Your personality can protect or age your brain, study finds
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Certain personality traits may be a key factor in whether people develop mild cognitive impairment later in life, a new study…
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With fewer cases and less demand, many Covid-19 testing sites are shutting down
By Dejania Oliver, CNN As Covid-19 numbers reach pandemic lows across the United States, many Covid-19 testing sites have begun closing their doors.…
Continue ReadingThis invisible Covid-19 mitigation measure is finally getting the attention it deserves
By Amanda Sealy, CNN Two-plus years into the Covid-19 pandemic, you probably know the basics of protection: vaccines, boosters, proper handwashing…
Continue ReadingHow often you wash your dog’s bowl can affect your health, too, study says
By Kristen Rogers, CNN How we feed our pets, store their food and wash their dishes can have negative health consequences if not done properly…
Continue ReadingHere’s the pain relief advice I’ve spent 21 years looking for
CNN By Channon Hodge, CNN I have been in pain nearly every day for 21 years. It’s like a brick of hell at the crux of my neck and shoulders…
Continue ReadingHere’s the pain relief advice I’ve spent 21 years looking for
By Channon Hodge, CNN I have been in pain nearly every day for 21 years. It’s like a brick of hell at the crux of my neck and shoulders that…
Continue ReadingHealth care work force on track to recover from pandemic — with a few key exceptions, study finds
By Jen Christensen, CNN The health care work force in the US had huge turnover at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic but seems to be getting back to…
Continue ReadingIn Washington’s Covid-19 outbreak, new variants flout old ‘close contact’ rule
By Brenda Goodman, CNN Washington, DC is coping with a cluster of high-profile Covid-19 cases after a series of public events exposed high-level…
Continue ReadingShould you get your second booster shot now?
By Katia Hetter, CNN More people can now get second Covid-19 booster shots after federal health officials announced they are allowing a broader group…
Continue ReadingIt’s been a year since CDC declared racism a public health threat. Now what?
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN As Covid-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths continue to decline across the United States, health leaders warn that the…
Continue ReadingUS life expectancy continues historic decline with another drop in 2021, study finds
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Life expectancy in the United States took another hit in 2021, furthering a dramatic decline from 2020 that was the largest…
Continue ReadingUS likely to see a surge of Covid-19 in the fall, Fauci says
By Naomi Thomas, CNN Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said on Wednesday that he thinks there…
Continue ReadingPeople believe their friends will protect them from Covid — but the opposite is true
By Jen Christensen, CNN Your good friends may be able to help you get out of a jam. They may be good listeners and they may be good at keeping you…
Continue ReadingWhat music reveals about our minds
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Music is a powerful tool to access information about ourselves. Two recent studies are offering new insight into how our…
Continue ReadingThey got illicit Covid-19 vaccine doses — and say they’d do it again in a heartbeat
By Elizabeth Cohen, CNN Senior Medical Correspondent Last July, Andrea Ogg stood outside a pharmacy in Castle Rock, Colorado, fully prepared to lie…
Continue ReadingDirty Dozen 2022: Produce with the most and least pesticides
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Strawberries and spinach continue to top the annual list of the “Dirty Dozen” fruits and veggies that contain the…
Continue ReadingFDA vaccine advisers say a plan for updating Covid-19 shots is needed
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN The future of Covid-19 vaccines — including when and how often booster doses might be needed — remains unclear…
Continue ReadingMost people have not yet fully returned to their pre-pandemic life, poll finds
By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN Most Americans say the way they conduct their lives is still affected to some extent by the pandemic, according to a new…
Continue ReadingTrump’s endorsement of Covid-19 vaccines increased uptake in counties with low vaccination rates
By Tasnim Ahmed, CNN Watching an ad in which former President Donald Trump promoted Covid-19 vaccines was linked to increased vaccinations in US…
Continue ReadingStudy reveals how Covid-19 infections can set off massive inflammation in the body
By Brenda Goodman, CNN From the early days of the pandemic, doctors noticed that in severe cases of Covid-19 — the ones that landed people in…
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