full approval of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine would convince large numbers of vaccine-hesitant Americans to roll up their sleeves, a…
Continue Reading Europe’s drug regulator advises Covid-19 booster shots for the immunocompromised
By James Frater, Lindsay Isaac and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has concluded that a booster shot of the…
Continue Reading Full FDA approval of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine had only a modest impact on uptake. Here’s what mattered more
By Elizabeth Cohen, CNN Senior Medical Correspondent Despite hopes that full approval of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine would convince large numbers…
Continue Reading Full FDA approval of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine had only a modest impact on uptake. Here’s what mattered more
By Elizabeth Cohen, CNN Senior Medical Correspondent Despite hopes that full approval of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine would convince large numbers…
Continue Reading Covid-19 numbers are improving. Don’t let history repeat itself with yet another resurgence, doctors say
By Holly Yan and Susannah Cullinane, CNN As Covid-19 numbers gradually improve, health experts have an urgent message: Don’t get cocky and…
Continue Reading Covid-19 numbers are improving. Don’t let history repeat itself with yet another resurgence, doctors say
By Holly Yan and Susannah Cullinane, CNN As Covid-19 numbers gradually improve, health experts have an urgent message: Don’t get cocky and…
Continue Reading ‘Every one of those deaths is unnecessary,’ expert says of rising Covid-19 US death toll as tens of millions remain unvaccinated
By Travis Caldwell, CNN With a first-of-its-kind antiviral pill against Covid-19 potentially headed towards distribution, the health care community…
Continue Reading Pfizer seeks FDA authorization of Covid-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11
By Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN Pfizer and BioNTech said Thursday they are seeking US Food and Drug Administration emergency use authorization from for their…
Continue Reading What would an antiviral pill mean for the fight against Covid-19?
By Virginia Langmaid, CNN Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics announced on Friday early result that indicate their experimental oral antiviral drug…
Continue Reading Covid-19 antiviral pill could be a game changer, but vaccines are still America’s way out of the pandemic, experts say
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN A pill that could potentially treat Covid-19 is a “game-changer,” but experts are emphasizing that it’s not…
Continue Reading How often should you wash your towels?
By Ada Wood, CNN There is nothing like wrapping yourself up in a fluffy, warm towel after a hot shower or bath. After drying yourself, however, the…
Continue Reading Pumpkin spice really does give you the warm fuzzies — here’s the science of why
By Casey Barber, CNN If you’re suddenly craving pumpkin spice lattes or pumpkin bread now that it’s officially fall, it’s not just…
Continue Reading Pill to treat COVID-19 cuts the risk of death by half, says Merck, which will seek its emergency authorization
A pill has cut the risk of hospitalization or death from COVID-19 by half in a study, Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics said…
Continue Reading The COVID-19 vaccine health care worker holdouts: For them, it’s personal. For their hospitals it’s professional
Being a nurse means everything to Andrea Babinski, but she is willing to risk it all — the connections to colleagues she likes, the patients she…
Continue Reading Covid-19 antiviral pill could be a game changer, but vaccines are still America’s way out of the pandemic, experts say
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN A pill that could potentially treat Covid-19 is a “game-changer,” but experts are emphasizing that it’s not…
Continue Reading US surpasses 700,000 Covid-19 deaths
By Travis Caldwell and Naomi Thomas, CNN The US surpassed 700,000 deaths from Covid-19 on Friday, 108 days after the country reached 600,000 deaths…
Continue Reading The Covid-19 vaccine health care worker holdouts: For them, it’s personal. For their hospitals it’s professional
By Jen Christensen, CNN Being a nurse means everything to Andrea Babinski, but she is willing to risk it all — the connections to colleagues…
Continue Reading The Covid-19 vaccine health care worker holdouts: For them, it’s personal. For their hospitals it’s professional
By Jen Christensen, CNN Being a nurse means everything to Andrea Babinski, but she is willing to risk it all — the connections to colleagues…
Continue Reading More than 2 million US teens use e-cigarettes, a quarter of them daily, CDC and FDA find
More than 2 million US teens say they use e-cigarettes, with a quarter of them saying they vape daily, a new national survey…
Continue Reading More than 2 million US teens use e-cigarettes, a quarter of them daily, CDC and FDA find
By Maggie Fox, CNN More than 2 million US teens say they use e-cigarettes, with a quarter of them saying they vape daily, a new national survey…
Continue Reading Stopping antidepressants may lead to relapse, study finds. Here’s what you can do
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Over half of people with chronic depression who attempted to stop their antidepressant medication relapsed into depression by…
Continue Reading For the first time since June, the number of projected COVID-19 deaths in the US is decreasing
For the first time since June, the rate of new COVID-19 deaths in the US is expected to decrease over the next four weeks, according to an ensemble…
Continue Reading Back and hip stretches for a more comfortable night’s sleep
By Stephanie Mansour, CNN Does your back feel sore as you lie down in bed, or do your hips feel tight as you turn onto your side before falling…
Continue Reading Prefer a calm or exciting life? People from 116 countries and territories have their say
By Megan Marples, CNN Living life in the fast lane has lost its allure, with many people around the world saying they would opt to pull over and take…
Continue Reading Some US governors say Covid hospitalizations are going down but warn of what could come next if more people don’t get vaccinated
By Madeline Holcombe and Christina Maxouris, CNN Some governors are beginning to report encouraging signs in their state’s Covid-19 numbers,…
Continue Reading Manufacturers allowed baby food contaminated with heavy metals to remain on shelves, lawmakers say
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Gerber and Beech-Nut failed to properly test and remove baby foods with dangerous levels of inorganic arsenic from the market,…
Continue Reading CDC to pregnant women: Get vaccinated against Covid-19
By Maggie Fox, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an urgent recommendation Wednesday for pregnant women and those who have…
Continue Reading Johnson & Johnson asks FDA to authorize Covid-19 vaccine booster shots
By Maggie Fox, CNN Johnson & Johnson said Tuesday it has asked the US Food and Drug Administration to authorize booster shots for its…
Continue Reading Yes, you can have COVID-19 and the flu at the same time. What that could do to you and others needing care
Dr. Adrian Burrowes has seen hundreds of COVID-19 patients. But he’s especially worried about what will happen this flu season — even more so than…
Continue Reading Yes, you can have Covid-19 and the flu at the same time. Here’s what that could look like
By Holly Yan, CNN Dr. Adrian Burrowes has seen hundreds of Covid-19 patients. But he’s especially worried about what will happen this flu…
Continue Reading Some US governors say Covid hospitalizations are going down but warn of what could come next if more people don’t get vaccinated
By Madeline Holcombe and Christina Maxouris, CNN Some governors are beginning to report encouraging signs in their state’s Covid-19 numbers,…
Continue Reading Booster dose side effects were similar to second dose, with brief, mild-to-moderate effects, study says
New data suggests booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines were well-tolerated, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle…
Continue Reading A winter with twin threats of COVID-19 and flu will require adjustments to daily life, says former FDA commissioner
The US is bracing for a combination of threats this winter as both the flu and COVID-19 spread, and the country will likely have to change daily life…
Continue Reading ‘We’re gonna lose a bunch more people,’ GOP governor says while pleading for residents to get vaccinated
By Madeline Holcombe and Holly Yan, CNN Once heralded as a leader in vaccinations, West Virginia now has one of the lowest rates in the country. And…
Continue Reading Booster dose side effects were similar to second dose, with brief, mild-to-moderate effects, study says
By Jen Christensen, CNN New data suggests booster doses of Covid-19 vaccines were well-tolerated, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
Continue Reading How fathers can avoid pitfalls of shifting parenting roles, according to a therapist
By John Duffy, CNN I walk by a grammar school on my way to work. The first day tends to be a big deal, moms parading to the school with kids in tow,…
Continue Reading ‘We’re gonna lose a bunch more people,’ GOP governor says while pleading for residents to get vaccinated
By Madeline Holcombe and Holly Yan, CNN Once heralded as a leader in vaccinations, West Virginia now has one of the lowest rates in the country. And…
Continue Reading DEA warns of sharp increase in fake prescription pills laced with fentanyl and meth
The US Drug Enforcement Administration on Monday issued a public safety alert about a sharp increase of fake prescription pills laced with fentanyl…
Continue Reading People in the Northeast could prevent a Covid-19 surge like the one in the South by following these measures, Fauci says
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN As weather grows colder and children spend more time in school, a surge of Covid-19 cases like the one in the South could…
Continue Reading DEA warns of sharp increase in fake prescription pills laced with fentanyl and meth
By Nadia Kounang, CNN The US Drug Enforcement Administration on Monday issued a public safety alert about a sharp increase of fake prescription pills…
Continue Reading These are the best and worst ways to handle your anger, experts say
By Megan Marples, CNN Someone cut you off as you drove to work. Your boss passed over you for the latest promotion. A close relative with young…
Continue Reading Daily pace of new COVID-19 vaccinations is the lowest since the CDC started tracking in mid-January
The daily pace of new COVID-19 vaccinations in the United States is the lowest it has been since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
Continue Reading Pfizer/BioNTech submit initial data on COVID-19 vaccine for people ages 5 to 11 to FDA, but aren’t seeking EUA yet
Pfizer and BioNTech said Tuesday they have submitted COVID-19 vaccine data on children ages 5 to 11 to the US Food and Drug Administration for…
Continue Reading Pfizer submits data on Covid-19 vaccine for kids ages 5 to 11 to FDA, not seeking EUA yet
By Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN Pfizer and BioNTech said Tuesday they have submitted Covid-19 vaccine data on children ages 5 to 11 to the US Food and Drug…
Continue Reading Booster dose side effects were similar to second dose, with brief, mild-to-moderate effects, study says
By Jen Christensen, CNN New data suggests booster doses of Covid-19 vaccines were well-tolerated, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
Continue Reading Concerns about Delta transmission, overburdened hospitals and Covid-19 deaths drove recent rise in vaccinations, poll says
By Virginia Langmaid, CNN A new Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) poll found that the highly transmissible Delta variant, overburdened hospitals and…
Continue Reading Concerns about Delta transmission, overburdened hospitals and Covid-19 deaths drove recent rise in vaccinations, poll says
By Virginia Langmaid, CNN A new Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) poll found that the highly transmissible Delta variant, overburdened hospitals and…
Continue Reading Child Covid-19 cases decrease week over week but make up a larger proportion of total cases
By Jen Christensen and Theresa Waldrop, CNN While the number of children who tested positive for Covid-19 declined slightly, children made up a…
Continue Reading Do something good for yourself — nothing
By Lisa Selin Davis, CNN Among the many tragedies Covid-19 has wrought, some people have found unexpected gifts. The chance to slow down and…
Continue Reading ‘The writing is on the wall. Why can’t they read it?’: Teens aren’t getting the COVID-19 vaccine even at clinics meant for them
Leaders of the nonprofit Neighbor2Neighbor had high hopes for their COVID-19 Vax to School clinic in Randolph County,…
Continue Reading Want to help prevent more variants down the road? Get vaccinated, CDC director says
Adequate rates of vaccination can help prevent the rise of new mutations that could force people to get booster after booster dose of COVID-19…
Continue Reading In a matter of days, Pfizer CEO says they’ll be ready to ask for approval of a COVID-19 vaccine for kids
Pfizer/BioNTech plans to ask for authorization of a COVID-19 vaccine for some children under 12 soon, bringing the US one step closer to offering…
Continue Reading DASH diet and exercise helps uncontrolled high blood pressure, study finds
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Nearly half of all Americans live with high blood pressure, a key contributor to diabetes, heart disease, kidney disease,…
Continue Reading ‘How to Raise Kids who Aren’t A**holes’ — or maybe even kind
By Elissa Strauss, CNN The desire to raise good people is fairly universal among adults with kids in their lives. Most of us want our kids to grow up…
Continue Reading Daily pace of new Covid-19 vaccinations is the lowest since the CDC started tracking in mid-January
By Madeline Holcombe and Theresa Waldrop CNN The daily pace of new Covid-19 vaccinations in the United States is the lowest it has been since the…
Continue Reading People in the Northeast could prevent a Covid-19 surge like the one in the South by following these measures, Fauci says
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN As weather grows colder and children spend more time in school, a surge of Covid-19 cases like the one in the South could…
Continue Reading ‘The writing is on the wall. Why can’t they read it?’: Teens aren’t getting the Covid-19 vaccine even at clinics meant for them
By Jen Christensen, CNN Leaders of the nonprofit Neighbor2Neighbor had high hopes for their Covid-19 Vax to School clinic in Randolph County,…
Continue Reading Want to help prevent more variants down the road? Get vaccinated, CDC director says
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Adequate rates of vaccination can help prevent the rise of new mutations that could force people to get booster after booster…
Continue Reading Want to help prevent more variants down the road? Get vaccinated, CDC director says
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Adequate rates of vaccination can help prevent the rise of new mutations that could force people to get booster after booster…
Continue Reading Make-ahead school lunches that are so much better than basic PB&J
By Casey Barber, CNN By the time your kids get to middle and high school, their tastes are changing, they are feeling very independent, and they have…
Continue Reading 5 things to know about coronavirus booster shots
By Maggie Fox, CNN Booster shots are here, after much hoopla from the White House and a great deal of discussion and consideration from the teams of…
Continue Reading ‘We will not boost our way out of this pandemic,’ CDC director says as 70 million eligible Americans remain unvaccinated
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Three-quarters of eligible Americans have received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine and some are now able to receive an…
Continue Reading Researchers who developed the mRNA technology behind Covid vaccines win “America’s Nobel”
By Maggie Fox, CNN Two US researchers who developed the technology that underlies both the Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines won a…
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Masks in school help prevent COVID-19 outbreaks and spread, CDC studies find
COVID-19 outbreaks are far more likely in schools that don’t require students and staff to wear masks, new data from the US Centers for Disease…
Continue Reading Masks in school help prevent Covid-19 outbreaks and spread, CDC studies find
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Covid-19 outbreaks are far more likely in schools that don’t require students and staff to wear masks, new data from…
Continue Reading 4 tips to help your teenager build resilience through volunteerism and activism
By Phyllis L. Fagell When five teenagers realized during virtual learning that their Glenbard, Illinois, classmates were strugging, they set up a…
Continue Reading These 18 states have still not vaccinated at least half of their residents
With a surge in new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, health officials and state leaders have ratcheted up their calls for the public to be…
Continue Reading COVID-19 vaccine boosters can begin for some US adults as CDC partially diverges from its advisers’ recommendations
Following days of lengthy debate among vaccine experts, booster shots of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine can now be officially administered to…
Continue Reading 4 tips to help your teenager build resilience through volunteerism and activism
By Phyllis L. Fagell When five teenagers realized during virtual learning that their Glenbard, Illinois, classmates were strugging, they set up a…
Continue Reading Dinosaurs are colossal beings that shaped our childhood. Psychologists share why they capture kids’ hearts
By Megan Marples, CNN James Kirkland picked up his first dinosaur toy when he was 5 years old in 1959. He remembers it like it was yesterday. Little…
Continue Reading Covid-19 vaccine boosters can begin for some US adults as CDC partially diverges from its advisers’ recommendations
By Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN Following days of lengthy debate among vaccine experts, booster shots of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine can now be…
Continue Reading These 18 states have still not vaccinated at least half of their residents
By Travis Caldwell, CNN With a surge in new Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations, health officials and state leaders have ratcheted up their calls for…
Continue Reading These 18 states have still not vaccinated at least half of their residents
By Travis Caldwell, CNN With a surge in new Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations, health officials and state leaders have ratcheted up their calls for…
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CDC advisers recommend certain adults get booster dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine
Vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention endorsed giving booster doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to people 65 and…
Continue Reading CDC advisers recommend booster doses of Covid-19 vaccine for certain adults only
By Maggie Fox, CNN Vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention argued long and hard Thursday before endorsing giving…
Continue Reading Common painkiller should be investigated for possible risks to developing fetuses, experts say
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN An international group of 13 scientists has released a statement calling for the health care community to carefully consider…
Continue Reading The pace of first COVID-19 vaccine doses is the slowest in two months, CDC data shows, worrying health professionals as flu season approaches
The pace of people getting first doses of COVID-19 vaccines is the slowest it has been since July 23, according to data released Wednesday from the…
Continue Reading ‘We are not out of the woods yet.’ Even as US COVID-19 case numbers decline, expert warns of potential spikes
New COVID-19 cases have been on the decline over the last week — and while that development is hopeful, one expert is warning it’s not time to let…
Continue Reading Give beets a chance with these easy, tasty recipes
By Casey Barber, CNN Even for vegetable lovers, beets can be a hard sell. Beets are one of those love-’em-or-hate-’em vegetables, with…
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