CDC Covid-19 vaccine advisers call emergency meeting to vote on who gets one first
Advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have called an emergency meeting for Tuesday to vote on who they recommend should be…
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‘A natural disaster … in all 50 states’ is unfolding just as travelers disperse nationwide after Thanksgiving
As millions of Americans head home after Thanksgiving, the coronavirus could be hitching a ride — threatening to plant seeds of infection…
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‘A natural disaster … in all 50 states’ is unfolding just as travelers disperse nationwide after Thanksgiving
As millions of Americans head home after Thanksgiving, the coronavirus could be hitching a ride — threatening to plant seeds of infection…
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More than 91,000 people — the most of the pandemic — are hospitalized with coronavirus in the US
Following a month of skyrocketing Covid-19 cases, the US has reached its highest number yet of hospitalizations due to the virus. The US surpassed…
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How to set up a home gym space that works for you
When it comes to 2020, one of the big positives to emerge from this year’s many challenges is how it has focused our attention on prioritizing…
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US is ’rounding the corner into a calamity,’ expert says, with Covid-19 deaths projected to double soon
As Thanksgiving week draws to an end, more experts are warning the Covid-19 pandemic will likely get much worse in the coming weeks before a possible…
Continue Reading Why Oxford’s Covid-19 vaccine could do more for the world than other shots
In the days since Oxford University and AstraZeneca unveiled the results of the partnership’s Phase 3 Covid-19 vaccine trials, a growing number…
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Holiday season starts under pall of more than 100,000 new Covid-19 cases. And 20 states did not report numbers on Thanksgiving Day
America enters the somber holiday weekend following a Thanksgiving Day that saw more than 100,000 new Covid-19 cases and 1,200 deaths —…
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Holiday season starts under pall of more than 100,000 new Covid-19 cases. And 20 states did not report numbers on Thanksgiving Day
America enters the somber holiday weekend following a Thanksgiving Day that saw more than 100,000 new Covid-19 cases and 1,200 deaths —…
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FAA supports first ‘mass air shipment’ of Covid-19 vaccine
The Federal Aviation Administration says it has supported “the first mass air shipment” of a Covid-19 vaccine. “As a result of the…
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Biden will let health experts decide who will get a Covid-19 vaccine first
Because risk for Covid-19 can vary among different groups of people, prioritization for a vaccine will be tricky, and President-elect Joe Biden will…
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Should you quarantine after Thanksgiving? Yes, CNN’s Dr. Leana Wen explains
Thanksgiving is over. Many people celebrated with just their household unit, but many others did not. In fact, up to 50 million Americans are…
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UK to pilot blood test that may detect 50 types of cancer
The UK’s National Health Service (NHS) is to pilot a simple blood test that may detect more than 50 types of cancer and, it is hoped, could…
Continue Reading You cooked for 20 and fed 6 people. What to do with all of those leftovers
After the last plate has been cleared from the table and everyone — except the person stuck washing dishes — has migrated to the couch,…
Continue Reading This therapist fights online toxicity, one TikTok video at a time
The thought of joining TikTok last year made clinical psychologist Julie Smith apprehensive. As the video-sharing app’s popularity was surging…
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Coronavirus hospitalizations hit another record as experts warn Thanksgiving gatherings could worsen the pandemic
The US enters Thanksgiving with coronavirus cases and deaths soaring and hospitalizations at record levels. And on a holiday weekend that lends…
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Your phone can send you an alert if you were near someone who has coronavirus
As new coronavirus cases explode nationwide, health officials are turning to cell phones to help slow the spread of infections. Thanks to technology…
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Too many Thanksgiving or Election Day disagreements? Here’s how to have a better argument
America is ideologically split, and if the animosity over the 2020 election results is any indication, we may be fast losing the ability to bridge…
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Thanksgiving coronavirus surge could turn into the Christmas surge, health professor warns
The United States is living in the most dangerous public health crisis since the 1918 influenza pandemic, and health experts say it doesn’t…
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Getting together for the holidays? This website will help you see how risky your plans are
With the end of the year fast approaching, a new tool sponsored by the National Institutes of Health may be helpful in keeping holiday gatherings…
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