US death rates are falling for many types of cancer, but not all, report says
By Virginia Langmaid, CNN US death rates from cancer continued to decline from 2014 to 2018, driven mostly by drops in deaths from lung cancer and…
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When should vaccinated people wear masks now? An expert weighs in
By Katia Hetter, CNN The Delta variant, a more transmissible — and potentially more dangerous — strain of coronavirus, now makes up more…
Continue Reading Delta variant is ‘Covid-19 on steroids,’ expert says, with cases increasing in nearly half of US states
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Twenty-four states have seen an uptick of at least 10% in Covid-19 cases over the past week, Johns Hopkins University data…
Continue Reading ‘One of the greatest American success stories’: Dr. Reiner on Covid fight
Dr. Jonathan Reiner discusses the progress the US has made combating Covid-19 and what work still needs to be…
Continue Reading CDC: Cases Rise 10% Due to “Hypertransmissible” Variant
CNN’s Harry Enten discusses the recent rise in coronavirus cases due to the spread of the Delta…
Continue Reading Surgeon General on Delta variant: If you are not vaccinated, you are in trouble
US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy says he is concerned that the Detla variant of Covid-19 is behind the rise in cases of coronavirus in the US and…
Continue Reading With Delta variant spreading, experts split on whether to test vaccinated people for Covid-19
By Jacqueline Howard and Keri Enriquez, CNN The spread of the Delta coronavirus variant in the United States has some experts questioning whether it…
Continue Reading Boris Johnson to end mask mandate, nightclub restrictions
Oksana Pysik, a global health expert at University College London, discusses British Prime Minister Boris Johnson ending the legal obligation to wear…
Continue Reading Scientists condemn UK’s ‘dangerous and unethical’ reopening plans
By Maggie Fox, CNN Calling it a “dangerous and unethical experiment,” more than 4,000 scientists, doctors, nurses and other professionals…
Continue Reading Coronavirus almost certainly came from an animal, not a lab leak, top scientists argue
By Maggie Fox, CNN The coronavirus pandemic almost certainly originated from an animal, probably at a wildlife market in China, and not from a…
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CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at Alzheimer’s disease, a progressive brain disorder that leads to loss of memory and other intellectual…
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at listeriosis, a serious infection generally caused by eating food contaminated with the bacterium…
Continue Reading About 160 Covid-19 infections are linked to a Texas church youth camp — including cases of the Delta variant
By Keith Allen and Holly Yan, CNN A Covid-19 outbreak stemming from a Texas church summer camp has grown to about 160 cases, including infections of…
Continue Reading Leverage your breathing for less stress and more focused calm
By Dana Santas, CNN In Part I of this series, I introduced you to the concept of breathing as a superpower, capable of impacting almost every aspect…
Continue Reading US sends Covid-19 surge team to southwest Missouri after Delta variant fuels rise in cases and hospitalizations
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN The US government is deploying a Covid-19 surge team to provide public health support in southwest Missouri, where the spread…
Continue Reading Pfizer vaccine protection takes a hit as Delta variant spreads, Israeli government says
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN The Israeli government says its analysis has shown the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine appears to be less effective…
Continue Reading Costco approach could have saved Medicare $2.6 billion in drug spending, analysis shows
By Maggie Fox and Tami Luhby, CNN Medicare spent billions more money on generic drugs for its beneficiaries than warehouse chain Costco did for the…
Continue Reading Children slept over an hour more with mindfulness training, study finds
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Elementary schoolchildren who took mindfulness training two times a week for two years slept an average of 74 extra minutes a…
Continue Reading Tomatoes are the perfect no-cook food for a heat wave
By Casey Barber, CNN It’s hard to deny that tomatoes are the ideal summer food — and that’s saying a lot in a season where so much…
Continue Reading Delta variant now makes up more than half of coronavirus cases in US, CDC says
By Madeline Holcombe, Holly Yan and Theresa Waldrop, CNN The Delta variant, a more transmissible and possibly more dangerous strain of coronavirus,…
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